Myth Busters Challenge Panel findings - Catering and hospitality
- Case 386 - Supermarket café told customers they are unable to heat up mince pies for health and safety reasons
- Case 378 - A pub would not use all the candles supplied on a birthday cake for 'health and safety' reasons
- Case 366 - A local pub can't replace fried egg with scrambled as they can't use a microwave due to health and safety
- Case 361 - Pub would not allow customer to open their champagne bottle
- Case 341 - Chippy would not allow customer to put salt and vinegar on their fish and chips
- Case 312 - Chips can not be served in a paper cone
- Case 303 - Burger van refuses to cut burger in half
- Case 285 - Café refused to top up tea in same cup due to health and safety
- Case 276 - Restaurant staff declared that pork crackling is not allowed to be served for Health and Safety reasons!
- Case 231 - Coffee bar would not provide hot water for tea for health and safety reasons
- Case 227 - Gluten free hot chocolate can not be served due to health and safety regulations
- Case 220 - Restaurant refused to plate up leftovers for health and safety reasons
- Case 215 - Scout camping facilities
- Case 199 - Security door chains have to be removed from hotel rooms because of health and safety
- Case 188 - A hotel does not provide toilet brushes in bathrooms because of health and safety
- Case 167 - A cinema customer was refused a glass of tap water, but could purchase bottled water
- Case 153 - A fish and chip shop displays a sign "Under three year olds are not allowed on the premises or in the restaurant."
- Case 145 - A hotel has stopped delivering room service meals to residents in the attached apartment block on the grounds of health and safety
- Case 144 - A Chinese restaurant refuses to give customers finger bowls because of health and safety
- Case 135 - Children's soft play premises does not serve baby food due to safety risks
- Case 121 - Restaurant refuses to give customers toothpicks due to health & safety
- Case 113 - Turkey skin a choking hazard
- Case 102 - Hotel chain claims it cannot serve burgers anything other than well done because of Health and Safety
- Case 77 - Hotel chain does not provide floor towels due to 'Health and Safety'
- Case 75 - Food retailer told enquirer leftover food could not be made available to staff or to charities due to health and safety reasons
- Case 71 - Fish & chip shop told customer he could not have 'batter scraps' for health and safety reasons
- Case 67 - Nursery told parents not to bring in cake because of children's allergies 'in line with health and safety regulations'
- Case 60 - Waiter refused to provide doggy bag for customer to take leftover food home on health and safety grounds
- Case 57 - Museum cafeteria refused to serve child a soft-boiled egg on the grounds of "Health and Safety"
- Case 11 - Café owner refused to allow customer's pet dog to enter the café for health and safety reasons