Dorian Havers

A few days ago, I decided that the Vonder Meulens and I can't be the only ones who have come across cross-contamination in Subway's food. So I poked around on the internet a bit, and I came across a page on examiner.com written by Dorian Havers, a woman with severe food allergies who suffered an allergic reaction after eating subway.

Dorian Havers

She lists some of the potential hazards associated with Subway, as well as a few tips I haven't yet listed to help avoid a reaction. The full page can be found at:

http://www.examiner.com/x-636-Providence-Food-Allergy-Examiner~y2008m8d29-Subway-Youll-need-to-be-extra-careful-if-you-want-to-eat-fresh

I've taken the liberty of posting her list of potential hazards here...

• "All the foods are in open bins and any food could potentially drop into another bin."
• "Workers wear gloves while making sandwiches, but do not change them between orders. This is probably how I got sick."
• "The knives used to slice the sandwiches are not cleaned in-between sandwiches."
• "Breads containing cheese are baked with other breads. This is not a likely contaminant, but worth a mention."

She also mentions that, in addition to asking workers to change their gloves in between each order, customers with food allergies should ask workers to refrain from cutting their sandwich. Also, Havers mentions that customers should check Subway's nutritional info online.