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Posted on 05/19/2010 9:41:31 AM PDT by llevrok
Rosemary Benitez thought it was a joke at first. She was told her store was going to need a food permit in order to stay in business.
But Benitez doesn't own a restaurant. She owns the Shades of Love lingerie store on West Bitters road.
Shades of Love sells racy lingerie, high heel shoes, adult toys and items meant to enhance a couple's sex life. However, some of those items are edible. That's why the health department ruled the store needed a food permit.
The permit costs about $230 a year. It also means the store is subject to regular health inspections.
Beneitez says, "Everything is sold as novelty. Everything in the box says 'novelty item' only... It's not something you sit down and actually eat. It's more for licking and tasting. Edible? No. It's not going to fill you up."
San Antonio's Sanitarian Services Manager, Stephen Barschewski, told us, "Any facility in the city of San Antonio that sells edible substance requires a food establishment permit. One, it's the law. Two, in case there's a recall, we certainly want to know the source."
Beneitez countered back, "I don't think you would actually eat, lick, or taste enough of this that it would cause a big problem (as in food recalls). It's absurd to me."
KENS 5 has learned of other stores, like Dillard's department stores and several auto parts stores, that are also required to have food permits. The reason is because they sell chocolate bars.
Ping.
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The lingerie store ought to be able to point out, in the same way, that the manufacturer got the necessary certification for edible undies, so buzz off!
What's next-- requiring the pharmacy to get a food permit for selling flavored condoms?
It is all about more government revenue and control to support the ruling class. One of these days, enough of us will go beserk and do a William Wallace!
Maybe the store has an on site, fast food franchise?
Is that for here or to go?
there is another possibility at work here...perhaps the gov’t officials just want an excuse to regularly go there as part of their paid job duties carrying out their official “inspection duties.”
That gives the “to go box” terminology a whole new dimension.
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Ok, here’s a thought, if these people have to get food permit what about the states, such as Nevada in which houses of prostitution are legal. If they allow customers to do oral sex do they need a “food permit” also? Sounds to me that the money is the driving factor here just as it is for most licenses and permits.
I thought the lavender mafia always got their panties in a wad over Big Brother in the bedroom? Where are they today?
How about non-toxic?
"Papers please!" < /nazi accent >
So much for student sales of chocolate bars and girl scout cookies.
Then again, someone in San Antonio is trying to stamp out junk food.
>>Um...What?...?...
I guess this will address the prostitutes who may have been seeing snacks without a permit.
Meanwhile there is no will to address Texas’ sanctuary cities...
Contains chicken fat to make it finger licking good.
Both are made by sustainable fibers (cotton and wood cellulose) so you'd be doing a good thing for nature, dude.
Rush is talking about this now.
If there was head tax on illegals the bureaucrats would tax it 9 times from Sunday..
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