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June 12, 2008
Fenway Park food stands on opening day failed city health inspections on more than a dozen health and safety measurements, according to a report in today's Boston Globe. The violations were significant enough to cause potential food poisoning, and followed the discovery of similar violations and a demand for corrective action a week before opening day.
The City of Boston threatened to shut down the park's food stands at a municipal court hearing, and 19 home games went by until a subsequent inspection found the food stands to be in compliance.
Red Sox team officials told The Globe that the food services contractor for Fenway, Aramark, did not inform them of the violations and that they were unaware of them until contacted by a reporter.
The findings by health inspectors included sausages thawing in stagnant water, employees handling raw burgers without changing their gloves, and rodent droppings underneath service counters, The Globe reported.
Posted by Mike McDermott 
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Mike | June 12, 2008 2:01 PM link
That's priceless... most expensive ball park in the land and now we know why. You get to watch the game, and a side of food poisoning to boot!! Ridiculous