Unsanitary Practices at Local Milk Tea Shop in China Exposed
Police Intervention Leads to Employee Detention and Shop Closure
An employee at a milk tea shop in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, has become embroiled in controversy due to unsanitary behavior.
A staff member at a milk tea shop in China is facing severe criticism after a video showing unsanitary practices during the production process went viral online. Photo by Chongqing Broadcasting Channel 1
According to local media outlets such as the Hangzhou Daily on September 18, a video circulated on social networking services (SNS) showed the employee placing their slippers inside a container filled with drink toppings and then using bare hands to put the toppings into beverage cups on a dirty workbench. After the incident came to light, the Shenzhen Market Supervision Bureau immediately identified the shop's location in Longhua District and launched an investigation.
The shop stated during the investigation that the employee in question had applied for the job on September 16 and committed the act during their first shift on September 17, with the video also filmed on the same day.
Additionally, the shop voluntarily reported the employee to the police and handed them over to authorities, halted sales of the affected beverages, and disposed of all cooking utensils and ingredients. The shop has temporarily suspended operations and is implementing corrective measures. The Longhua District Market Supervision Bureau in Shenzhen reported that the employee received administrative detention from public security authorities.
A staff member at a milk tea shop in China is facing severe criticism after a video showing unsanitary practices during the production process went viral online. Photo by Chongqing Broadcasting Channel 1
Meanwhile, a similar hygiene incident occurred in February this year at a popular hot pot franchise, Haidilao, in Shanghai. Two teenagers posted a video on SNS of themselves standing on a table with their shoes on and urinating into a hot pot in a private room at the restaurant, sparking public outrage.
At the time, Haidilao replaced all tableware and hot pots, refunded the full meal price to 4,109 affected customers, and paid compensation equivalent to ten times the meal cost, implementing a total compensation package worth 10 million yuan (approximately 2 billion KRW).
In relation to this, on September 12, the Huangpu District Court in Shanghai ordered the parents, who failed to supervise their underage children, to pay Haidilao 220,000 yuan (approximately 400 million KRW) in damages.
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