Consumers urged to buy fresh fish and store it well

K Attard

Aug 27th 2011, 15:51

During Santana concert in Malta last month, one of the barmen used his bare hands to throw a fistful of ice-cubes in the disposable cup, then I handed him the money and he gave me small change with the same hand! How utterly professional! I was disgusted! If he didn't have the proper utensils at hand, he could have used the same cup to scoop up ice with. I would have preferred that, rather than having all sorts of germs swimming in my drink!

Marlon Zammit

Aug 26th 2011, 19:32

Ahjar il-Health Inspectorate jghidulna fejn irridu incemplu wara s-2.00pm jew Sibtijiet u Hdud.

Mort biex nixtri l-halib minn ghand grocer il-Mosta, fridges mitfijin jew bil-hsara u kollox shun (halib, joghurt, perzut, gobon, etc...), ovjament jien ma xtrajt xejn. Cempilt biex nirraporta imma ma jirrispondi hadd ghax x'aktarx fis-1.30pm kienu spiccaw bhal kull dipartiment tal-gvern fis-sajf.

Ma jimpurtax, nhar it-tnejn incempel, imma l-fridge tkun lahqet inxtaghlet jew issewwiet u l-halib, yoghurt, gobon, perzut lahaq mar ghand il-konsumatur !!! (U halli l-konsumatur jarmi l-halib meta jifthu u jsibu qares)

Mr M Borg

Aug 26th 2011, 17:06

Health inspectors should go round the many supermarkets we have early in the morning at about 10.

I have noticed more than once that food in the freezer section will be soft at that time. This means that freezers are being switched off at night.

Mr J Xerri

Aug 26th 2011, 10:39

.. and what about the storage of fish during its transport on fishing boats? Who is ensuring that during this transport fish is properly stored?

Austin Farrugia

Aug 26th 2011, 10:17

Why not the authorities have a look at Marsaxlokk market for this problems some sea food will have been defrozen and frozen until sold.

salvatore morgan

Aug 26th 2011, 08:56

I noticed that many a time in food outlets that the person preparing/serving the food also handles the cash. Can you imagine the bacteria of handling (dirty) money and then this same person prepares you a food item. Or even worse, you see some persons who cook your food having a smoke during thier break (which in itself is nothing wrong to have a break) but then they proceed with preparing food without even washing thier hands before touching the food - surely the smell of tobacco does not go well with the taste of food. Manyt times I just refused buying the food item after it has been prepared either with somebody touching the money beforehand or smoking. Why do these establishments have certificates of hygiene plastered all over thier walls then they cannot perform basic hygiene standards?