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Last Updated: 2026/08/25, ▲ Click to pay attention| Daily Boutique Coffee Culture Magazine Coffee Workshop Recently, a TikTok user accidentally photographed an astonishing scene outside the Tim Hortons store at the Circle K gas station in Scarborough, Toronto. Taken from this user

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Recently, a TikTok user accidentally filmed an amazing scene outside the Tim Hortons store at the Circle K gas station in Scarborough, Toronto.

The user's footage showed two employees taking a large plate of unprotected doughnuts from the trunk of the car and carrying the plate of open bread into the Tims store on the street.

Although the picture stopped after two employees entered the store, netizens can probably guess where the doughnuts will go after that. Because of this, the video caused an uproar on the Internet after it was released.

According to Now Toronto on July 3, the video has been viewed more than 300,000 times and received more than 2000 comments. "I won't buy anything from Tims Hortons anymore. I can't believe they put food in the trunk of the car, nothing is covered", "it's over... never go to Tims Hortons again... make your own coffee at home before you go out."

The brand responded that the staff did not comply with health and safety standards in the incident and said it was investigating the restaurant involved.

The store also explained in a statement on July 2 that restaurants with product shortages would seek help from another nearby store and that the process of transferring goods would be in accordance with strict standards and the use of special equipment to ensure that the quality and freshness of the products would not be affected. But in this case, employees did not comply with these standards. "We are in contact with [another] restaurant owner to investigate what happened and to ensure that strict standards are always observed in the future".

Coincidentally, Now Toronto reported another piece of news related to Tims last month. The Ministry of Health in Nova Scotia, Canada, confirmed a case of hepatitis An in Amherst, which originated from a local Tims store, the report said. The authorities investigated it and issued a warning to people who dined at the store between May 30 and June 15.

In addition, the Ministry of Health warned that consumers who come to the restaurant after June 15 may be infected with hepatitis A virus if they have symptoms such as sudden fever, loss of appetite and diarrhea, and are advised to go to the hospital in time.

Earlier, when a consumer was buying a drink at a Tims store in Winnipeg, they noticed an employee pressing the foot of a colleague who had taken off his shoes in the kitchen. The image had such a big impact on customers that she gave feedback to the store manager, but they didn't think there was anything wrong with what their colleagues did.

A series of food safety incidents in Tims stores have made consumers nervous. Some residents say the hygiene conditions in their nearby coffee shops have deteriorated worryingly since they started hiring Indian immigrants to work there.

Not long ago, a netizen posted on a social platform the scene of Indians going to the toilet on an open beach, which immediately aroused a heated discussion on the Internet and the attention of the local government, and at the same time increased the worries of some Canadian citizens about the catering industry.

They say the number of Indian immigrants in Canada has increased in recent years, and most of these people work in places such as coffee shops and fast food restaurants. So after learning about the beach incident and browsing various experiences with Indian immigrants on the Internet, citizens can't help imagining what these Indian employees might do when they work in restaurants. As a result, there are deep concerns about the food safety of fast food restaurants and coffee shops that employ Indian staff.

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