Food outlets sealed in Rawalpindi

The district administration in Rawalpindi has on Friday sealed Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and OMG outlets in Chaklala Scheme-III and Askari-3 for using spoiled meat and poor hygiene in kitchens, reports Dawn News.

Assistant Commissioner Cantonment Qandeel Fatima Memon sealed KFC Scheme 3 when she received a complaint that a steel wire was found in the fillet of a burger. The restaurant was sealed after the confirmation of the genuinity of the complaint.

The outlets have been given a warning and told to oversee their kitchen staff and food preparation.
OMG Restaurant in Askari 3 was sealed during the second raid.

Commissioner Memon spoke with Dawn, stating that she received a complaint about OMG about smelly burgers. Resultantly, their kitchen was raided and the condition of the kitchen turned out to be “pathetic, as there were cockroaches everywhere and the jars laid without a lid so the restaurant was sealed”.

She added that the food outlets had to obtain medical examination certificates from the district health authority and that it was mandatory for the food outlets to get the medical test of the chefs and workers twice a year and obtain medical reports from government hospitals.

She also said the provincial government had directed to take strict measures against putting people’s lives at risk and she plans on conducting more surprise visits in the cantonment areas in coming days.

Assistant Commissioner Cantonment Qandeel Fatima Memon stated that district administration Rawalpindi is available to look after its people and to ensure that clean and healthy food is served to people of the district, reports Dawn.