I didn’t get one, strangely - here’s the article:

Denmark’s KFC restaurants shut down amid food safety revelations Michael Barrett Published: 25 Jun, 2025 CET. Updated: Wed 25 Jun 2025 10:21 CET

Denmark’s KFC restaurants shut down amid food safety revelations Illustration photo. KFC is to close its restaurants in Denmark until a new franchise operator is found following reports of poor food safety. Photo by Aleks Dorohovich on Unsplash

The 11 branches of fast food chain KFC in Denmark are to be shut down until further notice while the company looks for a new franchise operator.

Each of the 11 Danish branches of American fast food chain KFC are to close on a temporary basis after broadcaster DR exposed bad food hygiene practices at the restaurants.

The company’s West European head office told DR it was shutting shop in Denmark until a new company is found to take over the franchise. The current franchise owner is Isken ApS, which will not continue.

That comes after DR’s Kontant programme spoke with former employees who described how expiry dates on chicken used in the restaurants were extended.

If thawed chicken wasn’t used by its expiry date, new labels were printed and placed on the packaging, the former workers said.

The company reportedly told DR on June 10th that this was a breach of the terms and obligations set out in its franchise agreements.

KFC in Denmark has restaurants in Rødovre, Greve, Tilst, Horsens, Vejle, Herning, two in Odense and three in Copenhagen.

The restaurants also fared poorly in recent inspections by food hygiene authorities.

The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration’s inspection unit visited each of the 11 KFC restaurants across the country in early June, with every restaurant given either a “neutral” or an “unhappy” smiley rating on the agency’s scale for hygiene standards.

None of the KFCs in Denmark received the top rating, which is a “happy” smiley.

In total, the authority issued four unhappy smileys and seven neutral ones following the June 2nd inspections.

The “smiley” rating system has been used by the food authority since 2001 to help consumers gauge hygiene standards at cafés, shops and restaurants.

An inspection report from KFC Odense noted signs of mould-like growth, dust accumulation and cobwebs.

“The fridge used for storing chicken was unclean, with marinade or food residues on surfaces and trays,” the report stated according to DR.

Inspectors at the Amager branch in Copenhagen meanwhile found bags of chicken placed next to the dishwashing area, with temperatures variously measured at 13.1°C, 13.7°C and 14.9°C. The ambient temperature was 24.2°C.

Staff told inspectors that the meat would be discarded immediately, according to the report.

I’ve been running three of these for about the same length of time - two things surprised me, but both are documented in their manual. First, the working temperature is -9.9℃-60℃/14℉-140℉, so if you plan to use one in an environment colder than ~10℃, the readout will flatline. Second, they use a CR2450 battery, which is a little more difficult to find where I live than a CR2032.

Neither of these are criticisms, just things I wish I had noticed sooner.