Oct 21, 2013

Live rat pups in dry chilli packet


Packed and sealed:The chilli packet with the rat pups.
Packed and sealed:The chilli packet with the rat pups.
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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