In
recently conducted checks on 1,018 restaurants, the State Specialized
Inspecting Agency found 3,150 irregularities. It has asked 53 restaurants to
temporarily close down, levied total fines of MNT9 million, and demanded
explanations from 128 others. Food worth MNT144,000 was destroyed for not
meeting standards of quality. Restaurants along auto roads outside Ulaanbaatar
will be checked soon.