Three branches of a popular hotpot restaurant chain in China were shut down after unhygienic practices were exposed. Xiaolongkan eateries’ three locations were shut down after an investigative video uploaded on Chinese video sharing platform PearVideo revealed how the restaurants reused cooking oil, among other things, as reported by South China Morning Post. Further into the video, staff at the Changchun in Jilin province could be seen scraping off floor stains with a meat cleaver normally used for cooking. A waitress at the Harbin branch in Heilongjiang province could later be seen sorting out leftovers to recycle and reuse in other dishes. Xiaolongkan currently has over 700 branches spread out across China, with three in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 30, 2018 12:00 UTC