ONTARIO: Western Hospitality Services extends apology - (University of Western Ontario Communications Staff)
November 28, 2007 – 8:06 pmhttp://communications.uwo.ca/com/western_news/stories/western_hospitality_services_extends_apology_20071127440712/
http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2007/11/articles/salmonella/sorry-for-the-salmonella-says-food-services/index.html
The University of Western Ontario Hospitality Services has issued an apology to the Western community and specifically to those who have become ill as a result of a salmonella outbreak earlier this month at Westerns Centre Spot.
Our staff and leadership team here at Western care very much about the people we serve. This has been a very difficult time for everyone involved. We continue to work with the Health Unit to search for the source of the illness, said Susan Grindrod, Associate Vice-President of Housing and Ancillary Services.
To date, the source of the illness has not been identified.
We have made a number of recommended changes to further improve all our food handling and sanitary practices, said Grindrod. These include the installation of hands-free sanitization stations at entrances to the Centre Spot, the hiring of an independent health and safety inspector to provide suggestions on enhanced food safety processes, and further […]
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