Panda Express addressed the incident and reinforced food safety procedures across the region
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- A viral video shows a Panda Express worker standing on a fryer while cleaning during store hours
- Panda Express said in a statement that it addressed the incident, retrained staff and reinforced food safety procedures across the region
- Health officials investigated and urged the public to report incidents directly instead of relying on social media
A Panda Express in West Milwaukee, Wis., is facing scrutiny after a customer’s TikTok video appeared to show an employee standing on a fryer in a food preparation area while spraying a cleaning solution on an exhaust hood.
The video, posted on July 2 by Paul Finger, has since gone viral, racking up more than 1.2 million views. It also captured another employee reaching through the cleaner’s legs to drop a bowl of food into one of the fryer baskets.
In the comments, viewers questioned why the cleaning was taking place during store hours, while others expressed concern about cleaning solution being sprayed above food and the employee wearing shoes while standing on the fryer…