Restaurant inspection in Calgary starting to work
The Calgary Herald reports that the number of complaints lodged by customers against food establishments in the Calgary region has jumped by almost six per cent in three years.
Figures also show a nearly 40 per cent increase in the number of restaurants, bars and grocery stores closed for food violations — ranging from thawing meat to mouse droppings in the kitchen — during the same period.
Last year, health inspectors temporarily closed 93 food outlets until they fixed the problems, according to statistics compiled by Alberta Health Services.
Rob Bradbury, director of environmental health for the Calgary region of Alberta Health Services, was quoted as saying,
“The numbers are huge. Our mandate is to protect public health. It’s a combination of our vigilance during routine inspections and input we receive from the public as a result of complaints.”
I picked up on that last theme during an interview with AM 660 radio in Calgary this morning, stating,
“The technology is out there – the blackberry I’m using to talk with you can take pictures and video. Just go on youtube and see the videos consumers have taken of yucky restaurant conditions.”
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i was in a Wendys restaurant @ 475 36 st.N.E. calgary on april 6,2009.i got a single burger that was free because of a survey that wendys did about 2 weeks ago.wen i bit into the burger i noticed it was cool. later in the evening i began to get sick to my stomach.my hands,ams,feet and legs got numb.i did not throw-up but had diaherrea.my girlfriend and i had been together all day and that was the only thing(the burger)we did not eat together that day. i had 1 problem before with this wendys location last summer,when i asked for fresh french fries.the ones i received at the start were cold and shriveled.when i asked for free ones the waitress looked visibly scared wen she went to talk with whoever was in charge.the supervisor looked around the corner at me and said something to the waitress.the waitress told me to sit down and that she would bring me fresh fries to my table.15 minutes later i went to waitress and asked again for my fries,she went to back again to talk with her supervisor and the supervisor said out-loud"just give him old fries but put them back in the frier".she obviously didn't know i was right at the counter.
Wendy's 32 Ave. NE - knew folks doing renovation's there and cockroaches were all over and they were still open to the public while this was going on...NEVER will I eat there!