16.jan.07
IOL.co
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Singapore -- The Straits Times was cited as reporting Tuesday that a live cockroach was found in a customer's meal of roast chicken pita, sending the horrified woman to the washroom of the popular restaurant where she threw up her lunch.
The story says that the incident prompted a check by Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) which found more cockroaches on the premises of the Suntec City branch of Kenny Rogers Roasters last Friday.
Diners Srinivas Bobba, a 36-year-old management consultant, and his 32-year-old wife, Maitri, managed to take several pictures of the insect in the meal two days earlier.
Sharon Chen, the chain's spokesperson, was quoted as saying, "We have observed stringent pest control practices through regular inspections at our restaurants to ensure that such incidents would not occur."
The check by the NEA found cockroaches in the preparation area.
The restaurant was fined an unspecified amount and given demerit points.