Fast food chain KFC on Friday challenged claims that its products are unsafe for consumption due to the presence of harmful bacteria inside its food articles.
Reacting to claims of Balala Hakula Sangham, a Hyderabad-based NGO, which alleged that the company’s products contained harmful pathogens — salmonella and E.Coli bacteria — KFC said that it was a case of “malicious intent” on the part of some individuals.
“We believe that this is a case of malicious intent on the part some individuals trying to damage our brand reputation,” a KFC spokesperson said in a statement.
The NGO had claimed that the samples picked up from five KFC outlets in Hyderabad were unsafe on the basis of the findings of Telangana State Food Laboratory (SFL).
“We have no knowledge of the sample being collected from any of our stores and have not received any intimation or notice from any authority in this regard,” the spokesperson said.
“In any case, there is no possibility of any microbial development in our food, which is freshly cooked at 170 degrees Celsius,” KFC said.
The statement further said the name of the supplier mentioned in the report by the NGO is not even in the poultry business and there is no KFC outlet in three out of the five locations shared by the organisation.
