A normal lunch break turned into a complete nightmare for a woman in Hong Kong when she opened her takeout order and found a live, hairless baby rat wriggling inside, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported. The rat’s eyes were not even fully open, shocking footage showed. The set came with satay beef rice noodles, a ham omelette, and a drink.
The woman, who reportedly works in the Kwai Chung district, had picked up a $5.60 (around Rs 531) lunch combo from Wa Jer Restaurant.
Following the shock, the customer promptly reported the incident to Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). Health inspectors quickly visited the restaurant to run an inspection. As per the report, the restaurant held a valid license and hadn’t received formal complaints over the past year, but authorities discovered poor overall hygiene during their surprise visit. Officials collected food samples for testing and issued charges against the owner under local food safety regulations, ordering immediate clean-up measures. “At this stage, it is inappropriate to jump to conclusions as to when and how the baby rat got into the food based solely on online video clips or the finding of a suspected baby rat in the food.
“Regarding the suspected discovery of a baby rat in takeaway food, the department is conducting an investigation covering various aspects including food preparation, packaging, storage, and delivery,” a department spokesperson said as quoted by the media outlet. The health official also said that the restaurant is cooperating with the authorities to figure out how something like this could have possibly happened.
