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ISSUE 764. MAY 24 2004
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University may be slowing down, but the union is gearing up for up for the UK’s biggest student event...
E-coli: could be just a bite away
PISS ‘N’ CHIPS Fast-food trader caught on CCTV urinating then serving food
Union considers opening late night takeaway service
By Peter Bramwell News Editor
STUDENT FEARS about the infamous union burger-vans were shown to be more than just hearsay last week after shocking CCTV footage was released. Union security officers caught one illegal food-server on CCTV urinating against a wall outside the union steps. He then continued to serve food to unsuspecting customers – without washing his hands. And with accusations of appalling food-hygiene standards, poor quality ingredients and criminal behaviour levelled against the street traders, the union has pledged to crack down on the problem after years of ineffective polic-
APPETISING: Customers may receive more than they bargain for from illegal traders
ing of the laws. Unlicensed to sell food to the general public, the men are believed to be working in organised gangs and have been targeting students - who are seen as a particularly good source of trade in the early hours of the morning. Keith Owen, Union Bars Mangers said, "These services could be managed well. But the people who work in the burger and hot-dog vans on Park Place are unlicensed and work illegally. "The food they serve is of bad quality and unhygienic. And they also pose a threat to safety as fights often break out, and the vans also compound the problem of students attempting to cross the busy road.
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