The Mets Police

Good catch by Media Goon – this one has been flying below the radar.

BARK IN THE PARK 2, presented by Natural Balance
Saturday, September 10, 1:10 p.m.
vs. Chicago Cubs

The Mets would like to welcome you to Bark In The Park 2 at Citi Field presented by Natural Balance Pet Foods! Support the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world.

Join the Mets and Natural Balance Pet Foods as we enjoy a ballgame with our dogs.
Sit together with fellow dog lovers in designated Pepsi Porch seats. The entire profit of the dog ticket and a portion of the human ticket will benefit the North Shore Animal League. Dogs will only be allowed in the Pepsi Porch area at Citi Field.

Each person will receive a Mets Lanyard and Ticket Holder with advance purchase.
Report to the Bullpen Gate by noon with your tickets in hand to participate in the Dog Parade (weather permitting). If you are not participating in the parade, please continue to only enter via the Bullpen Gate. This gate opens at 11:40 a.m.

This isn’t a “pick on the Mets” posting.  I could have easily titled this “Mets Citi Field Food Violations” but I didn’t think that was fair in the context of the article I am linking.

Many stadiums have reported food violations and you can scroll thru Business Insider to see what’s what.

Specific to Citi Field, Business Insider says there were 36 critical violations.

Highlighted Violations:

One food worker was spotted handling prepared food without using protective gloves or tongs.”Filth flies” found in food preparation areas.Evidence of live mice in at least three locations. Cleanliness of the employees was noted as “inadequate.”

via MLB: The Worst Food Safety Violations AT MLB Stadiums.

Shark Shack here at Better Than Wright’s suffered from the same issues, although I did get rid of the mice and I’m not sure what “filth flies: are but yeah I did just grab a hot dog and put it on a bun once.