Is Airline Food a Health Risk?

This article points to a much bigger problem, airline caterers as the rest of the food industry are poorly regulated and staffing and management are inadequate to assure that safe conditions are maintained. As a health inspector for most of my career I know its stories like this and the bad publicity they generate that can cause change. It only takes one mistake in a catering operation making thousands of meals a day to cause a disaster, and situation is ripe for it. Many many people who expereince an FBI die or are hospitalized in severe distress. I commend USA Today for its outsanding work, and freedom of the press we enjoy in the US should not be taken for granted its a powerful force for change.

Roy E Costa
Public HeEalth Sanitarian Consultant
President Environ HEalth Associates
www.safefoods.tv

This article reminds me of that movie, Airplane.

"What was there for dinner tonight?"
"Well, there were two choices: steak, fish."
"Yes, I remember. I had lasagna."

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When the airlines had their own kitchens the food was clean, good and safe. Now is just garbage. I know what the kitchens are like food left out no refridgeration, food half cooked. No sanitation. No supervision.

100 million meals and how many sick? yes we all want the best we can get,.. but come on.

Katie,
Take the British Airways evening flight from Miami to Heathrow in First Class. You won't be disappointed. First a cocktail on the ground, then hot and cold hors dourves. A menu to select 6 or 7 dinner entrees from and you eat when you want to. Then the wonderful dessert cart comes around, shortly followed by a cheese tray and after dinner liqueur. Breakfast is as equally delicious and assorted. You will never want to eat those peanuts again, although the price of the ticket is ridiculous.

They actually still serve food on airlines? Last time I flew was 14 years ago, and even then we didn't even rate PEANUTS, let alone a real meal!

Just what I need, another reason to avoid flying! Like the ridiculous ticket prices, long lines and invasive security checks, outrageous bag fees, and delays at the airports weren't enough! I'll stick to driving, thanks! I can carry as many bags as I want or need, I don't have to worry about the rental car expense once I get there, I can use a real bathroom, I can stop where I want and eat real food, and I don't have to worry about being jammed into my seat because of crowded conditions or catching germs from my fellow passengers (coach seats are best described as "Spam in a can" because of how they jam you in there with no room to breathe, let alone move!).

For the people dissatified with airline food,get to the airport with time to spare to check your luggage.And go to one of the many resturuants to get a descent meal.

I eat at the airport 'before' I board the plane. Once on the plane, I might order peanuts, but I definetly order straight booze, or a cocktail. Might as well fly high.

I fly to Europe every year for vaction and have never had a problem with the food,just it is not enough like a dinner so I eat good before I take off...The food is a good break on a boring 10hr flight!...It is what it is...