Live rat pups have been found in a
sealed packet of dry chillies a man bought from a supermarket at Pallimukku in
the city.
The man, who claimed buying it on
Thursday, found the pups on Friday when he heard squeaks from inside the
packet.
Following a written complaint from
him, the Chief Food Safety Officer at Kollam, A.K. Mini, has written to the
State Food Safety Commissioner seeking permission to initiate prosecution
proceedings against the supermarket authorities. Ms. Mini has also ordered the
closure of the super market’s packing centre following an inspection there.
The customer says the packet has not
been opened and has been handed over to the Food Safety authorities. The pups
can be seen through the plastic packet. But the supermarket authorities say
that the claim of the man is hard to believe.
The label on the packet shows that
it was packed on October 15. The man had purchased it on October 17 and noticed
the pups on October 18. The supermarket authorities say it is simply not
possible for the pups to be alive in an airtight packet for four days and that
too without being fed.
They allege mischief behind it. The
supermarket with several branches is the one that had earned a reputation in
the city over the years, they add.
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