Lizard in a cold drink.. Disgusting video shuts down a famous restaurant in "Ahmedabad"
Recently, a branch of the famous McDonald's restaurant chain in Ahmedabad, India, was closed down by the city's municipality after a dead lizard was found in a customer's drink.
According to the Indian press, which covered the incident extensively, the incident began when one of the restaurant's customers found a dead lizard in the drink accompanying the meal, and he complained to the branch manager, who in turn met the complaint with sarcasm.
The customer of the restaurant, Bhargava Joshi, who posted a video of the incident, said that he found the lizard in his drink in a McDonald's branch, so he told the manager of the restaurant what happened. Nothing happened.
The restaurant client added that when he pressured the restaurant management, they offered him to return the price of the meal.
After the video was circulated on Twitter, which attracted the attention of Internet users as well as city officials, the city municipality verified the matter and closed the restaurant, took a sample of the drink and sent it to the public health laboratory.
McDonald's also issued an official statement saying it values cleanliness at its outlets.
“At McDonald’s, we are committed to ensuring the safety and hygiene of all our customers. Quality, service, cleanliness and value are at the heart of our business operations. Furthermore, as part of the Gold Assurance Program, we have implemented 42 stringent safety procedures and hygiene protocols in all our McDonald’s restaurants, which include Strict regular cleaning and disinfection of the kitchen and restaurants. We are looking into this incident that allegedly occurred at the Ahmedabad outlet. We are investigating the incident, cooperating with the authorities."
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