BEIJING • Popular Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao, which has five outlets in Singapore, is in the soup after hygiene lapses were uncovered in two of its restaurants in Beijing..
BEIJING • Popular Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao, which has five outlets in Singapore, is in the soup after hygiene lapses were uncovered in two of its restaurants in Beijing.
All its restaurants in the capital will be inspected by the authorities after a local newspaper reported about the problems last week following an undercover operation.
Hidden videos by the Evening Law Report show a rat-infested kitchen at one branch and unhygienic practices – such as using utensils to fix a clogged sewage trough and cleaning dustpans in a sink for washing dishes – at the other outlet.
Haidilao’s sanitation ratings will be downgraded, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Beijing Food and Drug Administration said the inspection will take place over two weeks, and target the chain’s outlets and food suppliers.
