The Cleaner in work is pouring full fat milk into the low fat milk.

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I work in an office of a factory. We get 8 litres of full fat milk a day delivered . I asked around to see if I changed 1 of the bottles to low fat milk if anyone one would mind. They all said ok so I was given permission by the accountant to change it. The cleaner seen the low fat milk in the fridge and freaked out . interrogating everyone to find out who changed. she demanded I change it back even though i don't answer to her. She is feer mongering anyone who drinks saying ' I can't believe your drinking' 'that's the last bottle of that you will see' . Hiding in the back of the fridge and refuses to put it inth same section as the other milk.. But the worst of it happened this morning when i realised she poured over half a litre of full fat milk into the carton of low fat milk. What the hell do i do in this situation because i know if i go to management they will laugh at its ridiculousness and wont take it seriously. I don't like confrontation so i dont know how to best approach.

I agree about the "Taking it home" issue. This is the most likely answer. As such, it's not your issue. Report and ask for support with it.

LIE tell her you have gallbladder issues and need to be on a low fat diet otherwise it will land you in hospital in excruciating pain and you will need surgery unless you can get it under control , also point out tampering with the milk could lead to instant dismissal should it land you in hospital

You will seem daft going to management about it. Why not ask her why she's doing it and tell her not to? Maybe she's just trying to wash up the milk bottles so decanting a bit that's remaining in one into another. That's the only possible reason, I've done that before in our own fridge to make room before so I might add the semiskimmed to the skimmed so I can wash up the bottle ready to go out for the milkperson.

Has the cleaner found this thread and battered the OP to death with two four-litre cartons of lardy milk?

Where are you, OP?

Bring your own, or start putting water in the full fat milk in front of cleaner 😅

WTF has cleaner got to do with anything other than cleaning. She has no say in what is or isn't ordered. Yes you have every right to tell her to leave the milk alone. Hell, I would see her disaplined for her behaviour. Defo speak to her manager and get her stopped. Cross contamination can happen in these situations. It's not her business who has what.

Is she mixing whole milk with skimmed to make semi-skimmed? As that's what most people like.

I agree with you. It occurred to me that it could be someone wondering if she could tell the difference! There are some very funny people about.

Where food is concerned, it isn't funny. Remember the jars of baby food spiked on the shelf with metal/glass?

Why daft? It is serious, just about the one thing you should report. As I said in another response, it is no better than spiking the baby food jars with metal or glass four years ago.

yeah she is kind of insane, she probably takes the leftovers home to have so she can focus on bills, but she also about the people who like low fat milk. She is not thinking about those people.

I’m amazed there’s a single woman left in the country who still drinks full fat milk, let alone an entire workplace minus the OP.

I think whole milk is minimum 3.5% isn’t it?

I use whole milk for most things!

Same

Surely this is the explanation.
Which means the company is over-ordering milk and could reduce the order.
I'd bring it to the attention of the person onsite who manages the cleaning contract. Cleaners should have no say on the milk order, and also sadly have no right to the excess milk.
Also, I expect if they did a survey the vote would be more 50-50 full fat/semi skimmed!

Ask to have a quiet chat with her & explain that you don't want to use the Full Fat milk & so have been given authorisation to order Semi Skimmed & that's what you chose to drink. Ask her to not hide or pour it into the FF milk. Tell her it's advice from your Dr for health reasons. If she continues to be awkward then fill your own drinks bottle from the carton & put a label on asking that it's not to be touched.

Can't believe what I have read????
Cleaner likely to be taking leftovers home as she isn't paid very much.
Please think about what you have written. Unsure what type of industry you work in or if you are in a leadership position.
I suggest unconscious bias training

Thank you.
Can't believe what unbelievable snobby comments I am reading

Unbelievably judgemental and unfair