Supermarket Butcher Case

[debmidge]

I was at a local large supermarket in my area that I don't normally shop at (not Whole Foods, not Wegman's) . It's considered an "upper class" supermarket....anyway I was in Meat Dept. and in the Butcher Case there were all the meats out on display that are a better cut of meat (that don't get the plastic wrap and put with the regular meats in the case (you know what I mean).

In the case, next to the "chopped meat" there was a tray of panko breaded meats. The Trays were touching & the Panko breaded meat was raised about an inch higher than the chopped meat. The Panko breadcrumbs looked as if they could just flake off onto the chopped meat. This made me not want to buy anything in the case.

On the other end of the case they had sometype of a flatttened beef rollled up with a bread stuffing.

These gluten bread items were not wrapped in plastic wrap....so again I didn't want to buy anything in the case and I kind of shyed away from explaining my dismay to the butcher because I really don't shop there (maybe a couple of times a year) plus I was on my lunch hour from work and running late to get back to work.

This meat case really freaked me out.....

[Joni63]

It's scary, isn't it? I don't buy anything out of deli cases. The meats and cheeses could get contaminated on the slicer or from the employees' gloves. The pre-made salads could get cross contaminated from them scooping out the salads and dropping some into a gluten free pan or from spilling over just as you mentioned or even from them doing a quick stir with a gluteny spoon.

[blueeyedmanda]

I was at a local large supermarket in my area that I don't normally shop at (not Whole Foods, not Wegman's) . It's considered an "upper class" supermarket....anyway I was in Meat Dept. and in the Butcher Case there were all the meats out on display that are a better cut of meat (that don't get the plastic wrap and put with the regular meats in the case (you know what I mean).

In the case, next to the "chopped meat" there was a tray of panko breaded meats. The Trays were touching & the Panko breaded meat was raised about an inch higher than the chopped meat. The Panko breadcrumbs looked as if they could just flake off onto the chopped meat. This made me not want to buy anything in the case.

On the other end of the case they had sometype of a flatttened beef rollled up with a bread stuffing.

These gluten bread items were not wrapped in plastic wrap....so again I didn't want to buy anything in the case and I kind of shyed away from explaining my dismay to the butcher because I really don't shop there (maybe a couple of times a year) plus I was on my lunch hour from work and running late to get back to work.

This meat case really freaked me out.....

Wow Deb-I think that would have freaked me out too! I love how you titled it not Whole Foods, Not Wegmas but upper class That's funny!

[Juliebove]

Eek! I hadn't thought of that until you mentioned it. I have seen pre-made but raw meatloaf and breaded meats or meats filled with stuffing.

[tarnalberry]

I've seen that in the crab meat and salad shrimp area at Whole Foods, and I just told them. Tey can ignore you if they want, but at least you've let them know.

[debmidge]

This meat case isn't like a "deli" case as it contains the best cuts of meat and anyone who is a meat eater would want one of those Prime steaks, etc.

Maybe next time I am in there, when I don't have to run back to work on lunch hour, I'll mention something to the butchers. They always seemed like they want to please the customer. All they have to do is to cover the gluteny stuff before they put it in the case and maybe keep it in one area...