HYDERABAD: Day after a client lodged police grievance on spotting cockroaches in an aerated drink served by means of the fast meals joint, the Subway outlet within the Hyderabad Central Mall premises in Punjagutta was once shut, on Thursday. Food inspectors from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) who raided the place also served a realize to the outlet for functioning underneath unhygienic conditions.
The incident that happened on May 16 got here to light after the consumer, Marunganti Vamshikrishna Reddy, took to social media to publish his criticism. Within 24 hours, the publish went viral with over 6,700 folks sharing the pictures showing Reddy questioning a female staff. “How can you serve cockroaches? My daughter had a cockroach in her mouth,” Reddy is heard asking the worker in the 2.19 minute-long video.
Recalling the incident whilst speaking to TOI, on Thursday, Reddy stated: “When my daughter ate up the drink, she felt something moving in her mouth. When she spat it out, I found two reside cockroaches. When I checked the cup and the lid, I found a few more.” He added: “When I confronted the staff, they themselves invited me to investigate cross-check the kitchen. But later, a lady worker reprimanded me for getting into the world and accused me of misbehaviour.”
According to him, no longer simplest was once the kitchen infested with cockroaches, but the staff was once also reusing lids and cups. Reddy therefore registered a grievance with the Punjagutta police and GHMC’s meals protection division tough motion in opposition to the ones operating the Subway franchise.
“We suspect that the staff had cleaned the outlet before we reached for inspection. Despite that, we discovered cockroaches in the storage room. We have served a realize to the landlord who has decided to permanently close the outlet. We have also despatched samples for checking out. Further motion will be taken based on the report,” stated Bhargav Narayana, well being and medical officer, GHMC.
The incident that happened on May 16 got here to light after the consumer, Marunganti Vamshikrishna Reddy, took to social media to publish his criticism. Within 24 hours, the publish went viral with over 6,700 folks sharing the pictures showing Reddy questioning a female staff. “How can you serve cockroaches? My daughter had a cockroach in her mouth,” Reddy is heard asking the worker in the 2.19 minute-long video.
Recalling the incident whilst speaking to TOI, on Thursday, Reddy stated: “When my daughter ate up the drink, she felt something moving in her mouth. When she spat it out, I found two reside cockroaches. When I checked the cup and the lid, I found a few more.” He added: “When I confronted the staff, they themselves invited me to investigate cross-check the kitchen. But later, a lady worker reprimanded me for getting into the world and accused me of misbehaviour.”
According to him, no longer simplest was once the kitchen infested with cockroaches, but the staff was once also reusing lids and cups. Reddy therefore registered a grievance with the Punjagutta police and GHMC’s meals protection division tough motion in opposition to the ones operating the Subway franchise.
“We suspect that the staff had cleaned the outlet before we reached for inspection. Despite that, we discovered cockroaches in the storage room. We have served a realize to the landlord who has decided to permanently close the outlet. We have also despatched samples for checking out. Further motion will be taken based on the report,” stated Bhargav Narayana, well being and medical officer, GHMC.
Cockroaches spotted in drink, subway outlet shut
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