Mum’s horror at finding daughter, 2, had been served undercooked mince in cottage pie at play centre
AN OUTRAGED aunt has slammed a play centre after discovering it was serving undercooked meat to children.
Chloe Bradwell, 17, and older sister Lauren were "disgusted" when they found out Tumbles play centre in Mossley, Greater Manchester, had served cottage pie with PINK mince to their younger sister and to Lauren's daughter.
The two children, both two-years-old, had already eaten most of the meal which was covered in mash and gravy, hiding the undercooked meat inside.
Chloe and her older sister Lauren complained to the play centre and later took to social media to warn other parents about their experience.
The bosses of Tumbles admitted the food "wasn't cooked as much as we'd have liked it to have been," claiming they've dealt with the problem to make sure it doesn't happen again.
Chloe, from Ashton, posted on Facebook: "Absolutely fuming and so disgusted in the staff and especially the management.
"The girls had eaten more than half of their dinner when Lauren realised it was pink as it was covered in mash and gravy."
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She claims despite complaining at the time, the manager didn't approach them and they had not demanded to speak to him - a claim he denies.
The 17-year-old told the : "You just wouldn't expect a play centre to be serving something like that, but then when we complained their attitude was terrible.
"That's why I took it to social media to make other parents aware."
The manager of Tumbles, who didn't want to be named, said the pair had accepted his apology at the time, along with a refund and replacement dishes.
He said: "We have identified the problem and put measures in place to prevent it from happening again.
"We've admitted we made a mistake and apologised.
"It was an oversight and we have changed some of the methods we use in the kitchen."
Having been working at the play centre since it opened five years ago, the manager said the venue had a five-star rating from health and hygiene and said he has full confidence in his staff.
He continued: "We have an excellent record, we serve more than 30,000 people a year and very rarely have any problems.
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"We were last inspected in May and there were no issues raised.
"I have full confidence in my kitchen staff and in myself and they have full management support from me."
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