{
  "id": 6147631,
  "title": "Hong Kong restaurant prosecuted after live newborn rat found in takeaway lunchbox",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/hong-kong-restaurant-prosecuted-after-live-newborn-rat-found-in-6147631",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T14:54:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3366649/hong-kong-restaurant-prosecuted-over-live-newborn-rat-found-takeaway-lunchbox"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong food safety authorities have prosecuted a restaurant after an investigation into claims that a newborn rat was found wriggling inside one of its takeaway lunchboxes uncovered unsatisfactory hygiene conditions. The lunchbox came from Wa Jer Restaurant, located in the Wah Sing Industrial Building on Wah Sing Street. A customer reportedly bought a HK$44 (US$5.60) set meal that included…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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