-
樓主 / okliuyt
- 時間: 2024-10-28 02:44#Delta airline #Airline kitchen #Foodsafety
Sources told the Washington Post on Wednesday that a Delta Air Lines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New York due to "spoiled food" that made passengers sick and the food was covered in black mold.
Sources said Flight 136 to Amsterdam landed at JFK Airport just after 3 a.m. and at least 24 people on board fell ill after eating moldy food.
Air traffic controllers initially told the airport that 70 people were sick, but only 24 received emergency medical services (EMS) care. No one was hospitalized.
Flight data shows the flight, specifically from Detroit Airport, turned around at JFK International Airport after heading east to Newfoundland because of the severity of the situation.
Aesthetically, airline kitchens have inherent food safety issues, but these ground problems rarely result in the loss of in-flight food service.
However, Delta Air Lines connected the situation, announcing that passengers on 200 flights last weekend were not served meals due to "food safety issues" in the Detroit airline's kitchen.
A Detroit airline kitchen that serves Delta Air Lines flights underwent a routine inspection by the Food and Drug Administration. Delta Air Lines said that during a recent inspection at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW), the airline learned of food safety issues in the flight's kitchen. "Delta and its catering partners immediately ceased hot food production and suspended all activities at the facility," the airline said.
Delta Air Lines is making adjustments to resume food and beverage service on its flights. Generally speaking, airlines do not operate their own kitchens but contract with a catering company to provide catering services. "Hot food and other onboard offerings will be moved to other facilities and we will continue to take necessary precautions to ensure food safety," Delta said.
This year, aviation kitchen sales hit $9.6 billion. Air passengers eat more than 1 billion meals every year, and the food served on flights is often determined nearly a year before passengers board the plane.
Even before the pandemic, aviation kitchens had received negative press for food safety issues. Subsequently, inspection reports of 91 aviation kitchens operated by LSG, Gate Gourmet and Flying Food Group were disclosed. None of these catering services have anything to do with Detroit's current problem with in-flight meals. Files from 46 institutions showed violations or objectionable behavior at 27 of them. In Minneapolis, FDA inspectors found live rodents with feces and nesting material.
At Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., the Gate Gourmet restaurant (no relation to the current situation in Detroit Kitchen) was found to have not kept enough of dishes like sea bass, pastrami and cheese sandwiches.
In San Diego, Gate Gourmet cooked food in compliance with airline regulations at the time but did not adhere to food safety guidelines. Food safety expert and Food Safety News contributor Roy Costa said airlines responsible for passenger safety have serious supplier control issues. -
Delta airlines food spoilage triggers emergency downgrade
