Focaccia shop and Mitsukoshi department store apologize for unsanitary tasting practices at Tokyo event

A food vendor at a department store event apologized for unsanitary practices after a video showed a staff member tasting food with cooking gloves. The incident occurred at a department store's Italian fair where a focaccia sandwich shop was selling products. The shop and the department store have both issued apologies for the improper hygiene. Health authorities are investigating the matter, stating that tasting food with cooking gloves and then continuing to prepare food without changing them is generally unhygienic.