Thank you so very much for the alert Ms. Robinson.  I do hope our campus
Safety & Risk Management Dept. has started an investigation.

Since today is recognized as a National Day Of Prayer, endorsed by
President Bush and his Administration, and if you are a praying person,  (I
don't want to offend anyone) let's include ARAMARK, the girls softball
team, family, friends and others in our prayers today.


Responding TO:  Ms. Jones' email:

1.  Since the bowl containing the dead rat or pre-packaged Salad Rat was
served last night at the kid's banquet and you purchased your
salad  earlier in the day, maybe it ran through the bowl containing your
salad/lettuce. Dying at the time from rat poison bate put down. Then later,
on the way back to the bowl containing "your" lettuce, the poor rodent died
in the banquet's salad bowl near by.

2.  From what I understand,  a person in the ARAMARK department did state
that the dead rat may have been delivered to them pre-packaged from Cisco
Company and it's not their fault.

3.  We will never know until an autopsy and an investigation is conducted.

4.  Sounds like they just "open and serve" whatever comes out.  Let's
forgive them for not mixing food and cooking with their eyes.

5.  Don't forget some months back they did suffer a case of Hepatitis A or
B or C?  Pick one.

6.  Truth is the truth and knowledge is power.  Again, thank you so very
much Ms. Robinson for this health alert,  Oftentimes, alerts as serious as
this one is swept under the rug.  Again, well done Ms. Robinson!

7.  Let's give them another chance.

Thank you.





At 12:50 PM 5/2/02 -0700, phyllis robinson wrote:
>Campus Community Health ALERT!!
>
>It has been confirmed by an employee of Aramark that a dead rat was found
>in the salad being served last evening at a Softball Tournment Banquet.
>There is some controversy concerning whether the rat was from Sisco or
>Aramark.  It really is not important where the rat came from. Whether the
>rodent was packaged at Sisco or living at Aramark, the concern is the
>health issue it raises to the campus community.  My question - How is the
>food being handled in Aramark, because not only was there a dead rodent
>found, but the salad was obviously not properly washed since the rodent was
>not discovered.
>
>I'm sure every one will agree, that it is the job of Aramark and the Health
>Department to ensure the safety and the proper handling of food served to
>not only the campus community, but visitors as well.
>
>Is this not being done?

Cynthia G. Stanley-Cash