SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan health authorities are probing a restaurant here for allegedly compromising food safety and carrying out unhygienic food preparation practices.
State health director Dr Zuraida Mohamed said her officers were investigating the matter after a clip of a worker allegedly “washing" unsold food such as mutton, chicken and bean curd to be reused went viral.
"I have just received information on this and we are probing the incident," she said when contacted.
A social media user had earlier posted a clip of the incident which allegedly took place behind the restaurant after midnight on Tuesday (Feb 3).
After "washing" the cooked food, the worker could be seen placing it onto trays.
The individual said when he asked the worker why he was separating the dishes and placing them in trays, he was told that these were to be recooked the following day.
He said the worker's colleagues then tried to hoodwink him by giving him excuses but eventually admitted to the practice.
The workers had also claimed that this would not compromise food safety.
The individual then said the practice was unacceptable as it endangered public health.
"This is completely unethical, unsafe and extremely disgusting.
"I will post photographs and video clips of this incident as evidence and upload them to social media.
"I hope the authorities will take stern action against the wrongdoers as I am confident that this is not the first time they have resorted to this," he said.
He then urged others to share the information he had uploaded to create awareness and to prevent such incidents from recurring.
