Disgusting hygiene standards at Sainsburys

Tippytoes

The staff behind the deli counter at my local Sainsburys store have the most deplorable hygiene standards.

They do not wear disposable gloves when handling foods. I recently asked for a couple of slices of ham off the bone. The member of staff picked up the shank with her bare hands, took it over to the slicer, weighed the ham, wiped her hands on her pinny, then put the ham shank back on display. Dirt was clearly visible beneath her nails. I did not buy the ham.

I've watched staff handling all sorts with bare hands. I don't think this is acceptable.

I've complained to the store manager who explained that it is not company policy for staff to wear disposable gloves.

I've spoken to lots of people who no longer buy from the deli. I'm disgusted that Sainsburys seem unbothered. Anyone had similar experiences?

Edwardia

I was in Budgens Friday and the deli person did the inverted bag thing so the inside of the bag didn't touch her hand as she picked up the vegetable samosa. At Morrisons last week deli person there did the same thing with the samosa.

Noticed that at Waitrose, the fish counter person washed hands after every customer and I didn't notice what was used.

None of the deli people at Sainsbury's or Morrisons wipe down the meat slicer before slicing something else, I've noticed.

jenniewb

I must just be lucky! In all the supermarket deli's I've used (Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons) they've all had hats and gloves on, in one store they have to wear hairnets even with short hair, if they didn't have decent hygiene I'd not buy and if it really got to me, I'd be onto the head office of the supermarket asking who I could alert about this. Its something I'd also want Trading Standards to be aware of.

Celia

We have a local independent bakers where the staff all wear one glove - presumably to pick up the product with but they invariably use the same gloved hand getting change from the till etc...

stephen77

As long as hands are cleaned you do not need gloves.

Remember the following "handmade" is often used a selling point on premium lines.
People assume if they are wearing gloves they do not need to wash hands as much.
Throwing away gloves after each customer if not good for the environment.

When was the last time you wore gloves at home?
You can run the risk of plastic complaints.

Washing hands with soap and water between going from raw to cooked is enough.
Though they should have clean finger nails.

I do not know if JS swab the deli staff hands to check if they are not carrying. The suppliers of the food will do these checks.

teapackets

I was a bit shocked when I asked the young lad behind the bakery at Morrisons if he could split a bag of sausage rolls .. which he happily did ...... with his bare hands, without even washing them first!

stephen77

teapackets wrote: »

I was a bit shocked when I asked the young lad behind the bakery at Morrisons if he could split a bag of sausage rolls .. which he happily did ...... with his bare hands, without even washing them first!

Did you see what he was doing since he last washed his hands?
How long ago did he last wash his hands?

Ilona

You need to stand and watch for a while, if they regularly wash their hands they don't need gloves. I watched someone on a cake stand at a village fete at the weekend. In four hours he didn't change his blue gloves once. They must have been filthy.
Ilona

the-mango

In my store there's a bakery but often pidgeons flying around inside the store too~!

lilac_lady

I'm not condoning people not washing their hands or wearing gloves when touching food but a bit of me chuckles when I remember the old days of when the Co-operative bakery van used to come round my granny's street.

A big wooden drawer at the back of the van was pulled out and there was all the bakery products, not wrapped, just lying there. You picked what you wanted, handed them to the driver who put them ina paper bag, often licking his finger and then blowing into the bag to open it.

No hat nets, gloves or tongs used then.



The animal carcases hung from hooks in the butcher's shop behind the customer queue space with sawdust on the floor to catch the blood.

We thought nothing of it and survived.....until now.

stephen77

Ilona wrote: »

. I watched someone on a cake stand at a village fete at the weekend. In four hours he didn't change his blue gloves once. They must have been filthy.
Ilona

Thats a big reason why glove wearing is not complusary in many food factories as people think if your wearing gloves they do not need to wash their hands.

wash your hands under water just under 40c for say 30 seconds dry, then use alcohol spray.