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Marion County health inspectors cited the food contractor, Centerplate, at Lucas Oil stadium for food safety violations -- including mice feces in storage rooms, kitchens and an oven. Inspectors also found actual mice (not just evidence of them) in the kitchen area, both dead and alive.
The Marion County Health Department issued 42 citations and $3,900 in fines in all against the Stamford, Conn.-based food service company.
To combat the rodent infestation, Centerplate said they have more than doubled the internal health safety audit team; created a 24-hour hotline for fans and staff to report any food service violations; and contracted an exterminator service. The company will also have 15 of its own food safety inspectors work Sunday's game.
The Marion County Health Department (MCHD) toured the facilities with Centerplate executives Thursday and Friday to identify any unresolved issues. Centerplate representatives told Slashfood Friday that the MCHD notified the food-service company that the violations in the stadium have been corrected.
"I can assure you that we will deliver a safe and enjoyable environment to Colts fans attending this weekend's game" said Des Hague, CEO and president of Centerplate, in a release to Slashfood. "We have taken aggressive action in partnership with Health Department and we will continue to diligently measure our performance."
The Colts sent an e-mail this week to season ticket holders responding to the violations.
"Nothing is more important to the Indianapolis Colts than the health and safety of our fans," the e-mail said. "We also believe that anything that can be controlled, such as sanitation, should never be compromised."
The irony of it all is that unlike unannounced restaurant visits, food inspectors previously let stadium officials know when they will be visiting because of security reasons. Now, Marion County Health Department food inspectors will be allowed to make unannounced inspections at the stadium on game days.
[Via Houston Chronicle]
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11-13-2009 @10:14PM Rena said... I think that is more disgusting than the hot dogs my mom bought a the Chicago Stadium. They had a green slime on them. Really disgusting! You pay nearly an arm and a leg for food, then you hear about this kind of stuff. I wonder what else we don't know about.
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11-14-2009 @1:35AM H said... What's amazing about this...Is the fact that the workers do nothing about this while on the job... They go on with their work and expose themselves also to the diseases associated with vermin...And they bring home the diseases, exposing other family members and friends to their nonsense while not stopping health problems...How stupid can you be!
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11-13-2009 @8:22PM annie said... The mice were probably planted by disgruntled Baltimorons who still can't get over the Colts moving to Indianapolis!
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11-13-2009 @9:51PM rodchesternm said... hotdog $7.00 mouse tards and mustard free come on in and get one.
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11-13-2009 @10:12PM John said... Big deal!
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11-13-2009 @10:33PM IAN said... Possible that competition infested the kitchen with mice to take over a $$$ contract at the stadium.
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11-13-2009 @10:29PM nana7 said... Some fast food resturants have this and worse and you eat there...
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11-13-2009 @11:14PM r brandeis said... In Chicago the feces are on the football field wearing helmets and pads
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11-14-2009 @12:34AM Teva said... If you look at the ingredients list on a box of cake mix corn bread a bag of flower feces is listed as one of the ingredients. Industrial food has many things in them that are in low enough ammounts that they are not required to be listed so there must be a good amount of feces to get it listed. Eat before you go would be a good idea.
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11-14-2009 @12:54AM ZaXXoN said... wow what a complete and total lie... and i didnt have to look... feces is NOT listed on ingredients. you watched Fast Food Nation... good for you! tard!
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11-14-2009 @1:01AM Melissa said... That's pretty gross
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11-14-2009 @1:05AM ycav4424 said... Having their own inspectors, isn't that like having the fox guarding the hen house. That has never worked out.
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11-14-2009 @3:11AM Dee said... That would never have happened in Baltimore! Not under Johnny Unitas!
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11-14-2009 @1:44AM mikewadestr said... I hear that you get charged extra if your hot dog has rat feces on it. That makes sense to me.
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11-14-2009 @2:06AM Dave G said... This was a total lack of foresight on the builders and city's part. Right accross the street from the stadium is the Citizen's Coke Plant that has subteranian floors that are filled with rats, some the size of cats that have lived in those depths for decades. It's not a stretch to assume they were attracted to the new stadium with all the new food sources there in the cold of fall and winter. If the truth be known the baseball field next to the stadium has had that problem since it was built as well.
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11-14-2009 @3:20AM Jason said... Sooner or later the stupidity epidemic in this country was bound to affect the food supply. Unfortunately, it has reached the point of no return. I refuse to eat out anywhere anymore until the food industry wisens up and cleans up. It's just not safe! Seriously! When I think of fast food workers, I get images of "Thriller!" in my head.
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