Maxim's Caterers controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Maxim’s fined over lizard found in pork bun
Fine or penalty
Maxim’s was fined HK$9,000 on January 29 for selling a pork floss bun in which a customer found a small lizard. The report also states that a lawyer for Maxim’s said the bakery had sanitized its premises and tightened monitoring of raw ingredients.
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Company response
Remediation — Maxim’s bakery
A lawyer for Maxim’s said the bakery in question had sanitatised thoroughly on its premises and tightened the monitoring of raw ingredients in the baking room.
Source excerpt
Hong Kong’s biggest catering chain Maxim’s was fined HK$9,000 on 29 January for selling a pork floss bun with a small lizard lurking among the filling.
A lawyer for Maxim’s said the bakery in question had sanitatised thoroughly on its premises and tightened the monitoring of raw ingredients in the baking room.
2019
Backlash over Annie Wu's protest comments
Annie Wu, a daughter of one of Maxim's founders, made controversial comments during the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. The remarks generated public criticism associated with the Maxim's brand.
Criticism over historical shark-fin sales
Conservation campaigners criticized Maxim's restaurants over the group's previous sale of shark-fin products.