City Health Inspectors Defend Bleach Tactic In Street Vendor Enforcement
By: Alliyah Sims | KDVR FOX31
DENVER (KDVR) — A viral video showing a Denver health inspector pouring bleach on a street vendor’s food has sparked outrage, but the city said it was the last option after weeks of warnings, citations and failed attempts to shut down the operation.
In total, more than 100 lbs of food have been thrown out, much of it stored unsafely.
“I never imagined that was going to happen,” said the owner of Tacolorado, Isidro Garcia Barrette.
He said he showed up Saturday night to work like any other night, but never expected inspectors to approach the way they did.
“I never imagined that supposed inspectors, I don’t know if they are inspectors or not, because they never identified themselves,” said Isidro.
He said they told him to shut down just as he a...










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