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A Chinese restaurant in Madrid was recently raided and what the authorities found has really left people’s stomachs turning.
The restaurant was identified in local media as Jin Gu and is located in the Usera district of Madrid.
Thankfully, it has now been closed due to numerous violated health codes. This outcome only became possible after complaints were made and a raid was conducted at the end of March.
Things were likely worse than the inspectors were imagining when they entered the restaurant to inspect the conditions.
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Police found plucked pigeons, with it being reported by El Mundo that staff were catching the bird off the streets and 'kicking them to death'.
As well as this, there were eight freezers allegedly containing unlabeled products with no sell-by-date in sight, leaving them untraceable.
The fire extinguishers were also not stored correctly - they did not meet the required minimum height in which they need to be positioned - while emergency doors were blocked off by rubbish bins.
The venue also didn't have any thermometers in its storage facilities to measure and monitor the temperature, which is a legal requirement in Spain.
You can only imagine the horror at realizing there was a very clear reason as to why that duck order might have tasted a little bit... off.
As you may have guessed, eating street pigeon isn’t the safest practice for your health and there is a good reason why some nations do not consider it legal to consume.
Experts have warned that consuming the birds can result in life-threatening illnesses due to them carrying bacteria and fungi.
And we aren’t talking just one or two diseases that can be caught from the birds.
Pest control company Integrum Services has said that street pigeons can carry up to 60 different infectious diseases that can be transmitted to humans.
As well as this, the feral pigeons can carry parasites, which carry their own bacteria and ultimately spread diseases.
The most common culprits include E.coli, salmonella and psittacosis.
While E.coli and salmonella are not regularly considered life-threatening, psittacosis can prove to be fatal as it can lead to respiratory complications.
In more extreme cases, infections caused by the bacteria can lead to severe pneumonia and respiratory failure, especially when untreated in elderly or immunocompromised individuals.
And if left untreated, the situation can get even worse as it may cause inflammation of the brain, heart or liver.
