A video allegedly showing rats eating raw chicken at a business premises in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, has sparked concerns over food hygiene and calls for investigation.

The footage went viral after Threads users shared a clip showing several rats appearing to gnaw on raw chickens kept in water-filled black tanks at the premises, Kosmo! reported on Tuesday (Nov 10).

Separately, social media personality Zarif Syarafuddin visited the premises with several companions and showed the conditions inside during a TikTok livestream on Monday night, Chinese-language news outlet Reddot.my reported.

His video has been viewed more than 878,000 times and garnered over 62,000 likes.

Hundreds of raw chickens were reportedly seen soaked in several black water tanks, with rats also spotted inside the containers.

The footage also prompted questions about food safety enforcement, with some social media users calling on the authorities to investigate the premises.

One commenter questioned the role of enforcement agencies and government bodies responsible for overseeing food hygiene, writing: "It's strange, what are the enforcement officers and government agencies responsible for this in the country doing?"

According to Kosmo!, Zarif claimed that foreign workers at the premises shut the shop's doors after noticing the group filming the conditions there.

The livestream also shows a customer collecting chicken stock who claimed he was only a delivery runner, while viewers raised questions about the premises' hygiene and the halal status of the products.

Many expressed concern that chicken potentially contaminated by the rodents could have already been consumed by customers.

The footage prompted social media users to urge the authorities to inspect the premises and take appropriate action if the allegations were proven to be true.

The allegations were based mainly on videos and livestream footage circulating online, with the premises' compliance with food hygiene regulations and the chicken's distribution channels yet to be confirmed by further investigations, according to Reddot.my.

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