Rats eating raw chickens in open tanks at Pudu premises goes viral
An 878,000-view TikTok livestream of rats eating raw chickens in open tanks at a Pudu premises raises food safety and halal questions.
What happened1/5 Viral clip shows rats feeding on raw chickens in open water tanks
A video showing rats gnawing on raw chickens stored in water-filled black tanks at a chicken processing premises in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur went viral on Tuesday, Nov 10, Kosmo! reported.
Threads user @shahajiq901 shared the clip. Separately, social media personality Zarif Syarafuddin visited the premises with companions and livestreamed the conditions on TikTok on Monday night, Reddot.my reported.
Zarif claimed foreign workers at the premises shut the shop's doors after noticing the group filming.
The real numbers2/5 878,000 views, 62,000 likes, hundreds of chickens in open tanks
878,000+TikTok livestream views62,000+likes on the livestreamHundredsraw chickens in open tanksZarif's TikTok livestream was viewed more than 878,000 times and received over 62,000 likes, according to Reddot.my.
The footage showed hundreds of raw chickens soaked in several exposed black water tanks, with rats spotted inside the containers. A customer collecting chicken stock during the livestream claimed he was only a delivery runner.
Why it matters3/5 What is confirmed and what is not
The allegations rest on videos and livestream footage circulating online. As of the reporting date, the premises' compliance with food hygiene regulations and the chicken's distribution channels had not been confirmed by any investigation, Reddot.my reported.
Viewers raised questions about the halal status of the products and whether affected chickens had been distributed to restaurants or food outlets around KL. Social media users called on the Health Ministry (KKM) and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) to investigate and take legal action.
How it affects your wallet4/5 No confirmed household cost yet, but the risk is real
The direct financial impact on households is not yet established because the distribution channels remain unconfirmed. If rats contaminated chicken that reached a restaurant or home kitchen, the cost falls on whoever gets sick: a doctor visit, medication and lost workdays.
For a food outlet that may have sourced from this premises, a confirmed hygiene breach could mean destroyed stock and staff losing shifts. None of this has been established by investigators as of the reporting date.
What to do, step by step5/5 What you can do right now
No official recall or closure notice had been issued as of the reporting date. These are the channels that exist today.
If you ate chicken from a KL restaurant recently and feel unwell, see a doctor and keep your receipt or order confirmation as evidence.
- Report the Pudu premises to the Health Ministry (KKM) through its complaint channel, citing the viral video and the location.
- For halal-status concerns, lodge a query with Jakim through its official portal.
- If you run a food outlet and suspect your chicken supplier is linked to this premises, pause use of the stock and contact KKM for guidance before discarding or continuing.
- Keep any receipts, order confirmations or delivery records in case a recall or compensation process follows.
Questions people ask
Has the Pudu chicken premises been shut down?
As of the reporting date (Nov 10), no official closure or seizure had been announced. The premises' compliance with food hygiene regulations had yet to be confirmed by further investigations, Reddot.my ↗ reported.
Which agencies are being called on to investigate?
Social media users urged the Health Ministry (KKM) and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) to inspect the premises and take legal action. No official statement from either agency had been published as of the reporting date.
Could the affected chicken have reached restaurants?
Viewers raised this question during the livestream, and a customer collecting stock claimed he was only a delivery runner. The distribution channels had not been confirmed by investigators as of the reporting date.
