Court orders to open KFC

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court directed to open the KFC outlet at Pulimoodu in the capital city. The outlet was closed after worms were found in the chicken served. A bench chaired by Justice C N Ramachandran while directing to open the outlet said the samples were not collected legally from the hotel.

The court asked KFC to abide the criteria of the food safety department. The food safety department was asked to produce in court the results of the food items seized from the outlet in a sealed cover.

Worms were found in the chicken served on October 9.