{"id":296829,"date":"2023-12-01T21:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=296829"},"modified":"2023-12-01T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T21:24:00","slug":"man-united-under-investigation-amid-claims-of-serving-raw-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-united-under-investigation-amid-claims-of-serving-raw-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United &apos;under investigation&apos; amid claims of &apos;serving raw chicken&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Man United &#8216;under investigation by Trafford Council&#8217; with several people &#8216;becoming unwell after being served RAW chicken&#8217; at an event at Old Trafford<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United said to be under investigation after serving raw chicken\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Several people are alleged to have become sick after attending the event\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Jim Ratcliffe could be Erik ten Hag&#8217;s biggest threat &#8211; Listen to why on It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United are reportedly being investigated by Trafford Council after the club &#8216;served raw chicken&#8217; at an event at Old Trafford that &#8216;allegedly made several people ill&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to The Athletic, the club are also &#8216;conducting an internal investigation&#8217; after several people attending the event alleged they had become sick from the uncooked chicken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reports that the event had taken place in the club&#8217;s stadium &#8216;in the past few months&#8217; but adds &#8216;the precise nature of the event is not yet known&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport has reached out to Manchester United for further comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic also claims that the investigations are set to establish whether the &#8216;symptoms of the guests were related to what they consumed at Old Trafford&#8217; or whether the alleged illness came from another source.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Sir Jim Ratcliffe&#8217;s \u00a31.3bn takeover of Man United is set to be completed in the coming weeks, with the petrochemicals magnate poised to take control of football operations at the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/19\/78483511-0-image-a-2_1701457906366.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United are reportedly under investigation by Trafford Council after several people alleged that they became ill following an event at Old Trafford<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/19\/78483505-0-image-a-1_1701457903366.jpg\" height=\"397\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The reports claim that those people had &#8216;eaten raw chicken&#8217; during the event<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands Ratcliffe is expected to invest \u00a3245million into the club&#8217;s infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, the club currently holds a food hygiene rating of &#8216;Five &#8211; Very Good&#8217; according to the government&#8217;s Food Standards Agency (FSA), with United&#8217;s last inspection taking place on October 23, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The website also currently rates the club&#8217;s &#8216;management of food safety&#8217; as &#8216;good&#8217; while also rating their &#8216;hygienic food handling&#8217; as &#8216;good&#8217; too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the report could call the Red Devil&#8217;s hygiene rating into question and could require the club to spend funds on improving their catering procedures.\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The FSA is a government department that is responsible for food safety and preparation, that aims to protect members of the public from health risks associated with the consumption of food.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/19\/78483525-0-image-a-3_1701457911517.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man United make significant revenue through their hospitality and events packages<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/01\/19\/78483499-0-image-a-4_1701457916649.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They are currently listed on the Food Standards Agency website as having a food Hygiene rating of &#8216;Five &#8211; Very Good&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>They deliver ratings out of five, with one being the lowest, to catering businesses throughout the United Kingdom following an inspection that takes into account how organisations handle, store, prepare and cooked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In serious cases, the agency has the powers to close a business and stop it from trading.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Matchdays, United&#8217;s hospitality packages help to provide the club with substantial revenue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The club also makes money from hosting events at Old Trafford away from its fixtures, with the club&#8217;s website stating\u00a0that organisations can currently purchase a Christmas party event package for \u00a342-per-head, which includes a &#8216;three-course meal&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils are next in action at home against Chelsea on December 6, travelling to St James&#8217; Park this weekend to play Newcastle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12815707\/Man-United-investigation-Trafford-Council-people-unwell-served-RAW-chicken-event-Old-Trafford.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Man United &#8216;under investigation by Trafford Council&#8217; 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