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Would You Buy Meat From A Door-To-Door Salesperson?
On a warm, balmy evening the smell of steaks and burgers on outdoor grills fill the air. That could also mean door-to-door meat salesmen are drifting through neighborhoods. In Omaha, they need to follow some rules.
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Reporter: Mike McKnight
| Would You Buy Meat From A Door-To-Door Salesperson? |
On a warm, balmy evening the smell of steaks and burgers on outdoor grills fill the air. That could also mean door-to-door meat salesmen are drifting through neighborhoods. In Omaha, they need to follow some rules.
It’s not just price and quality at stake when meat salesmen go door-to-door, that's why the city requires a peddler’s permit.
“Where's the city permit?” Fact Finders asked a salesman in the area of 160th and Cuming.
“For the city of Omaha? I don't have an actual city permit for the city of Omaha on me. Do I need one of those on me?”
A permit protects buyers by running criminal background checks and preventing door knocks before 8 a.m. and after 6 p.m. “It kind of assures you at least we have somewhere to go back to if they skip with the product or skip with your money,” says City Permits Manager Jay Davis.
These peddlers for Iowa Steaks say buyers can trust them and their meat products. “This is all Angus and all USDA choice. You got filets and everything.”
Fact Finders asked a customer who purchased three boxes from a door-to-door steak salesmen if we could have a couple so we could put the meat to the test, the taste test. A half-dozen people took a bite.
“It's good."
"Chewy, but not that bad."
"It’s really good, good yeah.”
While the meat seems good to eat, city inspectors won't swallow any excuse for lack of a peddler’s permit. "I just didn't know that I needed one."
Fact Finders spoke with the meat salesman based in Kansas City, who said he's not returning to Omaha until next week and promised to get a permit before hitting the streets again. Anyone caught selling in Omaha without a permit can be cited by police for a misdemeanor.
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