daib0 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 What health inspectors found at Premier League football grounds Daily Echo Mice, uncooked chicken and out of date turkey are just some of the hygiene nasties that health inspectors have discovered at Premier League football grounds. The two most recent environmental reports from teams in the top tier of English football have revealed some surprising findings. An inspection of Manchester United's stadium Old Trafford discovered that the club has previously had to deal with the presence of rodents. The report, which also found a broken tap and flaking pipework, instructed them to "continue to monitor and react to the mouse activity". At St Mary’s Stadium, home of the Saints, Southampton were instructed to clean one of their ceilings, refill a soap dispenser and sort out a gap in a floor which provided potential access for pests. The information, which was obtained through Freedom of Information requests, also highlighted some other interesting discoveries. Swansea City were guilty of serving ready cooked chicken that was still pink, leaving an open packet of ham in a kitchen and allowing some pate to go out of date. At Fulham's ground, Craven Cottage, an open box of bread rolls was left out under a wash basin, while Reading FC were told to clean out the dead insects and cobwebs in a drinks area. But for many other teams in the league, such as Aston Villa, Wigan, QPR and West Ham, it was just smaller issues such as temperature control and general cleaning that were highlighted. And reigning champions Manchester City were given top marks, with the inspector writing there was "very good hygiene standards in place". In response to the report Manchester United said they had a "robust pest control system" and that if any incidents do occur they take "immediate and appropriate action". HOW THE CLUBS FARED: Arsenal - The London club scored top marks with inspectors with no contraventions of legislation witnessed; Aston Villa - The Villains were picked up on maintaining temperature control, a lack of water being provided to certain units and a leaking drain pipe; Chelsea - Health inspectors detailed how out of date turkey saddles were almost served, how frozen pies were not correctly labelled and also expressed concerns about the sale stockpot. But it seems the warning was taken, as a follow up inspection recorded hygiene being generally excellent; Everton - High standards of food hygiene and safety were noted by the inspectors; Fulham - Areas of concern shared with Fulham included an open box of bread rolls under a basin, a hole in a wall which could have given access to pests, and a pair of rusty scissors; Liverpool - Like their Merseyside neighbours, Liverpool showed good standards and procedures; Manchester City - The Premier League champions were noted for their very good standards and no action was required; Manchester Utd - The Red Devils were criticised for flaking paintwork and concerns were raised about the presence of rodents, with the report instructing the club to continue to monitor and react to the mouse activity; Newcastle United - No problems were discovered by inspectors at St James's Park with good standards observed; Norwich City - no response; Queens Park Rangers - A few minor problems were found at Loftus Road such as a few loose taps, no hot water to a hand basin and low lighting in certain areas; Reading - Health inspectors found dead insects and cobwebs at the Madejski Stadium, which they instructed the club to clean away, as well as a hole in a ceiling and rubbish behind the PG Tips table; Southampton - Southampton were instructed to clean one of their ceilings, refill a soap dispenser and sort out a gap in a floor which provided potential access for pests; Stoke City - The Potters were told to clean a dirty vacuum packer and take action on some pouches for vacuum packing that were stored in a dirty box; Sunderland - The inspection found the Stadium of Light to comply with hygiene and food legislation; Swansea City - Some of the issues highlighted by the reports included chicken being served that was still pink, out of date watercress, out of date pate and an open packet of cooked ham left in a kitchen; Tottenham Hotspur - Tottenham scored well in the report with food hygiene being recorded as well managed; :: West Bromwich Albion - Top marks for West Brom as hygiene standards were recorded as being very high; West Ham United - Not many problems were discovered at Upton Park with inspectors just instructing some extractor filters to be cleaned and to replace a missing ceiling tile; Wigan Athletic - High standards were noted at Wigan with the report just telling them to ensure temperatures were recorded properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Norwich with no response? So it was that bad they couldn't even put it into words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue 250 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Well I was informed that a rat was found at Anfield....................it's been agreed that the players and staff of liverpool fc will wear tee-shirts in support of the rat at their next home game. Fearthainn and Droobie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Norwich chickens were said to be Boo-iful and were always well basted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daib0 Posted January 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 "Reading FC were told to clean out the dead insects and cobwebs in a drinks area. In our defence, it's been a while since we had to get out the good plates and glasses!