Wendland Fine Foods — Restaurant in Queensland

AVOID, MOULDY FOOD BEING SOLD TO CUSTOMERS, MASSIVE HEALTH HAZARD!

This was my first time visiting this deli and left not even 2 mins after entering because there was mouldy cheese on display for sale, which is beyond disgusting and a gross mishandling of food safety practices.

Edit because the owner is delusional:

The presence of MOULD on food you are selling to people is not a ‘matter of perception or preference’. I’m seriously concerned what your storeroom looks like if you think this is ‘ripe’ and safe.

It is plain dangerous and unacceptable to offer to sell to people. If you made the mistake to put it back you could make the mistake to sell it and that could kill someone or make them seriously ill. Mouldy dairy is neurotoxic and very dangerous to consume and store next to other food items.

There is simply no excuse for this kind of ‘mistake’. By your response it isn’t a mistake because you obviously genuinely believe this is safe to sell calling it a ‘matter of preference’. Your attitude is disgusting and shows it was no accident.

You are now not only lying to your customers but are grossly negligent and have a clear lack of concern for food safety and your customers wellbeing.

The owners response here should tell you to AVOID AT ALL COST unless you are interested in winning an easy lawsuit against them. I give anyone permission in advance to use this against them if you are a victim of this nonsense. It’s a matter of time before they’re sued, fined or shut down.

Posting the owners initial response below in case they edit it to back-peddle:

“Good Afternoon Ella, Thank you so much for drawing this to my attention. This cheese had been put aside for my disposal but inadvertently found its way back into the cabinet. I do agree that it is not apertising and should not have been displayed at all. We take pride in our high standards of hygiene and assure you that this was a genuine error. The cheese is ripe and and perhaps too ripe for many people. It is however not in any way a health risk, purely a matter of perception. I do thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. Kind regards,

Karsten...

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