Mobile courts on Sunday fined 12 shops, including chain fast food shop KFC, Tk 2.66 lakh on various charges at different parts of the Chittagong city.
A court, led by executive magistrate Mukitul Islam, fined the KFC outlet at Ishpahani crossing Tk 25,000, Fitstop restaurant Tk 40,000, Fitstop sweets Tk 10,000 and two fruit shops in the same area Tk 10,000, Fulkoli sweet factory at Chowmuhuni Tk 60,000, Fresh Inn restaurant Tk 50,000, a medicine shop in the same area Tk 5,000.
The magistrate said the fast food shop KFC was fined for unhygienic condition in the kitchen, keeping date-expired sauce and cooking broiler chicken without pre-examination. 'KFC has no standard although it is a famous food shop,' the magistrate added.
He also said other food shops were fined on charge of producing and selling food in unhygienic condition while the fruit shops were fined for using formalin in fruits.
The medicine shop was fined for selling date-expired medicine, he added.
Another court, led by executive magistrate Juthika Sirkar, fined the sweetmeat factory of Shad on Omar Ali Road of Chaktai Tk 60,000 and Sadhu sweets Tk 5,000 on charge of producing and selling food in an unhygienic condition.
One more mobile court, led by executive magistrate Jannatul Ferdous, fined two fish traders Tk 500 each on charge of cheating in weight.
Source : New Age
