Denver officials defend decision to pour bleach on unlicensed taco vendor’s food

DENVER — Denver health officials defended an inspector’s decision to pour bleach into an unlicensed taco vendor’s food over the weekend, after a video of the incident spread on social media .

Two Denver health inspectors approached a table operated by Tacos Tacolorado near the intersection of Evans Avenue and Colorado Boulevard on Saturday evening. Health officials had previously cited the vendor and thrown out its food for failing to follow various food safety rules, according to inspection reports reviewed by The Denver Post. When inspectors approached Saturday and asked that the food be destroyed, the vendor placed some food into the back of a truck, prompting one health inspector to pour bleach into the remaining food, according to Emily Williams, spokeswoman for the Denver Departme