The Opposition NDP is raising concerns about an Alberta Health Services report that shows a decline in the number of annual food safety inspections since 2018, as six children remain in hospital due to an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares.
The 11 initial daycares shared a central kitchen, which is believed to be the source of any contaminated food and has been shut down indefinitely since the Sept. 4 outbreak.
The health authority’s 2021-22 annual report, the most recent one posted online, shows there were 33,728 inspections from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022 – down from 65,560 in 2018-19.
Batten, a nurse who represents a Calgary constituency, said food safety inspections were immediately cut – even before the COVID-19 pandemic – and continued to decline until at least 2022.
An inspection report on the central kitchen linked to the daycares found three critical violations, including improper sanitation and a significant pest infestation, on Sept. 5 – the day after the E. coli outbreak was declared.
Those included cleanliness and sanitation issues, an expired food handling certificate and inadequate handwashing facilities.
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The Opposition NDP is raising concerns about an Alberta Health Services report that shows a decline in the number of annual food safety inspections since 2018, as six children remain in hospital due to an E. coli outbreak at multiple Calgary daycares.
The 11 initial daycares shared a central kitchen, which is believed to be the source of any contaminated food and has been shut down indefinitely since the Sept. 4 outbreak.
The health authority’s 2021-22 annual report, the most recent one posted online, shows there were 33,728 inspections from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022 – down from 65,560 in 2018-19.
Batten, a nurse who represents a Calgary constituency, said food safety inspections were immediately cut – even before the COVID-19 pandemic – and continued to decline until at least 2022.
An inspection report on the central kitchen linked to the daycares found three critical violations, including improper sanitation and a significant pest infestation, on Sept. 5 – the day after the E. coli outbreak was declared.
Those included cleanliness and sanitation issues, an expired food handling certificate and inadequate handwashing facilities.
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