Report Shows How Disgusting Stadium Food Really Is

Here's a great reason to make your own food at home. ESPN's Outside the Lines collected data from more than 16,000 food-safety inspection reports from 111 venues in America and the results are kinda gross. 

Citizens Bank Park, Lincoln Financial Field and the Wells Fargo Center were right in the middle in terms of what the study found.

According to the report (see full report), which was done from 2016-17, Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., home to the Charlotte Hornets was the worst in terms of health department violations and Oracle Arena, home to the Golden State Warriors, was the best among the 107 stadiums ranked. The Wells Fargo Center was ranked 48th, Lincoln Financial Field was ranked 54th and Citizens Bank Park was 64th.

Despite all of the violations found, 73 of the 107 stadiums were actually as good as or better compared to eateries in the surrounding community, so there's that.

So, what did the health inspectors find?

At the Wells Fargo Center, 51 outlets were inspected with 16 high-level violations that included finding fruit flies in the front serving prep area, mouse droppings in a concession storage area and raw animal food stored above ready-to-eat food in a cooler.

At Lincoln Financial Field, 96 outlets were inspected with 32 high-level violations found. Among them, the violations include having dairy products in the owner's suite measured at 12-degrees too hot, mouse feces were found on the floor in a dry storage area and additional mouse droppings were found behind a beer cooler and behind an ice machine at a concession.

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At Citizens Bank Park, 101 outlets were inspected with 43 high-level violations found. The violations include food being prepared on top of a trash receptacle, employee food, beverages and belongings mingling with food items at a concession stand, presenting a possibility for contamination and pink slime found in the ice maker and hair in the ice bin, as well as mouse droppings on the floor where pizzas were stored.

Gross.

If you've ever worked in the food industry, you know that some nasty things happen in the back, but when the issues are put right in front of you, it just feels that much more gross.

That being said, I'm still down to grab a cheesesteak or some fries at a game if I'm hungry, no shame.

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