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The big news in food this week? It’s no contest:
SAN JOSE, Calif. - An office worker cleaning a fridge full of rotten food created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made many others ill.
Firefighters had to evacuate the AT&T building in downtown San Jose on Tuesday after the fumes led someone to call 911. A hazmat team was called in.
What crews found was an unplugged refrigerator crammed with moldy food.
Authorities say an enterprising office worker had decided to clean it out, placing the food in a conference room while using two cleaning chemicals to scrub down the mess.
The mixture of old lunches and disinfectant caused 28 people to need treatment for vomiting and nausea.
Authorities say the worker who cleaned the fridge didn’t need treatment - she can’t smell because of allergies.
I’ve always been a bit squeamish when it comes to the office fridge. Seems like too little space for too much variety of food. One look inside and I invariably imagine the worst refrigerated subway car in Calcutta.
I like to think that I, as a food writer, am in the business of helping people. I give. I’m a giver.
So, considering the previous news item, I created a few helpful signs you may want to post on your workplace’s fridge:
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Posted by Mary Ann Porch, New York, NY on 05/14 at 09:55 AM
Classic. I’m printing off all of these and turning them into magnets which will then be used on the fridge in a rotating schedule.
Ugh. Maybe I’ll invest in a cooler for under my desk. I think it would be waaaaay more sanitary.
Mary Ann
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