Manchester United have been hit with another negative story after being handed a 1 out of 5 food hygrine rating after serving guests at a recent corporate evening with raw chicken.
It has gone as far as the Food Standards Agency investigating the matter and ultimately leading to United’s rating from ‘very good’ to major improvement necessary’ following an inspection.
According to an exclusive report from the Daily Mail, an investigation led by the Food Standards Agency took place on Friday, November 27, three days after guests were ironically invited to the Safety Health Environment Show.
Anyone attending a Safety Health Environment cooperate event should be comfortable in sampling all food that is offered, but it’s a sorry state of affairs that United can’t seem to get anything right on or off the pitch – apart from their stance on new plans for a Super League.
The guests in question reportedly felt unwell after eating raw meat at Old Trafford.
Trafford Council confirmed the embarrassing matter in an interview with the Mail, along with the damning news that the hygiene rating for Old Trafford has been significantly downgraded from five to one.
A spokesperson from 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.”
On Friday afternoon, the Food Standard Agency shared an update stating: “Following the isolated incident in one of our kitchens, MUFC quickly took action to ensure immediate failures were addressed.
“Kitchen staff were re-briefed on MUFC’s food safety requirements, kitchen procedures were reviewed and an external audit of all kitchens was commissioned. Going forwards we have increased the frequency of our audit regime to provide assurance to our valued fans and customers.
“MUFC serves thousands of meals each month and has an impeccable track record which led to our 5 star food hygiene rating. Following a thorough investigation, it was confirmed a small amount of undercooked meat was inadvertently served during a non-match day event.
“This was an isolated issue and the immediate failures were quickly addressed. MUFC has taken this incident very seriously and wants to reassure our valued fans and customers that we maintain the highest culinary standards.”
Hopefully United can get things together on and off the pitch in the new year. I highly doubt people will be buying as many balti pies in the New Year at fear of raw chicken!
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