MANGALURU: Minister for health and family welfare UT Khader said the department will issue a notice to multi-national food joint KFC , after reports of worms being found in a burger at their outlet in City Centre Mall on Monday. Khader told reporters on Wednesday it is the duty of the food outlet to ensure the quality of food they serve. “We cannot tolerate such lapses by anyone, including an MNC," he said.

On Monday , Prashant and his fiancé Deekshitha went to the KFC outlet, where Deekshitha ordered a zinger burger. After eating almost half of it, a horrified Deekshitha discovered two worms in it.

When Prashant complained to the outlet manager, he dissuaded him filing a complaint. Deekshitha's queries to KFC staff about the worms did not elicit proper replies, he said.

'Committed to standards'

The staff was not too keen on us taking pictures of the worms in our burger, Prashant said. The KFC outlet manager told a news portal the worms could have come in with vegetables sourced by them. KFC spokesperson Suraj Kashyap said, “As a responsible brand, KFC is committed to following best international standards and serving the highest quality products to all our customers across all our restaurants. We have regular checks and effective systems in place.“

The aim is to make sure KFC restaurants operate as per highest standards, Suraj said. “The incident was brought to our notice and we invited the customer for a kitchen tour (on Tuesday). After seeing our quality systems and processes, he was convinced about our international standards.“

On the issue of Khader's statement in ending to issuing a notice to KFC, Suraj said, “We have no information on any notification from the authorities concerned.We will, however, extend our complete cooperation in this matter."