London Vietnamese restaurant shut down after ‘dog meat found in freezer’

Pho Na, a Vietnamese restaurant in Southwark, was closed after inspectors discovered dog meat disguised as ‘goat wrapped in leaves’ in the freezer, alongside a mouse and cockroach infestation. Owner Vuong Quoc Nguyen, 47, denied food safety violations, claiming he was unaware of the meat’s true nature, and is set to stand trial at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on December 18.

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