The inspections in the churrerías that these days decorate the center of the city of Valencia have forced the Department of Health and Consumer Affairs to request 105 oil changes in the 806 food inspections carried out. According to the data provided by the Valencia City Council itself “there are already 806 inspections carried out to date and 105 oil changes have been required due to deterioration and in terms of water, 129 inspections have been carried out with a requirement for 11 changes to the food hose” .
Therefore, the calculation shows that in 13% of inspections, technical inspectors measuring the quality of the oil with a polar compound meter have found oil in poor condition for frying.
The Councilor for Health and Consumer Affairs, José Gosálbez, recalled that all churrerías must be connected to the municipal water supply network and argued the need to be “very strict in complying with the regulations.”
A total of 158 stalls selling churros are installed on the streets of València from February 24 to March 19; 136 correspond to falla positions and 22 correspond to bars.
José Gosálbez wanted to emphasize that, after the inspections carried out, only one position is closed. “This is the same churrería that was denied permission last week and is trying to process the relevant permits. In this sense, we are going to continue doing exhaustive monitoring until March 19, because the health of Valencians and visitors during these Fallas are a priority for this council”.
As explained by the Consistory in a statement, the eight technicians who carry out the inspections supervise the sanitary conditions of each position; They control that food handling practices and network connection are complied with; that they have a water heater, a non-manually operated tap and that single-use towels are used. Water samples are also taken at the time to check the microbiological and chemical status.
