Scandal in Saarland: These restaurants are endangering your health!

Scandal in Saarland: These restaurants are endangering your health!

In the last few days, the Saarland food monitoring agency has published a list of companies that have serious hygiene deficiencies. This not only affects catering establishments, but also retailers and bakeries in Saarland. Loud Blue light report Saarland There are well-known restaurants, snack bars and shopping facilities among them, which is alarming for all consumers.

The list contains worrying complaints, often relating to unhygienic storage and processing methods. In Saarland's topographically colorful gastronomy scene, numerous businesses are putting their hygiene rugs to the test. These include, among others:

• „San Marino“ in Losheim am See: Probleme mit Salat, Sprühsahne, Kochschinken und Hackfleisch.
• „Pizzeria Vesuvio GmbH“ in Wadern: Unsauberkeiten bei Wurst, Gemüse und Bier.
• „Philly’s“ in Merzig: Mängel bei Hackfleisch, Pommes frites und Frittierfett.
• „Don Camillo“ in Saarbrücken: Beanstandungen bei Eiern, Gemüse, Fisch und Pizzateig.
• „Unica“ in Saarbrücken-Dudweiler: Hygienemängel bei Käse, Sahne und Gemüse.
• „La Taverna“ in Völklingen: Fehlstände bei Meeresfrüchten, Eiswürfeln und Frühlingszwiebeln.
• „Pamukkale – Das Original“ in Kirkel-Limbach: Bedenken bei Meeresfrüchten, Schnitzel und Chickenwings.
• Zusätzlich gab es Verstöße in diversen Imbissen wie „Altenkessler Döner- & Schnitzelhaus“ in Saarbrücken.
• In Betrieben wie „Original Chicken“ wurden Mängel bei Hähnchenfleisch, Reis und Backwaren entdeckt.

Extent of controls

The hygiene check in Saarland restaurants was noisy SR.de not exactly reassuring. In 2023, 164 serious hygiene violations were documented, which corresponds to the previous year, resulting in a total of around 8,400 inspections in catering establishments. The restaurant operators had to pay a total of around 72,000 euros in fines, although many deficiencies were corrected immediately after the inspection in order to be back in business quickly. However, there were also companies that had several negative abnormalities.

A look at the retail sector is also necessary: ​​“Ensar Market 2” in Saarbrücken had problems with fresh meat and frozen goods, while “Damascus Tor” attracted attention with unhygienic olives and cheese. In addition, several bakeries, such as the “Sander Bakery” and the “Al Marah Bakery”, came under fire due to poor hygiene.

Transparency and consumer rights

The Saarland consumer advice center is calling for more transparency in dealing with these hygiene deficiencies. Instead of just documenting serious violations on the Internet, smileys or similar markings at the entrances to establishments would be a step in the right direction to signal to guests which establishments have a good hand when it comes to hygiene. After all, the information about hygiene deficiencies is important for consumers because that Consumer Information Act allows requests for specific control results.

It remains to be hoped that the affected companies will quickly improve their hygiene standards in order to counteract the health risks and regain the trust of their customers. The authorities emphasized that some deficiencies have already been corrected following the inspections, but the outlook for the future remains tense for many catering establishments and grocery stores.