Sysco Food Corp. Employees Claim Food Sheds Commonly Used Throughout U.S. and Canada
FSM Editor’s Note: Proper food transportation is a critical aspect of food safety along the supply chain as we recently reported in “The Squeaky Wheel: Is Transportation the Watershed for Food Safety and Food Defense?” In light of the following news story, it’s imperative for the food industry to mandate best practices where transportation of food products is concerned.
After years of silence, Sysco Corporation employees across North America are finally speaking out about a longstanding practice by the world’s largest food distributor that put the public’s health at risk. Their startling revelations come in response to an NBC Bay Area investigation in July that uncovered 14 outdoor, unrefrigerated sheds across Northern California that the company used to store meat, dairy, produce, and other perishable food items.