Customers were left disgusted after a video emerged of worms swarming over a drinks machine at a South London McDonald’s.
Footage claiming to be from an employee at the fast-food chain’s Old Kent Road branch showed earthworms in the drain of the soft drinks machine.
TikTok user @McOldKentRoad suggested the creatures are maggots but a spokesperson for McDonald’s said they were earthworms.
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McDonald’s said they immediately closed the drinks station and a deep clean was carried out after the issue was identified.
The spokesperson told MyLondon: “We take cleanliness and hygiene extremely seriously. Unfortunately, a number of weeks ago we were made aware of an issue in the drain serving the drinks station at our Old Kent Road restaurant.
“We immediately closed the drinks station and our hygiene team identified the cause of the issue which was fixed before a deep clean was carried out.
“The area was inspected by external specialists and no drinks were served to customers until we were sure that the issue was fully resolved.”
McDonald’s also said specialists confirmed it was an ‘isolated incident, not an infestation’.
The video was viewed more than 400,000 times on TikTok with many people who use that restaurant expressing their disgust.
One user said they eat at the restaurant ‘ at least once a week’ to which @McOldKentRoad replied ‘don’t’.
In the comments the video-poster asked McDonald’s ‘what do you have to say about this’ but didn’t get a reply.
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This comes shortly after maggots were allegedly seen dropping from the ceiling of a McDonald’s in Beckton.
One diner filmed the wriggling larvae on a table and ‘all over the floor’ at the restaurant on Thursday morning (November 18).
McDonald’s has apologised and said the store was immediately closed.
The Beckton McDonald’s was closed again on Friday (November 19) for further cleaning.
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