Yakimix vows to reimburse food poisoning victims

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2015/08/14/yakimix-vows-reimburse-food-poisoning-victims-424623
• Friday, August 14, 2015

By Reynaldo G. Navales

ANGELES CITY -- The management of Yakimix Restaurant at MarQuee Mall has vowed to reimburse their customers who allegedly suffered gastroenteritis and amoebiasis after dining at the buffet food outlet, Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan said Friday.

The move is included in the official position of the establishment during the hearing called by the Sangguniang Panlungsod last Tuesday, according to the mayor.

Yakimix executives also assured the city councilors that they will fully cooperate in the investigation being conducted by the Department of Health (DOH) and the City Health Office (CHO).

They also vowed full compliance of requirements issued by the DOH and the CHO.

Pamintuan said that only 10 out of the firm’s 50 employees secured work permits from the City Government.

The mayor said the City Government will impose penalties to the Yakimix branch who hired workers without health certificates.

Pamintuan described the incident as an “eye-opener” to city officials saying that a task force should be organized in order to monitor the operation of all restaurants in the city.

The task force will consist of heads and personnel from the CHO, Engineering Office, and the City Administrator’s Office.