For a country in which almost 50% of consumers eat fastfood at least once a week, the adherence of restaurant outlets to health regulations is an important issue. An investigation recently carried out into the health officials’ records on the 1,200 major fastfood joints in New York City showed that 59% had at least one critical violation at their most recent health inspection.
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The report, compiled by CBS 2 Information Network, revealed that anything from mice droppings, live roaches, fly infestations or contaminated water could be landing on food intended for consumers, which might itself not be kept waiting at the right temperature.
CBS 2 concluded that Blimpies outlets were the worst for ignoring health regulations, and 73% of the chain’s New York outlets had at least one critical violation at its last inspection. Meanwhile, 65% of KFC outlets and 59% of Burger King outlets had at least one critical violation, as did 56% of Krispy Kreme doughnut stores and 52% of Pizza Huts. The “safest” eateries for consumers meanwhile were White Castle and McDonald’s restaurants, as 50% and 42% of the chains had at least one critical violation respectively.
