Kansas City Health Department pours bleach on food meant for homeless people

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Not only did Kansas City officials destroy a batch of food intended for homeless people, they *conducted a sting operation* to catch other charity groups who might be feeding the homeless without a permit.

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Kansas City Health Department pours bleach on food meant for homeless people

POSTED: NOV 11 2018 07:18PM CST

UPDATED: NOV 12 2018 06:58AM CST

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (Fox 32 News) - The Kansas City Health Department threw away and poured bleach on food meant for homeless people.

The food was going to be distributed by a group called Free Hot Soup KC. The Kansas City Star said that the food, which included home-cooked chili, foil wrapped sandwiches and vats of soup, was destroyed on Sunday, Nov. 5, during a coordinated sting at several parks where volunteers had gathered.

The Health Department said the group did not have a permit and was putting people at risk. ...
"E. coli or salmonella or listeria can grow in the food," department director Rex Archer said. "And then you give that to homeless people who are more vulnerable, they will end up in the ER and even die from that exposure."

The mayor also agreed with the Health Department, tweeting that "Rules are there to protect the public's health, and all groups must follow them, no exceptions." ... One of the leaders of Free Soup KC said they will continue to hand out free food, but will just do it on private property.

Regarding the incident involving Free Hot Soup & @KCMOHealthDept: Rules are there to protect the public's health, and all groups must follow them, no exceptions.

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There is a lot of discussion about the food destruction issue and I’m happy to tell you some things I have learned about this incident:1) At the meeting of the North Blue RidgeNeighborhood Association, a representative of Free Hot Soup was advised (1)

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