It is a practical solution for both the shop to readily display its produce & customers to easily pick their desired items.
Looks like an M&S
That’s quite normal, right? Every supermarket I know has that, if they sell freshly baked goods
Yes but look at the size of those croissants!
Pretty much all open bakery sections in supermarkets have health risks whether they’re in a hospital or not – I’ve gone into a big Sainsbury’s before and seen a woman putting her hands all over the bread rolls.
It’s a M&S? Every M&S bakery section is like this
The really ill patients with stuff you really wouldn’t want to catch are in their hospital beds, not selecting pastries.
No, this doesn’t bother me, at all.
As I scroll Reddit on my phone, using the same hand that has touched door handles, a shopping trolley, an office keyboard, a £1 coin for the trolley, umpteen groceries that were put on the shelf by an employee who gawd knows where their hands have been, let alone the distribution and manufacturing hubs, tied the laces on my trainers……………………
Would be the least of my concerns going into hospital to either A) be ill and get better or B) have a loved one who is ill.
you don’t tend to find the sickest people in the hospital wandering around, they’re too sick.
Wouldn’t bother me in the least.
I’m more bothered by the giant croissants trying to attack me.
No it doesn’t bother me
I’ve never seen a hospital canteen with fully covered food either. Every salad bar is wide open…. if it was a source of spreading infection, then it would be traced back pretty easily. The fact is, it’s just not a concern.
Near enough every bakery at every store is like this, it’s never covered, I only ever see the bakery items covered in Co-Op and sometimes Waitrose.
There’s probably more infectious sick people in a supermarket than a hospital
I never buy these it’s fucking grim 😂 every item guaranteed to have at least one toddler (or adult) sneeze
Sir, this is an M&S.
West Middlesex University Hospital’s M&S has an uncovered one too and practically right by the main door to the hospital…
St Georges hospital in Tooting is the same. It bothers me so much.
It’s probably significantly cleaner than most bakeries due to the location.
Makes me miss the cruise ship.
99.9% of people with communicable diseases do not need hospital treatment and are more likely to be encountered at your local supermarket which also probably sees 10x as much foot traffic.
I imagine the chances of you catching a communicable disease over a set amount of time in a supermarket compared to a hospital reception/foyer is far, far higher.
Tbh when I first moved to the Uk uncovered bakery sections was a culture shock for me. I’m from east Asia and every bakery got separators, plastic lids, trays, and clamps for their breads and pastries. Was a bit icked out at first and refused to try it for half a year, gave in while rushing a deadline and I’ve been buying every week since lol
15,000 work at King’s. Are you surprised some of them might want a croissant?
Most people aren’t inherently infectious. Infectious diseases are a relatively small subspecialty. Most people are just there for routine check ups, stuff like scans and heart medication reviews.
Love the cheese twists from M&S and agree, never been a fan of the open baskets. My non-fool proof method has been to always get something from the bottom of the pile.
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Not really.
It seems an acceptable risk.
It is a practical solution for both the shop to readily display its produce & customers to easily pick their desired items.
Looks like an M&S
That’s quite normal, right? Every supermarket I know has that, if they sell freshly baked goods
Yes but look at the size of those croissants!
Pretty much all open bakery sections in supermarkets have health risks whether they’re in a hospital or not – I’ve gone into a big Sainsbury’s before and seen a woman putting her hands all over the bread rolls.
It’s a M&S? Every M&S bakery section is like this
The really ill patients with stuff you really wouldn’t want to catch are in their hospital beds, not selecting pastries.
No, this doesn’t bother me, at all.
As I scroll Reddit on my phone, using the same hand that has touched door handles, a shopping trolley, an office keyboard, a £1 coin for the trolley, umpteen groceries that were put on the shelf by an employee who gawd knows where their hands have been, let alone the distribution and manufacturing hubs, tied the laces on my trainers……………………
Would be the least of my concerns going into hospital to either A) be ill and get better or B) have a loved one who is ill.
you don’t tend to find the sickest people in the hospital wandering around, they’re too sick.
Wouldn’t bother me in the least.
I’m more bothered by the giant croissants trying to attack me.
No it doesn’t bother me
I’ve never seen a hospital canteen with fully covered food either. Every salad bar is wide open…. if it was a source of spreading infection, then it would be traced back pretty easily. The fact is, it’s just not a concern.
Near enough every bakery at every store is like this, it’s never covered, I only ever see the bakery items covered in Co-Op and sometimes Waitrose.
There’s probably more infectious sick people in a supermarket than a hospital
I never buy these it’s fucking grim 😂 every item guaranteed to have at least one toddler (or adult) sneeze
Sir, this is an M&S.
West Middlesex University Hospital’s M&S has an uncovered one too and practically right by the main door to the hospital…
St Georges hospital in Tooting is the same. It bothers me so much.
It’s probably significantly cleaner than most bakeries due to the location.
Makes me miss the cruise ship.
99.9% of people with communicable diseases do not need hospital treatment and are more likely to be encountered at your local supermarket which also probably sees 10x as much foot traffic.
I imagine the chances of you catching a communicable disease over a set amount of time in a supermarket compared to a hospital reception/foyer is far, far higher.
Tbh when I first moved to the Uk uncovered bakery sections was a culture shock for me. I’m from east Asia and every bakery got separators, plastic lids, trays, and clamps for their breads and pastries. Was a bit icked out at first and refused to try it for half a year, gave in while rushing a deadline and I’ve been buying every week since lol
15,000 work at King’s. Are you surprised some of them might want a croissant?
Most people aren’t inherently infectious. Infectious diseases are a relatively small subspecialty. Most people are just there for routine check ups, stuff like scans and heart medication reviews.
Love the cheese twists from M&S and agree, never been a fan of the open baskets. My non-fool proof method has been to always get something from the bottom of the pile.
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