Going to an Oiler Game in Edmonton ? Eat before you go.

[Ironhead]

Here is part of the story and a link to the entire article.

Rexall Place has 24 health violations
Edmonton arena's food safety record worst among major Canadian sports venues


Edmonton's Rexall Place has racked up 24 health code violations since 2009, making it the worst major stadium in Canada from a food safety standpoint.

Edmonton's Rexall Place has the worst food safety record of all major sports stadiums in Canada. (CBC)A CBC News review of health inspection reports found a wide range of violations, from unsafe storage of food to a lack of sanitizer bottles for cleaning food preparation areas and utensils.

On Jan. 27, 2009, as fans watched the Edmonton Oilers lose 10-2 to the Buffalo Sabres, a health inspector wrote up eight violations against concession stands.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/07/26/con-stadium-food.html

 

[The Oracle]

No worries they have Taylor Hall now.

 

[GlavaMan]

Interesting to note that the 3 Ontario facilities mentioned (Scotiabank Place, Air Canada Center & Rogers Center) had no violations!

 

[gcostanza]

You think Rexall Place is bad?

Check out the Florida stadiums, BLECH !!

And, note the Chicago facilities were inspected when there were no games going on, or employees present.

The complete results for all North American stadiums of major professional sports teams.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5401646

 

[Ironhead]

No worries they have Taylor Hall now.

Did he major in 'Food Management' or something ? Can he cook as well as play hockey ?