A restaurant was sentenced to a RM3,000 fine by the Kuala Lumpur magistrate’s court today for selling curry chicken contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
Magistrate Wong Chai Sia imposed the fine on ABC Food Corner, after its owner, Ayoob Khan Muhamad Yakub, 56, pleaded guilty to committing the offence at Jalan 9/125D, Desa Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, at 10.40am on October 3, 2017.
According to the facts, an environmental health assistant officer bought curry chicken at the restaurant for RM4 as a sample for analysis at the Chemistry Department.
The food was found to be contaminated with salmonella bacteria, which is the main cause of food poisoning.
In mitigation, the restaurant’s owner, who was unrepresented, said it was his first offence after having operated the business for more than 20 years since 1998.
However, prosecuting officer Rofidah Abd Molok, who represented the Cheras Health Office, urged the court to impose the maximum sentence of RM50,000 in default of two years’ imprisonment.
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