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Kansas City Health Department pours bleach on food meant for homeless people
www.fox5ny.com ^ | 11/12/2018 | Staff

Posted on 11/13/2018 6:33:38 AM PST by Red Badger

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (Fox 32 News) - The Kansas City Health Department threw away and poured bleach on food meant for homeless people.

The food was going to be distributed by a group called Free Hot Soup KC. The Kansas City Star said that the food, which included home-cooked chili, foil wrapped sandwiches and vats of soup, was destroyed on Sunday, Nov. 5, during a coordinated sting at several parks where volunteers had gathered.

The Health Department said the group did not have a permit and was putting people at risk.

"E. coli or salmonella or listeria can grow in the food," department director Rex Archer said. "And then you give that to homeless people who are more vulnerable, they will end up in the ER and even die from that exposure."

The mayor also agreed with the Health Department, tweeting that "Rules are there to protect the public's health, and all groups must follow them, no exceptions."

One of the leaders of Free Soup KC said they will continue to hand out free food, but will just do it on private property.

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Regarding the incident involving Free Hot Soup & @KCMOHealthDept: Rules are there to protect the public's health, and all groups must follow them, no exceptions. https://t.co/WaIo0QMI98 For You From FOX 5 NY

— Mayor Sly James (@MayorSlyJames) November 5, 2018


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1 posted on 11/13/2018 6:33:38 AM PST by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Insufficient bribery, I suppose.


2 posted on 11/13/2018 6:36:41 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Red Badger

Wouldn’t be so bad if somebody poured bleach on their power to do stupid things.


3 posted on 11/13/2018 6:36:57 AM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: Red Badger

That is so disgusting to me.

Who would eat food that has been “bleached?”


4 posted on 11/13/2018 6:37:04 AM PST by hsmomx3
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To: Red Badger

State bureaucracy must justify its existence.


5 posted on 11/13/2018 6:38:29 AM PST by tlozo
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To: Red Badger

I don’t have a problem with this, although the bleach part may be over the top.

Do you think that bacteria don’t grow on food that’s meant for the homeless?

Do you think that the good intentions of the preparers/servers count towards cleanliness?


6 posted on 11/13/2018 6:39:08 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: hsmomx3

Nobody, and that’s the point. They intentionally ruined the food so it could not be eaten................


7 posted on 11/13/2018 6:39:30 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: hsmomx3

Starvation is much more preferable than a tiny chance of food poisoning.


8 posted on 11/13/2018 6:40:21 AM PST by Arkansas Toothpick
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To: Red Badger

"Starvation is Aideed's evil tool..."

9 posted on 11/13/2018 6:41:36 AM PST by gaijin
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To: Red Badger
"E. coli or salmonella or listeria can grow in the food," department director Rex Archer said. "And then you give that to homeless people who are more vulnerable, they will end up in the ER and even die from that exposure."

So give them no food and they will end up in the morgue.

10 posted on 11/13/2018 6:41:55 AM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Arkansas Toothpick

Officials won’t get in trouble if people starve, but if they set sick they might.


11 posted on 11/13/2018 6:42:14 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Red Badger

What a bunch of idiots.


12 posted on 11/13/2018 6:43:38 AM PST by hsmomx3
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To: Arkansas Toothpick

Also, sarcasm aside, consider that many Leftists do not want charity to compete with them for helping people.


13 posted on 11/13/2018 6:43:44 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Izzy Dunne

>>I don’t have a problem with this, although the bleach part may be over the top.

Do you think that bacteria don’t grow on food that’s meant for the homeless?

Do you think that the good intentions of the preparers/servers count towards cleanliness?<<

It is sad but true that home-prepared food is frightening. 20+ years ago the California State nixed pot lucks due to people getting food poisoning.

I see why this decision was reached, even if it makes no sens to some. You have to picture MANY people, and some of those who don’t know about cross-contamination.


15 posted on 11/13/2018 6:45:10 AM PST by freedumb2003 (As always, IMHO.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

I know a couple that cooks food in their church kitchen for needy people in Detroit.
They go to an empty lot and serve it from the back of a truck. Lot of people show up with little kids.


16 posted on 11/13/2018 6:46:12 AM PST by just me (God bless President Trump and the USA)
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To: Arkansas Toothpick
Starvation is much more preferable than a tiny chance of food poisoning.

Recall that during the nanny state reign of Michael Bloomberg as mayor of NYC, his health department ended food donations to homeless shelters because they were concerned about salt and fat content.

17 posted on 11/13/2018 6:46:14 AM PST by Dahoser
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To: Fiji Hill

“This in the news: whole populations are disappearing as time traveling officials are destroying unsafe food in past centuries. We’re reporting this before the time ripples catch up with us- ... wow, who would have thought that the human population would EVER reach 20 million people world wide? Back to you Kent.”


18 posted on 11/13/2018 6:47:16 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Red Badger

It might of made sense if there’s a legit question as to how safe the food was, where it came from, his was it handled, how old it was, etc. My lovely wife and I volunteer for the Red Cross. We have helped at the emergency shelters set up to help potential storm and flood victims and we regularly attend meetings making sure we’re aware of the proper food handling procedures and the latest safety regs.


19 posted on 11/13/2018 6:48:36 AM PST by Impala64ssa
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To: hsmomx3
Who would eat food that has been “bleached?”

They poured the bleach into the food to destroy it and render it inedible. They were not trying to make it safe.

20 posted on 11/13/2018 6:49:48 AM PST by Haiku Guy (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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