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10-08-2008, 02:09 PM
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| Not to scare anyone, BUT I was visited by the food safety inspector!!!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! A man pulled up in a truck today, and my DH and I thought it was the reader meter. Didn't pay much attention, we were working in the garage getting the tables put back together after last weekends sale for this weekends sale. This guy walks up and asks to talk to the owners of the resident, I said that would be both of us. He then introduced himself as Mr. xxxxx from the WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Division of Food Safety.(I about dropped dead, but stayed cool calm and collected, praise the Lord). He said that he was alerted to my Craigslist posting and he needed to verify that the food I was selling came from a sanitary place. He asked me where I stored it, I said, my basement, and he said, will you show me please.(I about dropped dead again, but stayed cool calm and collected, praise the Lord). We went downstairs to my basement, and thankfully w/in the last month my DH built me shelves so everything was totally organized and OFF the floor. The guy was impressed and asked what I was planning to sell. I said, all of this is for us, I sold my stockpile of food last weekend!! I said, I'll show you what I have left(a box of cereal, some chicken broth, and some taco seasoning). He said that there were looking into whether or not I needed a food warehouse license!!!!!! It would cost $80 a year, plus there was some other $100 fee maybe +++++ IF THEY CONCLUDED I NEEDED A LICENSE, THERE WOULD BE A $100 FINE for selling w/o one!!!! I asked him about the sale I was having, that I was planning on adding relish(he asked if it was homemade and I said no, vlassic that I can get for free at WalMart). He said, you need to show ME how to do this, I said, nope, then you would be competition, you just need to come my sale(he just laughed)(I can't believe I actually said that!) He said that my sale this weekend will be just fine, that he wished he had the stuff I had stored and to not be concerned if it takes more than a week to get back to me. They might have to contact Madison to make a decision about the licensing! Just a waiting game now, I guess. Kinda puts a damper on my excitement! Steph   |
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10-08-2008, 02:15 PM
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| OMG! Ive never heard of that!! WTG on staying cool! I might have fainted!!  |
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10-08-2008, 02:17 PM
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| That is crazy! Seriously...who would have turned you in for that...I swear people have anything better to do with their lives. Please make sure you let us know what happens.. At least he didnt say you could not have the sale this weekend. Good Luck! |
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10-08-2008, 02:17 PM
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| Yes, please steer him away from you computer! A food warehouse license? That's ridiculous, Sams Club is a warehouse, not your basement! |
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10-08-2008, 02:18 PM
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| Oh wow!!! How interesting! |
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10-08-2008, 02:19 PM
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| Are you sure he was from the WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Division of Food Safety? I think I would call them to see if they do things like this just to be on the safe said. Call me pessimistic, but I've seen people do all kinds of things when they are "casing" a place to rob. Not trying to alarm you because it may have been legit, but I would definitely check it out. |
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10-08-2008, 02:21 PM
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| Did he have evidence of his position? I would be leery about having someone enter my home - maybe that's just me- |
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10-08-2008, 02:26 PM
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Me too! |
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10-08-2008, 02:27 PM
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| I had one of those visits previously. One time this summer, the code enforcement guy stopped by to ask for our permit. I was so ready for him I showed him a note from the courthouse that we were not within city limits so we were exempted from getting a permit. I even had a copy of a map showing areas that were within city limits and our property was out of it. Attached to the document was the business card of the officer who gave it to us and said if there was any problem for the law enforcer to contact him. The rookie looked around the warehouse to look at all stuff for sale. I didn't put up any OTC meds or food items except for individual Sobe and Propel water bottles and cases of Dasani water from the Powerade deal. He said, everything looks good. I hope you sell them all! btw, this guy was riding the code enforcement vehicle so I knew he was an employee. its best to know the laws in our county/state and be prepared for surprise visits  |
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10-08-2008, 02:28 PM
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| Wow!! I think I won't do any garage sales after all. |
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10-08-2008, 02:33 PM
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| Humm...I agree with maybe them think about safety but I think has more to do with the state wanting to make money off of you by requiring you to have a license ect..... I would have required that he show me "proof" of who he was~like a state ID card ect. Or maybe is was someone just trying to find out what your doing to be your competition....? |
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10-08-2008, 02:38 PM
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| I know my dh wouldn't have let him in our house unless he was in a designated car and had quite a bit of documentation about his position. |
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10-08-2008, 02:38 PM
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