Man Utd have been given a 1/5 food hygiene rating after serving raw chicken that left customers at a corporate event unwell.
The Premier League giants are trying to appeal the decision which sees their food hygiene rating slashed from 5 to 1, according to the Daily Mail.
This was because a number of guests had been given raw chicken thighs with the club now made to make ‘major improvements’ according to the Food Standards Agency.
As per Mail Sport, the people who were given the meal had been attending a Safety Health Environment Show, which was held at Old Trafford last month (November 2023).
Complaints were made, with Trafford Council investigating the matter before taking swift action.
A spokesperson for Trafford Council said: ‘We can confirm that the hygiene rating for Old Trafford (Manchester United) has been downgraded from five to one.
‘This follows a food hygiene investigation following an incident where undercooked food was served at an event on 21 November.’
This has come as a surprise to Manchester United after they thought they gave a good response back to the council.
At the time of the recent inspection, which took place on the 23rd of November 23, 2023, the government’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) looks at:
– Hygienic handling of food including preparation, cooking, re-heating, cooling and storage (improvement necessary)
– Cleanliness and condition of facilities and building (including having appropriate layout, ventilation, hand washing facilities and pest control) to enable good food hygiene (good)
– System or checks in place to ensure that food sold or served is safe to eat, evidence that staff know about food safety, and the food safety officer has confidence that standards will be maintained in future (major improvement necessary
This is likely worse than many of your local 3am doner kebab takeaways, for context
— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) December 22, 2023
A spokesperson for the club said: “Manchester United has one of the largest and most experienced food and beverage operations in world sport, with more than 250,000 people dining at the stadium restaurants and over 300 external events successfully delivered each year.
“Every matchday, the catering is enjoyed by over 8,000 people, served by 28 kitchens across the stadium, and the club is proud of the high standards and the 5-star food hygiene record which had been awarded to us for the past eight years.
“This was an isolated incident, and the point of failure was identified and addressed. Everyone at the club is determined to regain our 5-star food hygiene status as quickly as possible.
“To support that objective, we are conducting an independent food audit to identify any further opportunities for improvement.”
Twitter users gave their reaction having learned that Man Utd were given a 1/5 food hygiene rating after serving raw chicken that left customers unwell…
@ogmorebyseakid: Food for thought then at The Theatre of Dreams 🤦♂️
@ElliottJ93: Jesus Christ man 😂😂😂
@George_StLedger: All this and I’m still munching a burnt asf Balti Pie Every. Single. Time.
@_Jake_Ellis_: Blame the glazers 🔰
@mgwalton1981: As if things couldn’t get worse
@Jon_Hill7: 🤣 Horrible pathetic football club! But to be fair That’s all the fans deserve
@Remediation42: @GNev2 Glazers Out.
@DanLeedsUnited: Green and gold until it’s s̶o̶l̶d̶ cooked.
@georgesbarnes: Norwich scarves out because the chef can’t cook
@RacoviceanuAlex: We’re not cooking the food anymore let alone football!
@alimaster1x: forget feed the scousers feed yourself proper food first
@b_reeves31: Can’t even keep EHO taking points off them
@PowellyMSP19: No cooking anywhere it seems 🤣🤣 #MUFC
@MrHMonnoyer: Found out recently it’s very easy to get a 5 so when it’s this low that’s extremely bad
@Muppetiers: Guess we know the answer to the “what were they cooking?” question.
@dan_howett: Can say that doesn’t surprise me, food is woeful
@mikey_747: Deserve that just for how they pour the pints. Absolutely honking every single time.
@ben_fraser1: The club is a complete joke from top to bottom!
@braytonaugustus: lmao this club is terribly run in every single way
@EverMore_NUFC: Not only do they not have the right Ingredients on the pitch but seemingly off it too! 😂 #MUFC #damnedunited
@Shane_RMCF: Even their kitchen staff are shit 💀
@Utd_Matteo: It seriously is so embarrassing how such a large club is so incompetent yet nothing is ever done
@GlenDimmock: Oh that’s fowl 🫣
@npepper101: As G Neville would say “rotten to the core”! 🤢
@kieran_ashton1: You’ll never sing that, you’ll never sing thattttttt
@JnathanN: Theatre of Nightmares that place at the minute 😂 file this under things you love to see
@ScholesySociety: We got owners who are that desperate to save money the ovens are on timers like it’s an 1980’s 50p tv’s 🥴🥴🥴🥴🤣🤣🤣
@chrislepkowski: “…1 out of 5 food hygiene rating… You’ll never sing that…”🎶🎵
When the Glazers give you salmonella poisoning. https://t.co/6DbHmzipv7 pic.twitter.com/iAGNWTb3Za
— Taffin (@CalvLyfeson) December 22, 2023
— Callum (@c4llum1) December 22, 2023
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