26-5-2023 (Kuala Lumpur) A man was left disgusted and even experienced diarrhea after finding live maggots wriggling inside a soy sauce bottle at a Japanese restaurant.
The victim, hailing from Sabah, took to Facebook to share his harrowing experience. He recounted how on the 20th of this month, while enjoying sushi at a Japanese restaurant, he was horrified to discover live maggots moving inside the soy sauce bottle.
“I want to share something that will make you think twice before eating sushi. I want to share an incident involving maggots in the soy sauce bottle!
“When you sit in the sushi restaurant of your choice, happily devouring your favorite sushi, and you catch something moving in the corner of your eye, your heart races. You realize it’s not an illusion but maggots! They’re wriggling in the soy sauce you’ve been consuming!”
The victim immediately lodged a complaint with the restaurant staff, but they did not take proactive measures. “When we requested the manager to inspect the other soy sauce bottles, he claimed they were fine. However, he didn’t bother checking and left the matter unresolved.
“Later, when we called him back, he handed us the bill and asked us to pay at the counter, stating that the manager was not available.”
Frustrated by the indifferent attitude of the restaurant management, the victim, who works in the medical field, presented his staff identification and informed them of his intention to lodge complaints with the Sabah Health Department and the Kota Kinabalu City Hall.
Despite waiting to meet the restaurant manager, the victim’s efforts were in vain. Eventually, he left his contact number and expressed disappointment over the lack of an apology from the restaurant staff.
He mentioned that he suffered from diarrhea that same night. “I had stomach pain when I returned home that day. I had diarrhea throughout the night, repeatedly visiting the restroom until morning. At that point, I started cursing them and hoped that no one else would encounter a similar situation.”
The victim revealed that he received a call from the sushi department in Kota Kinabalu the following day, where they finally began to apologize. His wife answered the call and expressed her anger as the victim had become weak due to the diarrhea.
“It was only then that we learned, based on their standard operating procedures, the soy sauce bottles are supposed to be washed and replaced twice a week. Otherwise, they are left at the designated area after use, which may attract flies to lay their eggs!”
The victim has formally lodged a complaint with the health inspector, and the case is currently under investigation. He urged anyone who faced a similar issue on the day of the incident to come forward and file a complaint for further action by the authorities.
