70% surge in PJ eatery closures

Aznan (fourth from left) hands the Certificate of Recognition at the MBPJ’s Food Premises and Clean Toilets Award Ceremony, to a restaurateur while (from left) Mahzura, councillor Nalina Nair and Enforcement Department director Mohd Fauzi Maarop, look on.

PETALING Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is intensifying enforcement following an almost 70% increase in restaurant closures due to inadequate cleanliness and poor hygiene standards across the city.

Petaling Jaya deputy mayor Aznan Hassan reported that between Jan 1 and Nov 30 this year, the council’s Health Department has issued 230 closure orders to restaurant owners found in breach of cleanliness and hygiene regulations.