Employees at an airline catering facility located next to Los Angeles International Airport have filed a safety complaint alleging exposure to maggots, mold, cockroaches and other vermin while they work to prepare food.
The award-winning Flying Food Group has 19 catering facilities across the United States, preparing 120 million meals annually for more than 75 airlines. This is the latest in a series of complaints raised against its Inglewood branch.
According to the complaint, in late June 2026, an employee was allegedly ordered to open airline dish carts that had been left unopened inside the facility for an extended period of time. She discovered decomposing food that appeared to be covered in mold, maggots and flies. The worker alleges that when she suggested discarding the dishes, she was ordered by her supervisor to clean the dishes for reuse on an upcoming flight. She says she was not offered a mask or respirator to protect herself while handling the noxious material.
The complaint alleges that, inside these facilities responsible for preparing thousands of meals for airlines at nearby LAX, workers have reported seeing what they believed to be cockroaches and other vermin, including in food preparation areas and near airline food carts.