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Well I was informed that a rat was found at Anfield....................it's been agreed that the players and staff of liverpool fc will wear tee-shirts in support of the rat at their next home game. Lol I thought they did the Suarez tee shirts last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 We're only clean because our cupboards are bare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Happy Birthday Dave btw . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Good job we don't buy our burgers from Tesco . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21034942 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Well that's the Shergar mystery solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 I don't eat too much shitty food, but maybe horse meat is just as nice? If we rode cows in the wild west, there would be uproar about eating beef. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Horse meat is tasty. I had Zebra once...that was really flavour-some. I don't know why people are up in arms about it, it won't kill you!? Horses are prey animals, they've just the same reasons to be eaten as Cows and Pigs....the only difference is, some people treat them like they're humans. If there was human DNA found in it, then i'd understand. Matt and pete0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Horse meat is tasty. I had Zebra once...that was really flavour-some. I don't know why people are up in arms about it, it won't kill you!? Horses are prey animals, they've just the same reasons to be eaten as Cows and Pigs....the only difference is, some people treat them like they're humans. If there was human DNA found in it, then i'd understand. Can you imagine if it was Redshite DNA ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 Horse meat is tasty. I had Zebra once...that was really flavour-some. I don't know why people are up in arms about it, it won't kill you!? Horses are prey animals, they've just the same reasons to be eaten as Cows and Pigs....the only difference is, some people treat them like they're humans. If there was human DNA found in it, then i'd understand. Isn't it causing outrage more because people didn't know they were eating horse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) that's what i took from it..the fact they didn't know what they were eating well annoyed about it myself..went to the fridge to check my burgers...AND THEY'RE OFF!!! Edited January 16, 2013 by marcopaulo Matt and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 16, 2013 Report Share Posted January 16, 2013 that's what i took from it..the fact they didn't know what they were eating well annoyed about it myself..went to the fridge to check my burgers...AND THEY'RE OFF!!! Lol, that's outrageous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcirony Posted January 17, 2013 Report Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) When I lived in China last year the restaurant opposite my apartment sold dog as a delicacy. You could see full roasted dogs ( as opposed to sliced and diced) hanging on hooks outside it. The funny thing is, the menu didnt show a picture of the dish, just a picture of a dog running on some grass! Lots of people ask me if I ate dog when I was over there and I honestly couldn't tell you because most of the time you don't know what the fuck you are eating! Edited January 17, 2013 by MoyesForPM Lowensda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I don't eat burgers or any such foodstuffs. It's not just the Tesco alert, they fill them with all the odds and ends of dead animals and half the time, you don't know what you're eating. I'd rather have a bowl of muesli or something. Can't go wrong with that. Norwich City obviously got something to hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 This is the best thing regarding the "horrific" discovery. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 What was all that girlish laughter in the background FFS Have to take some bottle to do that, or maybe they were just morons. Feel sorry for the store guard in that nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Was that the mane Tesco store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 People must have been friesian standing outside in this weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 dont mean to nag, but these puns are terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 There. You heard it straight from the horses mouth. Steer clear and rein it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcirony Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Avin, don't even go mare. Edited January 19, 2013 by MoyesForPM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avinalaff Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Avin, don't even go mare. Nay lad. I fell foal. Edited January 19, 2013 by Avinalaff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I got my oats this morning too I like an early morning ride. Have been saddled with problems just lately , but now in a more stable condition (I'm not doing any more of these though, I'm not one for humor) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I got my oats this morning too I like an early morning ride. Have been saddled with problems just lately , but now in a more stable condition (I'm not doing any more of these though, I'm not one for humor) neigh.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 You've all had a mare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 It's a bit Aintree outside. Earlier today I Epsom toast and bran flakes I couldn't help myself damn it. Enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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