For years health officials blamed listeria or salmonella outbreaks on deli meat itself. But inspectors are now learning that the actual cause may have nothing to do with the meat, and may have more to do with dirty deli slicers.
The Target 12 Investigators got exclusive access to a recent inspection by the Rhode Island Department of Health. What we found – flies feeding on deli slicers in the middle of winter.
“If there are flies in the middle of the winter, they’re not breeding outside… there’s something inside that’s bringing them in,” said Ernie Julian, Director of Food Protection RI Dept. of Health.
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