More than 200 Delta Air Lines flights were denied meal service after a routine check found an issue.
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Passengers on the over 200 flights out of Detroit Metropolitan Airport didn't get the airlines food service on Saturday and Sunday because Delta shut down its Detroit meal service facility on Friday, according toDelta said it made the decision to close its Detroit food facility after it was notified of a "food safety issue" following a routine Food and Drug Administration inspection.
"During a recent inspection at a DTW kitchen, Delta's catering partner was notified of a food safety issue within the facility," said the airline to CBS News. "Delta and its catering partner immediately shut down hot food production and subsequently suspended all activity from the facility." The airline said going forward it would make changes to how it prepares hot and cold foods so that it can restore the meal service program to flights.
Delta told CBS News that "hot food and other onboard provisioning will be managed from other facilities" and also said the it "will continue to take necessary precautions to ensure food safety."
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