Pulau Tikus hawker centre ordered to close for 14 days over hygiene woes

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The Penang City Council has ordered the closure of a food court in Pulau Tikus for 14 days, starting Feb 19 after an inspection uncovered rat carcasses as well as rat and cockroach droppings.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Penang City Council has ordered the closure of a hawker center in Pulau Tikus for 14 days.

00:09Enforcement personnel from the council carried out an operation at the premises along Jalan

00:13Gotlib on Wednesday.

00:15They uncovered rat carcasses as well as rat and cockroach droppings and found that the

00:20premises failed to maintain satisfactory hygiene standards.

00:24The council's licensing department assistant health officer, Razali M.B., said rats are

00:29one of the rodents that may cause a disease outbreak.

00:33He said the business operators had been instructed to conduct a major cleanup of the premises

00:39and once it is done, the council will inspect the premises again.

00:43During the inspection, the officers also found one of the rented stalls in a deteriorated

00:49state emitting foul odor.

00:52They recommended remedial measures including pest control, proper installation of oil traps

00:57and replacement of damaged stall roofs.

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