Spoiled meat at JRC Ispra canteen?

You may have read in the local news about spoiled meat possibly provided to the JRC Ispra canteen  (e.g. "Carne avariata al JRC di Ispra"). Following the publication of this worrying news we have been in contact with OIB for clarification and reassurances. OIB confirmed that, thanks to their internal controls, any such risks have been avoided, and any non-conforming delivery has been contested and sent back before hitting our plates.



At the same time we cannot ignore that the risks associated to similar events are a direct consequence of the deplorable decision to award tenders on the basis of the best price only, removing quality criteria.
Due to this policy, it was only a matter of time before such an event would occur. We therefore ask the Commission to be coherent with its declarations about the importance attached to staff's health, and take prompt actions to immediately terminate the contract with this provider, as well as to critically review its short-sighted policy to use the lowest price as the main or only awarding criteria.
Furthermore, we are going to address a message to VP Oettinger asking him to put in place all necessary measures to improve the quality of goods and services at the Commission.