Food preparation, bread and staples

Firstly I am referring to the sort of staple you use to collate papers with, not a staple you would eat.

A couple of days ago I bought a ciabata type loaf (read expensive) from a New World shop, one of the ones they bake in the shop. When I got it home I was horrified to see the packaging had been stapled shut. Now I am not a professional chef, but have worked in a restaurant many years ago and small metal objects near food was a definite no no.
It would have been far too easy for the staple to fall on the bread board and get squashed into the bread before eating it and swallowing a staple could be fatal.

Thoughts people?

Emmm, I agree. But many products do it. It's a wonder osh aren't onto it, maybe no one has swallowed one yet.

I honestly can't recall anything I have bought; other than this bread; that uses them, for many years. When I worked in a restaurant, the first aid kit was not allowed to include safety pins and that was about 28 years ago.

New World have a policy of trying to do what customers want so go to your local store and tell them how you feel and ask for a change.

jennielea. I emailed the store and have just had them ring back saying, no one is meant to use staples, but some have owned up to doing it and since then have been told no more staples, so a good result. It is not something that will cost the store any money and could save them a lawsuit, so a win all round I think.

Brilliant outcome. Good on you, Kai.
Cheers, Mich.

kai;506200 wrote: jennielea. I emailed the store and have just had them ring back saying, no one is meant to use staples, but some have owned up to doing it and since then have been told no more staples, so a good result. It is not something that will cost the store any money and could save them a lawsuit, so a win all round I think.

Very good outcome. I've had them on Chinese meals, sealing the plastic container inside a brown paper bag. On sandwich plastic containers, those triangular ones. Never thought them a great idea.

Great result. Its nice to know some stores believe in customer service.