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Round Table Pizza I <br /> ! H & H Enterprises <br /> September 14, 1994 i 4 <br /> Several weeks ago, I visited the West Benjamin Holt Round Table. I attempted <br /> to prepare a salad at the salad bar, but the bowl of lettuce was empty. <br /> I notified an employee working at the bar, and several minutes later, another <br /> employee came from the back holding a dripping wet head of iceberg lettuce. <br /> This employee carried the lettuce to the salad bar and proceeded to tear it <br /> ! up, using his bare hands. I was amazed at this action, which he must have 4 <br /> realized by my expression. He then said "don't worry, I washed my hands". i <br /> ' Incidentally, this employee was pretty scruffy looking; long hair without <br /> hair covering, unshaven, (grunge look), and a dirty uniform. <br /> was .f.rustrated-f;r-om having,to- wait- anwexcessive amount -of—time to p1ck up.� <br /> and pay for my pizza, while the manager, Yancy,-=-stood`a-round�folding° boxes, <br /> so I did not address the issue at that time. I just wanted to get out of the <br /> place. <br /> After thinking about this incident for several days, and discussing it with <br />+ friends, I decided to call Yancy and let him know about the incident. He <br />{ appeared very nonplused about my observation. He indicated that it was <br /> normal practice to touch food with bare hands. He said no one used gloves <br /> T when preparing pizza. I told him that pizza wasn't as critical as cold food, , <br /> since pizza is heated to a temperature above 140 degrees, which kills most k <br /> food borne organisms. Yancy seemed to be oblivious to the concept of safe <br /> food handling and food borne illness. <br /> Quite honestly, I don't know why I am going to such lengths to let you know F <br /> about this. I've been eating at your Mound Table for years, maybe that is <br /> why I am so concerned. It seems as if you are setting yourselves up for a <br /> reported case of food poisoning or, something even more serious, a Hepatitis <br /> A outbreak. Many food service operations have felt serious financial loss due <br /> to the press reporting these outbreaks. It only takes one sick employee <br /> touching lettuce to transmit the virus to all your customers! G <br /> I <br /> I <br /> t <br /> SEP 19 <br /> LJ <br /> i <br /> i <br /> I <br />