It did not go exactly according to plan when the canteen at the main police station in Roskilde was to serve chili stew on Wednesday 13 October last year.

It writes the Danish regional newspaper Sjællandske Nyheter, which refers to a decision taken by the Danish Food Safety Authority, which corresponds to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

Confusion

On this particular day, food was not only to be served to hungry police officers – later in the evening, a family party of 32 people was also to have food.

Therefore, an extra large portion of chili con carne was made. According to the Danish Food Safety Authority, this was cooked late in the morning.

At 11 o’clock, about ten liters were taken away, and distributed into four gastro trays (large square shape to prepare food in, journ.anm.), So that there would be enough for the party in the evening.

The four trays were placed in the cold room until the canteen closed. Then the contents of the four hills were gathered in one large area to be heated.

But here began the confusion, according to the Danish Food Safety Authority, which has interviewed employees to get to the bottom of the incident.

Stood in cold oven

One employee who does not work in the kitchen says that he was instructed to take out the tray and put it into the oven which was pre-programmed to 180 degrees for 40 minutes.

Another says that the pot was not actually put in until 15.30, and then no one turned on the oven.

This kitchen worker thought that the company would start at 4 pm, and that the former would come and turn on the oven shortly.

Thus, the pot was left in the cold oven, and the food was far from hot enough when it was to be served to the 32 reviews that arrived at 6 p.m.

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As is well known, bacteria can thrive if it is hot that it is not being served at the right temperatures. Many who ate the chili stew were affected by abdominal pain, according to the smiley face report.

16 guests became ill

The Danish Food Safety Authority has succeeded in obtaining 16 of the 32 reviews that ate the dish this evening.

– All of these had abdominal pain, they strike quickly.

When food is cooled and heated, the chef is required to register the temperature of the food.

– During the inspection, the kitchen manager states that it is not measured at each cooling, but that it is measured once a week, the inspection states.

They further write that the information they have received about incubation time, symptoms and duration is consistent with spore-forming bacteria.

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Just as bacteria can cause foodborne illness when heat-treated foods are exposed to cold chain breaks for a long time and temperature conditions that are favorable for bacterial growth, the inspection explains.

20,000 and bot

As a result of the outbreak of the disease, a fine of 20,000 kroner has since been imposed, and has lost the «smiley face» in the Danish The Smiley scheme.

The canteen operations are handled by the company Coor, which itself reported the incident. They are aware that Dagbladet mentions the case.

– We naturally apologize for the inconvenience this has caused for the affected reviews, writes Helle Hvidt Wallentin, who is communications manager at Coor Denmark, in an e-mail to Dagbladet.

She continues:

– The cause must be found in a human error in communication, which we have of course followed up. We contacted the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration ourselves as part of our standard procedure.