A frozen dead rat was found in a block of ice in a chiller allegedly sourced from an ice-manufacturing factory in Pune’s Junnar on Wednesday. This incident raised several questions about hygiene and public health.
This shocking discovery was made by a wholesale and retail ice vendor, who supplies the bulk ice blocks to factories, hotels, restaurants and even street vendors selling different chilled drinks and desserts, that are savoured by a thousands of people on a daily basis.
The vendor spotted the dead rodent sticking out of its frozen rat hole, from the ice-block which was purportedly sourced from a Junnar unit. He and others took several photos and videos of the same, which later went viral on social media sparking an outrage among the citizenry.
Many people have raised questions against Pune district officials, state Food & Drugs Administration and other concerned agencies for the severe lapse, especially at the height of summer season, when ice and ice-based foods, drinks and desserts are in great demand.
Rattled by the dead rat in the ice, furious locals have demanded that raids and checks be conducted by the relevant agencies to assess whether health-hygiene parameters are being adhered to or not. They have asked for strict action against any lapse found in this regard.
The development comes barely days after people found samosas ‘stuffed’ with used condom packs, tobacco, pebbles and sand that were served at the staff canteen of an automobile major in the twin city of Pimpri-Chinchwada.
Pune Police have booked as many as five persons belonging to an external private food caterer, while one was arrested and presently cooling his heels in judicial custody till April 22 as further probe is underway, said Senior Police Inspector Dnyaneshwar Katkar of Chikhli Police Station.
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