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The Sun
21-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Rat droppings & roaches: Hulu Selangor restaurant shuttered for two weeks after tip-off
PETALING JAYA: A Hulu Selangor restaurant was shut down for two weeks after a surprise inspection found rat droppings, cockroaches, and serious hygiene violations. Acting on a public tip-off, the Hulu Selangor Municipal Council (MPHS) conducted an inspection through its Inspectorate Division of the Department of Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing, alongside the Enforcement and Licensing Departments. ALSO READ: Batu Feringghi eatery issued shut down notice due to cockroach poop in the premises The premises were found to be in a severely unsanitary condition, leading to its closure for 14 days. 'Among the offences detected were the presence of rat droppings and cockroach infestations on storage racks, food handlers with long fingernails, not wearing aprons or head coverings, unwashed chicken eggs, effluent discharge from the premises into public drains and food waste disposal into public drains. 'The inspection also revealed a poorly maintained grease trap, dirty cooking utensils and wiping cloths, disorganised solid waste management, and several other violations,' the council said in a statement. Three compounds were issued under the Food Establishment By-Laws 2007 and Food Handler By-Laws 2007. 'To ensure public safety, MPHS will continue to take strict action and will not compromise with any food premises that fail to comply with the required hygiene standards,' it warned.
The Sun
21-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Rat droppings & roaches: Hulu Selangor restaurant shut
PETALING JAYA: A Hulu Selangor restaurant was shut down for two weeks after a surprise inspection found rat droppings, cockroaches, and serious hygiene violations. Acting on a public tip-off, the Hulu Selangor Municipal Council (MPHS) conducted an inspection through its Inspectorate Division of the Department of Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing, alongside the Enforcement and Licensing Departments. ALSO READ: Batu Feringghi eatery issued shut down notice due to cockroach poop in the premises The premises were found to be in a severely unsanitary condition, leading to its closure for 14 days. 'Among the offences detected were the presence of rat droppings and cockroach infestations on storage racks, food handlers with long fingernails, not wearing aprons or head coverings, unwashed chicken eggs, effluent discharge from the premises into public drains and food waste disposal into public drains. 'The inspection also revealed a poorly maintained grease trap, dirty cooking utensils and wiping cloths, disorganised solid waste management, and several other violations,' the council said in a statement. Three compounds were issued under the Food Establishment By-Laws 2007 and Food Handler By-Laws 2007. 'To ensure public safety, MPHS will continue to take strict action and will not compromise with any food premises that fail to comply with the required hygiene standards,' it warned.
New Straits Times
21-05-2025
- Health
- New Straits Times
Cockroaches, rat droppings and filth: Public tip-off leads to restaurant closure
HULU SELANGOR: A restaurant here was ordered to close immediately after it was found to have violated several hygiene and food safety regulations during an inspection by the Hulu Selangor Municipal Council yesterday. In a statement today, the district council said the operation was carried out by the Inspectorate Division of the Department of Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing, together with the Enforcement and Licensing Departments, following public complaints. It said the inspection led to the closure of the food premises for 14 days. "Among the offences detected were the presence of rat droppings and cockroach infestations on storage racks, food handlers with long fingernails, not wearing aprons or head coverings, unwashed chicken eggs, effluent discharge from the premises into public drains, and food waste disposal into public drains. "Additionally, the grease trap was poorly maintained, cooking utensils and wiping cloths were unclean, solid waste management was disorganised, and several other violations were also recorded," it said. The council added that three compounds were issued under the Food Establishment By-Laws 2007 and Food Handler By-Laws 2007.
