Breaking: 9 outlets of KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) closing down in Mauritius as sanitary officers announced that that bacteria Salmonela has been found in over 10 tons of seized chicken meat from KFC Mauritius.
Update 17 th October: KFC is back to business! Yay!
Update 6th October: ALL KFC outlets are closed! Curepipe, Flacq and Rose Belle ones which were working till today were ordered to closed down too. So no KFC in Mauritius for now!
We got the news on 29 of September that the KFC outlet of Port Louis was closed due to strange odors in the storage room. However we got the news since some days about a private investigation in all KFC outlets in Mauritius and apparently this was NOT a rumor!
Today 8 other KFC outlets have been closed and they are:
- KFC Vacoas
- KFC Goodlands
- KFC Trianon
- KFC GrandBay
- KFC Mahebourg
- KFC St Jean
- KFC Rose Hill
- KFC Jumbo
Adding to it the already closed KFC of Port Louis, this makes it to 9 already. To note that over 10 tons of meat has been seized at KFC and recent test on these proves that the bacteria Salmonela is present in the meat!
What is the Salmonela Bacteria?
This bacteria is commonly found in poultry, eggs, and in meat. Salmonella bacteria affects the stomach and intestines and may even cause blood poisoning. Below are some symptoms of Salmonela poisoning if you eat these meat:
- Diarrhoea or constipation.
- Headaches.
- Stomach cramps.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Fever.
- Possibly, blood in the faeces.
Now the question that many Mauritian must ask is since when is there this problem with KFC! Have we been eating poisoned meat all this while?
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Chen You
@SoapShampoo WOW WHAT????? RT @SoapShampoo: http://bit.ly/Zv4Oi point proven! i have the symptoms all the time!
Sherina
Kfc is back buddies…..hurray
Hanlie Jordaan
Due to my involvement in Food Safety here in South Africa and the fact that our company was registered in MU in August 2008 (however still dormant) – I’ve been receiving numerous e-mails & calls from MU friends over the past few days regarding the KFC issue.
I agree with a lot of the above comments. When we purchase food from a restaurant, retail store, franchises etc. we expect the food to be safe – the possibility of bacterial contamination don’t even cross our minds. KFC is one of the biggest International franchise groups and I have no doubt that there will be appropriate corrective action by KFC Head Office to prevent a similar situation in future. The fact as mentioned above, is that the chicken was locally supplied, and this should be the focus point.
How involved is the Health Department of Government, Municipalities and District councils when it comes to Food Safety inspections, training etc. at all food premises in MU? It became clear to me during our visit in Oct ’08 that there is some focus on the street vendors, but not on the bigger food manufacturing/processing facilities because officials assume they have Food Safety Management systems (FSMS) in place. A lot of these suppliers are certificied (HACCP, BRC, ISO etc.). One needs to understand that the certification only takes place annually or once in 2yrs. Are these systems maintained throughout the year and who verify (inspection) this?
I recall a few months ago, Mr Michael SikYuen (Curepipe Mayor) had major concerns i.t.o. general hygiene and food safety standards of a butchery at the Curepipe market. Similar concerns relating to Food Safety were raised by members of the public in the months that followed.
Food Safety incidents (food poisoning outbreaks) is the one thing MU cannot afford. Tourism is a very important source of income, imagine 100 000 people on the island get food poisoning – would the hospitals be able to handle such a crises?
My opinion; – get back to basics – ALL food handling facilities should be inspected by the Health Inspectors on a regular basis and Food Safety training should be a priority and a requirement for ALL staff members of such premises.
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Kurt Avish
Hi Hanlie. You mentioned some really good points. I specially wanna point this one out:
This is very important as many people are directly blaming KFC (the label). Sure, KFC is fast food and fast food does have health issues but we need not mix up daily food habit with the current bacteria issue. In fact KFC Mauritius is supplied by Chantecler chicken. And again we must not blame the chicken meat provider because the actual problem was “the way KFC Mauritius stored the meat”.
You are also right about the certification delay. We never know.. Maybe when it is there to be an inspection everything shines but who knows how are the hygienic factors handled between the inspections. I think the company working under the label KFC in Mauritius is to be warned and also actions need to be taken but this does not mean to banned KFC from Mauritius.
nilou
its good its close mauritian pou aret gagne diabete et tension .
hum
it is not the KFC name to blame rather it is the mauritian company who have been working with the name. the KFC name would not always hide their misconduct and negligence.
it is not KFC doing wrong to mauritian people…rather it is the mauritian people (who are running kfc-mru) doing wrong to their own mauritian people.
they do not themselves care about the health and well being of their own people so are not in the position to be pointing fingers or hiding their heads under paper bags
Guiblog
Bez sa… p mari envi manz enn poule la… surtout après ce qui nous est arrivé cette semaine…
.-= Guiblog´s last blog ..Le brûlot d’Hulot =-.
Kurt Avish
P tan dir voleur in attack zot? lol
Aster p tan dir voleur la so ser tou p amerde. haha.
mcdo..
non franc tout, les gars, vous pouvez penser que je plaisante mais kfc a vraiment une place importante dans ma vie.. la premiere fille avec qui g eu un rencard c’etait a kfc.. la meilleure facon pour me calmer, c’etait du kfc.. la premiere fois que g ‘bunk school’ c’etait pour aller a kfc, la premiere bouffe que g mangé quand g recu mon premier salaire c’etait chez kfc..comme ces exemples je peux en dire bien plus alrs…entends ma peine dieu de la faim et libere de nous en laissant l’ange kfc combler nos vies et nos estomac.. on cri famine sans toi(literallement parlant)!!!! lol
P.S :je suis pas non plus parano non plus pour ceux qui le pense
)..
Sonia
KFC is part of a big group in Mauritius. Maybe, they think that they are above all and no one can do anything against them. Its hightime to close this unethical money making business against the health of innocent people in Mauritius.
NO TO JUNK FOOD. NO TO INFECTED KFC. FOUND GUILTY YOU NEED TO PAY.
KFC OUT OF MAURITIUS.
mcdo..
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Kurt Avish
LOL
Sherina
@mcdo.., hihihi lols
Rajeshwari
@mcdo.., thats so sweet of u.. im missing u zinger..