Too close for comfort: Ahmad Shukri showing how the fried chicken was placed next to the trash at one of the nasi kandar outlets in Kepala Batas.
BUTTERWORTH: Nasi kandar is a very Penang thing. So is Ops Nasi Kandar. In a statewide crackdown on unhygienic conditions at such restaurants, 15 nasi kandar outlets, including several well-known ones, were ordered closed.
Among the offences found during the operation were rat infestation, unsatisfactory cleanliness of raw materials, dirty floors and walls, open rubbish bins, workers with dirty clothes, exposed food and unhygienic food handling.
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