Volunteers watch in horror as Kansas City health inspectors ‘pour bleach’ on food intended for the homeless
- Volunteers from an organization called ‘Free Hot Soup’ were preparing to dish out meals to the homeless when they were stopped by health inspectors
- A health department official said the group was serving improperly prepared food without a permit
- One volunteer took video of inspectors ‘dumping food’ into plastic bags and said they ‘poured bleach on it’
- The Kansas City health department said it’s normal practice to make sure no one eats discarded food
Volunteers in Kansas City, Missouri were left reeling Sunday evening after The Kansas City Health Department ‘dumped food that had been prepared for the homeless.’
An organization called ‘Free Hot Soup,’ that brings food and clothing to Kansas City’s homeless community, told KCTV5 News that the health inspectors had dumped out the food, that included bean soup, and told them to leave.
Jennifer McCartney, who volunteers with ‘Free Hot Soup,’ said she was shocked when police and health inspectors showed up at Ilus Davis Park where they were serving meals.
Volunteers were left shocked after The Kansas City Health Department ‘dumped food that had been prepared for the homeless.’ Bean soup (pictured) was one of the dishes
Some of the homeless, who have benefited from the free food, said they are dependent on meals like those given out by ‘Free Hot Soup.’
‘It lifts you up and makes you feel like you can make it,’ said Paul Spicer, a ‘Free Hot Soup’ recipient.
A health department official told KCTV5 the group was serving improperly prepared food without a permit. They shut down all three locations where McCartney and other volunteers were working.
‘They told us we could throw away the meals or they would do it,’ McCartney added.
A video shows health department officials carrying trash bags that volunteers said contained food intended for the homeless but discarded by inspectors
An organization called ‘Free Hot Soup’ had prepared the food for Kansas City’s homeless community, they claim it was thrown out in bags by inspectors (pictured)
One volunteer took video of inspectors dumping food into plastic bags to go in the trash and said they poured bleach on it. The video was posted on Facebook by Mindy Nickles.
Inspectors shut down all three locations where ‘Free Hot Soup’ were distributing free food
The health department said it’s normal practice to make sure no one eats discarded food and that they had warned ‘Free Hot Soup’ in the past about serving community meals.