Central Food Retail, the largest supermarket chain in Thailand, yesterday assured customers of food quality and hygiene at all its branches following a video clip showing rat eating donuts at its Sukhumvit 33 branch went viral on the social world.
The clip showed a rat eating on the donuts before running around the glass cabinet full of food before climbing out and doing the off. The incident happened at Top Daily Sukhumvit 33 branch.
In its statement issued to clarify and apologise the incident, the company said it has ordered the shutdown of its Top Daily Sukhumvit 33 branch for two days for cleanup operation after a video clip showing rodent eating donuts went viral on the social world with many people expressing disgusts and questioning the cleanliness of the food.
The supermarket chain giant said in the statement that after learning of the incident it has immediately ordered the branch to shut down immediately two days, from June 22-23, for immediate big cleaning of all the spaces and all equipments used at the branch, with special focus on the bakery section.
Significantly, it said all equipments used in the bakery section were ordered to be discarded and replaced.
Besides, the company said it has coordinated with the manage of the building manager which it leased to check and seal all channels which rodents could slip in and out to prevent any recurrence of the incident.
It says it is now in contact with pest control.....
CFR assures of food quality and hygiene at all Tops branches following rat clip - Thai PBS English News