Famous Penang Roti Canai Stall Ordered Shut After Poop Found On Their Chicken Eggs
In spite of the stall being under investigation for sanitation violations, the shop was still seen bustling with customers who seemed unconcerned by the officials' presence.
By Aqasha Nalani — 03 Jan 2023, 02:04 PM
If you are a roti canai connoisseur, you have probably heard of a popular must-try roti canai stall located in Jalan Transfer, Penang
The popular stall, however, has been asked to be closed for two weeks after it was found to have sanitation violations, reported New Straits Times.
The closure order, issued in accordance with Section 11 of the Food Act 1983, went into effect yesterday, 2 January, and will remain in place until 16 January, according to a notice from the Northeast District Health Office's Food Safety and Quality Department.
After inspections were done at the restaurant's premises, the owner was fined RM500 because he had failed to provide adequate training in safe food handling to his employees.
A beverage vendor right next to the roti canai shop was also hit with a RM500 fine. The shop's ice storage unit was found to have been contaminated.
During the inspections, it was reported that the store still had many customers waiting in long lines
In spite of the stall being under investigation for sanitation violations, the shop was still seen bustling with customers who seemed unconcerned by the officials' presence who came at 11am yesterday, 2 January.
Shahjahan Abdul Hamid, the store's owner, has apologised to customers and said he will comply with the closure order.
He went on to say that they planned to use the time allotted by the closure order to clean up the stall.
"My former workers have all returned to India. It's this current batch of workers that I'm having a slight problem with," he explained.
The inspection was conducted in response to a viral video depicting the shop's unsanitary practices
In the 48-second clip, the stall's cook can be seen putting chicken eggs in a basket at his workstation.
Netizens carefully examined the basket and discovered that the chicken eggs were filled with faecal matter, indicating that the eggs had not been washed properly.
The video quickly went viral and was shared on several social media platforms.
A video showing a rat munching on fried chicken at a mamak restaurant recently went viral on Twitter and even attracted the attention of the Ministry of Health (MOH):
