Butchers in Sainsbury's banned from using KNIVES... in case they cut themselves
Butchers at Sainsbury's have been banned from using knives - because of health and safety.
Shopper John Wilkinson was shocked when a meat counter worker at the supermarket said he could not de-bone a joint of lamb.
The businessman was told: 'My bosses won't let me - in case I cut myself and I'm not insured.'
Banned: A butcher in Sainsbury's in Cardiff said he was not able to use knives, in case he cut himself - even though he has been a butcher for 30 years
Mr Wilkinson, who was buying the lamb joint for a roast dinner at a store in Penylan, Cardiff, said the butcher was embarrassed and said he had been chopping meat for three decades.
The 41-year-old said: 'I couldn't believe my ears. He's been doing it for 30 years and we were chatting about how he had been teaching all the young butchers how to cut the meat and joints.
'But when I asked him to de-bone the joint he said he couldn't in case he cut himself with a knife and he would not be insured.
'He looked really embarrassed.'
Father-of-one Mr Wilkinson even queried it with customer services at the large Sainsbury's store.
It was confirmed to him that company policy was that it was deemed 'not safe' for the butcher to use the knives on a lamb joint.
Mr Wilkinson said: 'It was just hysterical. I went to the customer service desk and the woman there said it was for the butcher's own safety.'
A spokesman for Sainsbury's said the store had a training policy on the butcher counter and not all staff were trained to use a knife for that specific task.
He said: 'Our colleagues who work on the meat counters are all trained to use knives, but some have not received all of the training to safely de-bone a lamb joint.
'We are sorry we could not help Mr Wilkinson, but hope he will shop with us in future.'
Health and Safety is taking over! Watch out or you will get sued!
First having to wear protective gloves and goggles for conquers and now this!?!? What next? Hairdressers banned for wielding scissors?
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