DENVER (KDVR) — A video that went viral online earlier this week showed an apparent Denver Department of Public Health and Environment employee pouring bleach on a street vendor’s food, and officials are saying that was a “necessary” step to take.
The city’s health department has been monitoring the vendor, called “Tacolorado,” for several weeks “due to serious public health concerns” after they started operating without a business license and “repeatedly failed to follow essential food safety practices,” DDPHE public information officer Amber Campbell said in an email to FOX31.
“Our Public Health Investigations team has engaged with this vendor multiple times across different locations in Denver, offering education, bilingual resources, and guidance to help them come into compliance,” Campbell said. “Despite these efforts, the vendor has continued to operate illegally and unsafely.”…