AIBU?
To want to report bakery for not covering cakes
Professionallytorn · 19/04/2021 23:34
Walking past my favourite patisserie after closing time I noticed they had left several different ranges of cakes on the counter uncovered overnight. I messaged them to query this and the reply was it was a mistake, they do normally. I have since seen them leave cakes uncovered after closing. I think this contravenes food standards? AIBU to want to report them to food hygiene standards? I am also upset that I can't bring myself to shop there again for my favourite treats too. Am I wrong to be bothered about this ?
DdraigGoch · 20/04/2021 00:16
@FireflyRainbow
And yet no one died...
Gloves aren't a good idea when food handling. Cross-contamination, you see. Regular handwashing is far better.
5foot418stone · 20/04/2021 00:26
I would not leave cakes uncovered, they'd go stale far too quickly!
I don't really trust food services that use gloves, people do not change them as often as they should! It's like because their hands are protected they don't consider the gloves getting dirty? Regular handwashing is much better.
avamiah · 20/04/2021 01:45
I just hate things like this and it really winds me up.
I live in London and i saw this regularly before lock down ( cakes, croissants all on show and not covered at all ),however things have changed in the last year as nobody would even go near a cake ,or sandwich now if it was covered and in its own secure packaging.
DeedledeDee · 20/04/2021 02:02
I used to work in a bakers. There were a pile of cakes through the back waiting to go out . On the very top a mouse was merrily munchng away on a custard slice.
All of us saw it. They got put out anyway. (Minus the eaten one)
The co,-op regularly has baskets of cakes,croissants etc out uncovered. I saw a large fly crawling over the Seesticky buns one summer, told the girl but nothing changed. They still do it, I don't buy them .
DeedledeDee · 20/04/2021 02:44
@avamiah
As did many well known supermarkets but not anymore.
They would be Shut down immediately, they can’t have uncovered food about that anybody could of touched, sneezed or coughed on.
Don’t be Ridiculous .
I'm not being ridiculous, the local
co-op still does this.
Covid hasn't made any difference either
florababy84 · 20/04/2021 02:54
Don't report them but do complain directly again to management. Rats could easily be eating those cakes overnight.
If we're worried about the fate of small businesses in these trying times then it's kinder to complain directly to them so that it doesn't end in someone else seeing rats in the window and they get shut down.
Chunkymenrock · 20/04/2021 03:02
I think you were absolutely right to email them. If you noticed it, then it's likely other customers did too. It doesn't help anyone to 'not mention it but don't shop there again.' You might want to shop there to support the business and have confidence in doing so. They have a duty to their customers.
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