The 5 dirtiest foods

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  Posted by Habanero♥™ Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:20am PST

  PLEASE ALL-Sign the Shine Christmas card, whatever your beliefs.

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  Posted by ms.m Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:02am PST

  Good and well most of us are careful and wash fruits and vegetable at home but do you think they do the same the restaurants we go to.

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  Posted by Care Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:03am PST

  I worked at restaurant with a bar and thank goodness we had the common sense to wash our lemons before preparing them. That should be regular practice at any establishments. I've seen it done in total dives, by the way. Bars have sanitizing sinks for the barware and every time a glass is sanitized, so is the bartender's hands. That much can't be said about your own if you squeeze your lemon into your drink. A good bartender will utilize toothpicks to grab fruit if they have not had a chance to wash hands in between services so they do not have to touch said fruit.

  We also followed storage guidelines, which meant produce and meats were stored on opposite sides of the walkin. Again, common sense. Staff should be trained on proper storing of food.

  If the first commentor worked at an establishment that did not follow food handling and safety guidelines and did not make a stink about it to change it or report it to her health department to get the place up to code, I find that deplorable. If you aren't part of solution, well then, you are the problem.

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  Posted by Habanero♥™ Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:51am PST

  More or less the comment I made was about the tender handling money and then turning and putting a piece of fruit in a drink. Also, using a bar rag to wipe up the food off the bar and instantly throwing ice into a cup. YUCK! I did report restaurants to health depts. but this is something I witness quite often in bars. By the way hot shot, the chemicals used to disinfect the glasses and hands are no better for you than if you didn't even wash the fruit. All glasses should be put through a dish washer, well at least in a respectable establishment.

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  Posted by Rachel Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:18am PST

  People are crazy, you NEED to get sick sometimes. You NEED to build immunity to things. We are going to go through hell at some point because people have OVER DONE the whole anti-bacterial thing and now there are all types or super-bugs out there (MRSA Anyone?) That our antibiotics CAN NOT KILL. Wake up people

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  Posted by Kelly Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:17am PST

  wow. i'm not sure what kind of places you were working, but that is absolutely disguisting. i was a bartender for five years, and we have this thing called the health inspector-novel idea, right? yeah, everything is gross and mixed together in the walk in fridge, but you have to wash everything off anyway! fruit went in containers to be carried back to the bar, and washed before cutting them in a seperate sink-away from the dish sink. then you cut everything with a cutting board and knife that is washed and dried after each use. if someone orders a captain and coke with a lime? surprise-thats what the ice scoops are for! you dont put your hands in the ice, or use the cup to get the ice out (it can chip and put glass in the icebin). then, those cool little picks are used to spear the fruit and set it in the drink-so no, it is not being touched again. the next person orders a beer with a lime in it-fine! use the bottle opener (NEVER your hand-that is another violation, and its just painful with repitition) and the same trick for the lime.

  do bartenders wash their hands all night? probably not as much as we should-especially with dealing with money. but are we tossing germs everywhere and onto everything we touch? definately not. there are codes in place for a reason, and its to protect everyones health.

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  Posted by Stephen Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:02pm PST

  I work in a restaurant, I know that lemon is a big issues, there has been a study and case dealing with lemon sicking people at bar, pub, and restaurant. After I saw the news of lemon sicking people, I don't want to eat or drink things with lemon. When costumer orders drink with lemon, before I cut the lemon, I wash them thoroughly before handing them out for the customers.

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  Posted by Barbie Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:42pm PST

  Damn evil lemons!!!!!! lol

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  Posted by Habanero♥™ Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:27pm PST

  Rachael: You are absolutely correct. I think if you spend a little time explaining this, at length, in a calm frame of mind, you will make a great point, a point that I have been trying to explain for years. So go ahead . I like what you are doing.

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  Posted by Turkit Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:37pm PST

  ewwwwwwwwwww.....

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