[freedumb2003]

>>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.

[Impala64ssa]

It is sad but true that home-prepared food is frightening
One time when we lived in Pt. Jervis, N.Y. we had to evacuate because of some flooding. A late winter snowstorm in the Catskills aggravated by heavy rain. All that melting snow drained into the Delaware and the ironically named Neverisnk (it comes from an Algonquin word, mistranslated into Dutch meaning, sometimes appropriately, RAGING RIVER). That town IS for all intents and purposes a flood zone. Our house was high and dry but the street was flooded. We stayed at the local HS for a a coupe of days. A German restaurant down the road gave the shelter lots of food. They were closed because of the weather and the food was still good. So we kinda bad an Octoberfest without the beer. :) The Red Cross does have a strict.policy of no booze at the sheters

[RedMonqey]

I see why this decision was reached, even if it makes no sens to some.

Yeah because everybody knows that the homeless only eat the very best food.

Gad, these pols don't care about these wretched people getting botulism, they care about getting their budgets increased so THEY look like they are helping the homeless. The only alternative to starving is "dumpster diving"

THAT's where the homeless are getting sick from.

[Elsie]

It is sad but true that home-prepared food is frightening.

People eating at church socials and pot lucks have been absolutely CLOGGING our ERs across America!!