The Swedish Road Administration stopped a street food cart on the way to Ålesund – news Møre og Romsdal – Local news, TV and radio

Summer is peak season for traveling food trucks selling churros, gyros and Belgian waffles. A number of food trucks were on their way to the Street food festival in Ålesund when they were waved in for a routine check on Ørskogfjellet. The inspector from the Swedish Road Administration was surprised when he saw what the kitchen in one of the carriages looked like. – The picture is self-explanatory. This is not how it should look, says Christian Block from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. He sent a report of concern to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. This photo was taken by the Road Administration of a food truck that was going to Ålesund. Photo: Norwegian Public Roads Administration Poor cleaning The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has carried out inspections of several of the carts at the festival in Ålesund. The carriage in question was closed. – We were not satisfied. There was poor cleaning of the floor, walls, ventilation and equipment, says head of section in the Food Safety Authority Sunnmøre, Lennart Floyd Berge. Also the canisters that are used to store clean water were dirty both inside and outside. Lennart Floyd Berge works at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. He says there were different standards on the wagons, but only one received sanctions. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news The other wagons that were checked must be in order. – People should be confident about the food they buy, but it is allowed to use your own eyes. Whether it’s in a carriage, in a cafe or restaurant, says Berge. Many had turned up to test one of the many carts on the pedestrian street in Ålesund on Friday. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / Frederik Ringnes Washes morning and evening Damian Piechaczek is the owner of Street Food Norway, he says that the carts were not in use when they were stopped and it only had the bottle deposit inside the cart. – In the hours before opening and at the end of each day, we naturally wash the carts, says Piechaczek. He says that the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has checked the wagons many times and that they are usually in perfect condition. Stig Øster also made the trip to Ålesund to test out new food that the carts had to offer. The fact that the Norwegian Food Safety Authority had closed one of the wagons did not seem particularly good to him. – I get a little worried, I don’t want to get food poisoning when I’m here, he says. But so far he was satisfied with the food he had tested. Stig Øster had traveled to Ålesund to test out new food on Friday. Photo: Frederik Winness Ringnes / news Published 18.07.2024, at 15.54



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