As reported by The Indian Express, a McDonald’s outlet in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad was sealed after a customer allegedly found a lizard floating in his cold drink. A customer named Bhargava Joshi shared a video of the incident on Twitter in which a dead lizard is seen in alcohol. Cold drink served at McDonald’s outlet in Sola, Ahmedabad. In the clip, a glass of cold drink is seen on the table along with other food items ordered by the customer.
— bhargava joshi (@bhargava21001250) 21 May 2022
As the camera zooms in on the cup, a dead little lizard is seen floating in the drink. In another video, Joshi and his friends alleged that they waited inside the outlet for over an hour after they found a lizard in the liquor. However, he says that no one paid heed to his complaint.
This is the video of this incident that happened to me…@ McDonald’s pic.twitter.com/UiUsaqjVn0
— bhargava joshi (@bhargava21001250) 21 May 2022
He further claimed that McDonald’s employees offered him a refund of Rs 300 for the contaminated drink.
As soon as the video surfaced, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) took cognizance of the matter. AMC food safety officer Devang Patel collected cold drink samples from McDonald’s outlets and sent them to the public health laboratory in Ahmedabad for testing.
Following a complaint made by Bhargava Joshi, the outlet was sealed by the AMC for “greater public health protection”. The AMC directed the outlets not to open their premises without prior permission from the body.
Joshi also shared a picture of the sealed outlet on Twitter. “Great job done by AMC,” he wrote.
great work done by @AmdavadAMC pic.twitter.com/bVC9yGMroi
— bhargava joshi (@bhargava21001250) 21 May 2022
Responding to the incident, McDonald’s said in a press statement that they are investigating the claims made by the customer. It said that the outlet was repeatedly checked but nothing wrong was found. The statement further read that McDonald’s was cooperating with the authorities “being a good corporate citizen”.
McDonald’s also emphasized that they have implemented 42 strict safety and hygiene protocols as part of their ‘Golden Guarantee’ program.
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