by Donald Wood
Last updated: 10:50 AM ET, Tue October 15, 2024
Delta Air Lines was forced to stop meal service for over 200
flights out of Detroit over the weekend due to a “food safety issue.”
According to Local12.com,
the meal service facility at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was shut
down on Friday after Delta was notified that Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
agents had found a “food safety issue” during an inspection.
“During a recent inspection at a DTW [Detroit Metro Airport]
kitchen, Delta's catering partner was notified of a food safety issue within
the facility,” an airline spokesperson said. “Delta and its catering partner
immediately shut down hot food production and subsequently suspended all
activity from the facility.”
The carrier revealed plans to improve how it prepares both
hot and cold food to restore meal service to impacted flights. A Delta
spokesperson said, “hot food and other onboard provisioning will be managed
from other facilities.”
“We will continue to take necessary precautions to ensure
food safety,” the statement concluded.
In July, passengers aboard a Delta flight bound for
Amsterdam were served
spoiled food and received treatment from emergency medical responders. In
total, 12 passengers were treated because of the spoiled food ingestion.
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