Spring Break
Do you really know where that food's been? Think again
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: Commentary
It's Friday night. You and your posse just got back from the bar, and while the beer was plentiful and the tunes were jamming, you decide to call it a night when you suddenly begin to feel like you're in a bad Ricky Martin video. Exhausted from a night of busting your best Beyoncé moves, you are absolutely famished.
It is time to refuel, and nothing sounds more appetizing than an extra-large cheesy, greasy pizza pie to share among your friends. But before you pick up the phone and dial Sergeant Pep's, a recent incident concerning Domino's Pizza might have you disregarding those midnight munchies.
Pizza is a staple food in college and it's just as necessary as a power cord is for your laptop. Sure, you can last a decent amount of time without it, but why not put it to use if it's there? Domino's is conveniently located across the street from our school, offers a number of different menu options, is affordable, and more importantly, tastes good.
But what if I were to tell you that the pizza you ordered last weekend had been tampered with? Last Wednesday, two Domino's Pizza employees of Conover, North Carolina were charged with delivering prohibited foods when a YouTube video was released depicting one of the individuals preparing sandwiches in a way that was not only disgusting, but severely violated health-code standards.
The so-called "prank" included putting cheese up his nose as well as deliberately putting nasal mucus in the sandwiches. The other employee filmed the making of the tainted sandwiches, saying into the camera, "In about five minutes it'll be sent out on delivery where somebody will be eating these, yes, eating them, and little did they know that cheese was in his nose and that there was some lethal gas that ended up on their salami. Now that's how we roll at Domino's."
Once the video made its debut on YouTube, it exploded on the Internet, repulsing viewers and immediately placing the Domino's brand in jeopardy as a result of the actions of some careless employees. Consumers can no longer trust that their food is being prepared in safe hands, and consequently, it won't be surprising if Domino's fans rapidly become Pizza Hut converts, which will ultimately hurting the restaurant chain.
It is time to refuel, and nothing sounds more appetizing than an extra-large cheesy, greasy pizza pie to share among your friends. But before you pick up the phone and dial Sergeant Pep's, a recent incident concerning Domino's Pizza might have you disregarding those midnight munchies.
Pizza is a staple food in college and it's just as necessary as a power cord is for your laptop. Sure, you can last a decent amount of time without it, but why not put it to use if it's there? Domino's is conveniently located across the street from our school, offers a number of different menu options, is affordable, and more importantly, tastes good.
But what if I were to tell you that the pizza you ordered last weekend had been tampered with? Last Wednesday, two Domino's Pizza employees of Conover, North Carolina were charged with delivering prohibited foods when a YouTube video was released depicting one of the individuals preparing sandwiches in a way that was not only disgusting, but severely violated health-code standards.
The so-called "prank" included putting cheese up his nose as well as deliberately putting nasal mucus in the sandwiches. The other employee filmed the making of the tainted sandwiches, saying into the camera, "In about five minutes it'll be sent out on delivery where somebody will be eating these, yes, eating them, and little did they know that cheese was in his nose and that there was some lethal gas that ended up on their salami. Now that's how we roll at Domino's."
Once the video made its debut on YouTube, it exploded on the Internet, repulsing viewers and immediately placing the Domino's brand in jeopardy as a result of the actions of some careless employees. Consumers can no longer trust that their food is being prepared in safe hands, and consequently, it won't be surprising if Domino's fans rapidly become Pizza Hut converts, which will ultimately hurting the restaurant chain.
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