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A Colorado health inspector was videotaped pouring bleach into a vendor's food in a now-viral video

Denver's Department of Public Health and Environment explained the incident to PEOPLE, describing the department's previous attempts to intervene with the operators

Social media users were initially upset about the video but pivoted to supporting the inspector's actions

A video circulating online shows health inspectors pouring bleach into a vendor’s food, and officials are standing behind the action.

Two Denver health inspectors poured bleach out of a jug and into Tacos Tacolorados ’ containers of food on Nov. 15. Footage of the instance was shared on Tuesday, Nov. 18, by Denver Today , TMZ and other accounts. Commenters were initially shocked at the footage, with on

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