HYDERABAD: Day after a consumer lodged police complaint on spotting cockroaches in an aerated drink served by the short food joint, the Subway outlet throughout the Hyderabad Central Mall premises in Punjagutta was close, on Thursday. Food inspectors from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) who raided the place additionally served a realize to the outlet for functioning below unhygienic stipulations.
The incident that occurred on May 16 got here to gentle after the consumer, Marunganti Vamshikrishna Reddy, took to social media to post his grievance. Within 24 hours, the post went viral with over 6,700 people sharing the footage appearing Reddy questioning a female staff. “How are you able to serve cockroaches? My daughter had a cockroach in her mouth,” Reddy is heard asking the employee in the 2.19 minute-long video.
Recalling the incident while chatting with TOI, on Thursday, Reddy stated: “When my daughter consumed the drink, she felt something shifting in her mouth. When she spat it out, I discovered two are living cockroaches. When I checked the cup and the lid, I discovered a couple of more.” He added: “When I faced the staff, they themselves invited me to investigate cross-check the kitchen. But later, a lady employee reprimanded me for coming into the area and accused me of misbehaviour.”
According to him, now not only was the kitchen infested with cockroaches, but the staff was additionally reusing lids and cups. Reddy therefore registered a complaint with the Punjagutta police and GHMC’s food safety division difficult motion against those working the Subway franchise.
“We suspect that the staff had wiped clean the outlet before we reached for inspection. Despite that, we found cockroaches in the storage room. We have served a realize to the landlord who has decided to permanently shut the outlet. We have additionally sent samples for testing. Further motion might be taken according to the file,” stated Bhargav Narayana, well being and medical officer, GHMC.
The incident that occurred on May 16 got here to gentle after the consumer, Marunganti Vamshikrishna Reddy, took to social media to post his grievance. Within 24 hours, the post went viral with over 6,700 people sharing the footage appearing Reddy questioning a female staff. “How are you able to serve cockroaches? My daughter had a cockroach in her mouth,” Reddy is heard asking the employee in the 2.19 minute-long video.
Recalling the incident while chatting with TOI, on Thursday, Reddy stated: “When my daughter consumed the drink, she felt something shifting in her mouth. When she spat it out, I discovered two are living cockroaches. When I checked the cup and the lid, I discovered a couple of more.” He added: “When I faced the staff, they themselves invited me to investigate cross-check the kitchen. But later, a lady employee reprimanded me for coming into the area and accused me of misbehaviour.”
According to him, now not only was the kitchen infested with cockroaches, but the staff was additionally reusing lids and cups. Reddy therefore registered a complaint with the Punjagutta police and GHMC’s food safety division difficult motion against those working the Subway franchise.
“We suspect that the staff had wiped clean the outlet before we reached for inspection. Despite that, we found cockroaches in the storage room. We have served a realize to the landlord who has decided to permanently shut the outlet. We have additionally sent samples for testing. Further motion might be taken according to the file,” stated Bhargav Narayana, well being and medical officer, GHMC.
Cockroaches spotted in drink, Subway outlet shut
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