JUST when the world has learnt the importance of good hand hygiene as a sound health practice, the pizza giant Domino's has had to apologise after a worker at one of its restaurants was filmed appearing to pick his nose and wiping it in a large mass of dough.
The clip went viral this week after it was shared on the Bakusai online forum.
It shows an employee in a Domino's uniform talking to the person behind the camera while kneading dough.
He then appears to stick a finger up his nose before rubbing it into the mixture.
Within hours of the video being uploaded, Domino's Japan head office apologised to customers on its X account (formerly called Twitter).
The business explained that the man in the video was a part-time worker at one of its store in Amagasaki City, near Osaka in the Hyogo Prefecture.
It vowed to ensure "something like this never happens again", adding, "we deeply apologise for making our valued customers uncomfortable".
The pizza dough shown in the clip was being prepared for a 24-hour fermentation, the statement said, and was thrown out before it could be used for any pizzas sold to customers.
Both the employee shown in the video and the one filming are facing punishment under employment regulations, according to the Japan Times.
The store in question has also suspended operations.
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