Minneapolis Food Poisoning Attorney Ryan Osterholm Interviewed by WCCO
WCCO-TV interviewed Pritzker Olsen attorney Ryan Osterholm in a special news report on CBS Television affiliate WCCO-TV regarding the alarming state of food safety at major league sports stadiums. Osterholm was interviewed outside Pritzker Olsen’s downtown Minneapolis offices by WCCO news anchor Frank Vascellero. Click here to see the video.
According to an ESPN investigation series, more than half of the concession stands or restaurants in 30 sports stadiums across the country had been cited for at least one “critical” or “major” health violation. Such violations pose a risk for foodborne illnesses that can result in hospitalization and in extreme cases lead to death.
“That is alarming and quite frankly it shouldn’t happen,” Osterholm said. “It’s a simple matter of taking the time and making sure you have clean products.”
The ESPN report found mouse droppings in food stations, slime in ice machines, flies in iced drinks and many reports of undercooked food. The situation could result in food poisoning involving dangerous foodborne pathogens, including E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter. These pathogens can survive temperatures up to 160 degrees, resulting in painful diarrhea, stomach cramps, fever, dehydration, hus syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Said Osterholm about stadium vendors: “They have to turn over a lot of food very quickly and it’s often part-time employees who are working there who may not be trained.”
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