Japan’s food chain closes restaurants after pests are on the plate

One of the largest restaurant chains in Japan is to close their points of cleaning, after two incidents of customers who find pests, including a rat, in their food.

Sukiya, known for her beef dishes, announced the temporary closure after a customer found an insect. Last weekend, he admitted that a rat had been discovered in a Miso soup bowl in January.

The chain, which has almost 2,000 restaurants, said that most of its sites would close between March 31 and April 4 “to avoid external intrusion and internal infestation of pests and vermin.”

In a statementHe apologized for the “great inconvenience and concern caused.”

Rumors about the Rat incident in Miso had been circulating on social networks for weeks before Sukiya was forced to confirm that the rodent had been found “before he ate.”

The restaurant, in the city of Tottori, was temporarily closed. Sukiya said that measures had been taken to board the cracks in the building that could lead to pollution.

Then he announced that all his points of sale would be verified regularly in search of holes and the garbage would be refrigerated.

The company has now taken the most drastic closing measure after the insect, widely informed was part or a cockroach, was found on Friday by a customer in Tokyo.

The manager apologized to the client and gave them as refund, he said. The restaurant was closed the same day and a pest control company was called.

Sukiya is part of Zensho Holdings, which has a series of restaurant chains in Japan.

Last Monday, after the dissemination of the rat, the price of his shares fell before recovering later in the week. Their actions will face scrutiny after Saturday’s announcement.