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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