AMC Seals McDonald’s outlet after lizard spotted in cold drink

AMC sealed McDonald’s outlet in the Sola area of the city after a picture of a dead lizard in the cold drink the outlet served went viral on social media. Taking the complaint filed by Bhargav Joshi into consideration AMC Food Safety Officer took samples of the cold drinks from the outlet to the public health laboratory in the city for testing. AMC directed that the outlet is not permitted to reopen its premises without its prior permission. McDonald’s said in a press statement, “At McDonald’s, we are committed to ensuring the safety and hygiene of all our customers. Quality, service, cleanliness and value are at the core of our business operations. Furthermore, as part of our Golden Guarantee programme, we have implemented 42 strict safety and hygiene protocols across all our McDonald’s restaurants, which include strict processes for regular kitchen, and restaurant cleaning and sanitization, among others. We are looking into this incident that is alleged to have taken place at the Ahmedabad outlet.”