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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Kim Jisun] There is a controversy over cockroaches from Lotteria's drinks. The store was suspended by the food authorities for five days.

According to the industry on the 19th, A visited a Lotteria store in Gyeonggi Province with his daughter on the afternoon of the 12th and ordered a burger set.

A found a cockroach in a Coke cup that he almost finished while eating at the store. Cockroaches are said to have been alive the size of a lump of ice.

Mr. A called the store owner to protest and immediately reported it to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

The store owner and supervisor of Lotteria's headquarters reportedly held a meeting with A the next afternoon and offered an apology.

Some are known to have attempted to appease A by offering him 1 million won in compensation instead of reporting it to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, sparking controversy.

"The meeting with A was the day after I reported it to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety," Lotteria said. "I offered 1 million won for compensation, not to report it to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety."

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety conducted an on-site inspection the day after the incident and decided to suspend the operation of the branch for five days.

"The branch regularly conducts quarantine every month, and a quarantine company conducted inspections and quarantine in April," a Lotteria official said. "We believe that cockroaches came in from outside."

 

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