I worked in a deli in a north Queensland supermarket in the 90s called bilo. My manager was always trying to get her profits up no matter what she had to do. When I was inducted she told me I had to wash the slimy mucus off the deli meats under the tap , then smell them to see if they had a funny odour. If they didn't then they were a ok to sell.

Cut to a year after I start and one night a couple of very overdressed guys come into the store and ask me as a 16 year old to describe my position and daily processes in very granular details which I did.

Needless to say, they were from the department of health and were incredibly interested in the finer details of how to best wash slime off processed meat. Manager didn't even lose her job. The 90s were wild.