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A passenger at Bengaluru airport found a worm in his breakfast at a Rameshwaram Cafe outlet. The staff initially tried to cover it up but later apologised to him.
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A passenger at the Bengaluru airport found a worm in the food served to him at the outlet of a prominent cafe, NDTV reported.
The incident happened on Thursday morning, when the passenger had visited an outlet of the popular Rameshwaram Cafe at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.
According to the report, the passenger had ordered Pongal for breakfast at the airport.
As he confronted the staff over the worm in his food and raised a complaint, they initially tried to cover up the incident.
However, the staff members apologised to him as he began recording a video of the food served to him, the report claimed. He was later issued a full refund of Rs 300 for the item he had ordered.
Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe formed headlines in March last year, when an IED explosion at one of its outlets in the city injured many people.
In December last year, A passenger at Jaipur International Airport found a cockroach in his bread pakora, highlighting food safety concerns.
Similar incidents, including a dead mouse in chocolate syrup and an insect in a Burger King burger, were also reported simultaneously.
Earlier this month, a massive row erupted after Shiv Sena MLA from Buldhana, Sanjay Gaikwad, accused the Akashwani canteen in Mumbai of serving bad quality food.
He alleged the staff were not listening to his complaints.
Later, a purported video of Gaikwad allegedly slapping a canteen worker went viral on social media.
In response to the complaints of the MLA, the state’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) briefly suspended the license of Ajanta Caterers, the manager of the Akashwani canteen.
The FDA officials also took food samples from the Akashvani MLA canteen.
Even as the controversy flared, Gaikwad refused to apologise and said that he had “no regrets” for his actions, saying that the food in the canteen was akin to poison.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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