FDA downgrades LSG Sky Chefs facility that prepares airline food in Denver
By David Koenig, APMonday, January 4, 2010
FDA downgrades airline caterer for Denver facility
DALLAS — Federal regulators have downgraded a Denver facility that prepares airline food after inspectors found live and dead roaches and listeria bacteria in the kitchen.
If the company flunks a follow-up inspection, it could be barred from selling food to the airlines.
The company, LSG Sky Chefs, provides food to Delta, American, United and other airlines. A spokeswoman said Monday that the company fired the head chef and mounted an aggressive clean-up and believes it will pass a follow-up inspection.
According to a Food and Drug Adminstration letter to the company obtained by The Associated Press, inspectors found live and dead roaches “too numerous to count” in several areas of the kitchen, including at least 40 live insects in the silverware station.
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January 5, 2010: 10:41 am
Gross. According to Wikipedia, Sky Chefs supply “…Lufthansa, American Airlines, Mexicana, SAS, Swiss International Airlines, United Airlines, Aerosvit Airlines, and Alaska Airlines. LSG Sky Chefs reports it has about 30% of the airline catering market worldwide.” |
steve