FIVE food establishments in Taman Maluri, Cheras were ordered to close following checks by health enforcement officers from Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) Health and Environment Department.
The eateries were shut down due to their unhygienic practices and unsatisfactory food preparation.
The team, headed by department director Dr Sallehudin Abu Bakar, conducted checks on seven restaurants.
The five premises — Kiblah Food Corner, Golden Jade restaurant, Xiang Kee restaurant, CYCA restaurant and Kow Lau Kheong restaurant — were told to stop operations in order to clean up before they could reopen for business.
The five restaurants fell foul of Section 21B of the License Food Establishment (WPKL) By-Law 1985.
Closure notice: Sallehudin pasting a closure notice on a pillar at one of the five eating establishments. In the case of CYCA restaurant, the food preparation and stalls had spilled out of the building proper, onto the five-foot way.
They even utilised a bench at a bus-stop to place their utensils.
The officers also noted the presence of vermin, poor hygiene and cleanliness in the five restaurants, and improper disposal of waste and leftovers.
“The dish washing is being done openly on pedestrian walkways. The waste water and food solids all flow into the drain and this results in the clogging of drains.
“Some of these restaurants ‘over-sublet’ space for hawker stalls as well. When you have too many stalls, the overall cleanliness of the establishment will degrade,” said Dr Sallehudin.
He added that the improper disposal of leftovers, where some eateries just dump the leftover food into cardboard boxes, attracted vermin such as rats and cockroaches to the area, thus increasing the risk of spreading disease.
Dr Sallehudin said the closure would normally be for a week.
“It is to enable the owners to clean up their acts,” he said.
However, those who cleaned up their premises quickly could apply to re-open their shops earlier.
But this could only be done after a second inspection by the officers to ensure that all guidelines had been adhered to.
“Our objective is not to stifle the businesses. We are trying to educate them and others on proper food safety, preparation and hygiene,” he added.
Meanwhile, another restaurant Ameer Ehsan was issued with compound notices for minor offences such as dirty kitchen floors and staff not wearing aprons.
As at Nov 23, DBKL has shut down 36 restaurants and issued 2,548 compounds.
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