CaspianXI to Ask Lemmy · 2 years agoWhat's a company secret you can share now that you no longer work there?message-squaremessage-square907linkfedilinkarrow-up11.43Karrow-down114
arrow-up11.41Karrow-down1message-squareWhat's a company secret you can share now that you no longer work there?CaspianXI to Ask Lemmy · 2 years agomessage-square907linkfedilink
minus-squareGabuBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up76·2 years agoA national (not US) cake company uses expired ingredients because it’s cheaper. Yes, I did report them to the authorities.
minus-squareThe1Morriganlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoAnd nothing happened after you reported them I assume?
minus-squareGabuBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoAFAIK they did get a couple visits from sanitary inspectors, but I haven’t been in contact since.
minus-squarebendaklinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoYou say “not US”, can you elaborate? In the US, expiration dates mean absolutely nothing regarding food safety. I’m not sure if that applies elsewhere, though.
minus-squareGabuBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoBrazil. Here, expiry dates are taken VERY seriously. Fines for selling bad food can quickly rise to hundreds of thousands of dollars per occurrence.
minus-squareFeirdrolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoI imagine in countries with tropical areas, expired food can kill a lot of people very quickly.
A national (not US) cake company uses expired ingredients because it’s cheaper. Yes, I did report them to the authorities.
You did a great job, OP.
And nothing happened after you reported them I assume?
AFAIK they did get a couple visits from sanitary inspectors, but I haven’t been in contact since.
You say “not US”, can you elaborate? In the US, expiration dates mean absolutely nothing regarding food safety. I’m not sure if that applies elsewhere, though.
Brazil. Here, expiry dates are taken VERY seriously. Fines for selling bad food can quickly rise to hundreds of thousands of dollars per occurrence.
I imagine in countries with tropical areas, expired food can kill a lot of people very quickly.
How did that go?
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