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The owner of a nasi kandar restaurant in Seremban has denied allegations that his establishment recycles leftover food, after a viral video showed a worker washing food scraps
"That's impossible," said Datuk Fadzil A Bakar in a press conference after a Facebook user claimed his restaurant was washing leftover food to be reused and resold the following day.
Fadzil clarified that the food scraps were never intended for resale. Instead, they were being cleaned before being donated to feed stray animals.
Fadzil explained that an animal lover has been collecting food waste from the restaurant for the past three years to feed stray cats and birds
"We clean the food so that it doesn't spoil quickly. The cleaning of the food waste is done to separate oil and spices before being given to stray animals," Fadzil said.
The restaurant owner added that while customers have the right to raise concerns, he was disappointed the matter was taken to social media instead of being discussed directly with management.
"If they were dissatisfied or saw something amiss, they should have met with the management first, not immediately made it viral," he said, adding that the image of his restaurant has been tarnished by the incident.
However, he added that he is currently not considering legal action, unless defamatory claims continue to spread, and will wait for the authorities' investigation to determine whether any offence occurred.
At the press conference, stray feeder Manikandan Krishnasamy confirmed he has been collecting food waste from restaurants in the neighbourhood for the past five years, and had advised them to wash the scraps before donating them
"I asked the restaurants to wash the leftover meat and scraps because oily food can cause skin problems for the animals. All the restaurants I collect from, I ask them to wash it," he said.
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@ipk.tv5 RB BISTRO NASI KANDAR N4FI DAKW4AN, JELAS MAKANAN PELUPUSAN UNTUK HAIWAN Seremban, 5.2.26, Pemilik RB Bistro Nasi Kandar, Datuk Hj Fadzil men4fikan sekeras-kerasnya d4kwaan bahawa pihak rest0rannya mengitar semula lauk pelupusan untuk diju4l semula kepada pel4nggan. Menurut beliau, adalah mustahil makanan yang telah dilupuskan dim4sak kembali untuk ju4lan. "Mustahil barang yang dah pelupusan kita masak semula untuk pel4nggan. Kita dah berni4ga lama, perkara itu memang tak masuk akal. Ini satu pengani4yaan terhadap perni4gaan kami," katanya. Datuk Hj Fadzil menjelaskan, makanan pelupusan itu sebenarnya dibersihkan hanya untuk diberikan kepada haiwan, bukan untuk kegunaan manusia. "Barang pelupusan ini memang tak boleh dim4kan manusia. Ia hanya untuk h4iwan. Kita bersihkan sebab tak mahu beri dalam keadaan busuk. Walaupun untuk haiwan, kita tak boleh hina macam tu," jelasnya. Beliau turut memaklumkan, perkara itu telah dilakukan sejak sekian lama dengan kerjasama seorang pencinta h4iwan, En. Manikandan. "Dah lebih tiga tahun beliau ambil barang pelupusan dari kedai kita untuk haiwan. Itu sahaja tujuan kita, bukan lain," katanya. Mengulas mengenai video yang tular, Datuk Hj Fadzil berkata tind4kan mer4kam dan menyeb4rkan tanpa berbincang terlebih dahulu telah menjejaskan reputasi perni4gaan. "Sebagai pel4nggan, orang berhak meng4du. Tapi cara itu tak kena. Patut tanya pihak pengurusan dulu, bukan terus vir4lkan sampai r0sakkan perni4gaan," katanya. Beliau berkata pihak rest0ran akur dengan sias4tan Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) dan telah membuat lap0ran p0lis. "Apa pun keputusan KKM, kita terima. Ini berkaitan kesih4tan. Kalau s4lah, kita akur," tambahnya. Sementara itu, pencinta haiwan, En. Manikandan Krisnansamy turut mengesahkan mak4nan tersebut memang untuk h4iwan. "Saya ambil mak4nan pelupusan ini untuk haiw4n liar seperti kucing, burung dan tikus. Saya minta pihak rest0ran basuh daging supaya tak berminyak kerana h4iwan boleh kena peny4kit," katanya. Beliau berkata aktiviti tersebut dilakukan secara k0nsisten sejak selepas PKP. "Setiap malam saya kutip selepas tengah malam. Bukan untuk m4nusia, hanya untuk h4iwan," jelasnya. Kes kini dalam perhatian pihak KKM bagi menentukan tahap pematuhan kebersihan dan kesel4matan mak4nan di premis berkenaan. @ridzuanikhlas @www.ikhlasmalaysia.com ♬ tranloptruon – trân🫡🇻🇳
