McDonald’s restaurant behind ‘shocking’ mop act under fire again for commercial photo

A McDonald’s restaurant has been criticized for its questionable food safety procedures for the second time in less than a month after a trader was seen standing on a food preparation area in his work boots.

A customer spotted the man on Sunday at Booval restaurant in Queensland, just meters from where a manager was photographed drying a mop head under a heat lamp designed for food. The customer admitted she was disgusted and other Australians shared her disapproval, the Courier Mail reports.

“At first it was McMop and now in the exact same store,” the customer wrote on social media.

It comes after McDonald’s Australia told Yahoo News the mopping was an “isolated incident” and that staff had undergone new training on hygiene, disinfection and food safety procedures.

McDonald’s responds to commercial incident

McDonald’s told Yahoo News it was “extremely disappointed” by the latest incident at the Booval restaurant.

“We have taken steps to remove the individual entrepreneur, who was just hired, from working in our restaurants,” the spokesperson said. “As a priority, we are retraining our restaurants and contractors to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”

Customers call out other Maccas for dirty conditions

In May, a Maccas restaurant in Cheltenham, Melbourne, came under fire after customers found it covered in rubbish and leftover food, with the fast food chain “working with” restaurant staff after footage of the dirty conditions were shared online.

The customer who spotted the mess said there were “people everywhere” and “trash everywhere you looked.”

Another Melbourne restaurant went viral last year for smashing food, spilling drinks and littering the floor and tables while customers tried to enjoy their meals nearby.

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