Sydneysiders horrified as restaurant workers wheel pieces of uncovered raw chicken through Ultimo

Sydneysiders were left horrified after spotting two people wheeling uncovered raw chicken through the street. 

The pair were seen crossing the road on the corner of Mountain Street and Broadway, in the inner-city suburb of Ultimo, in Sydney.

A picture of the pair was shared to Reddit on Sunday, claiming the duo were heading to a restaurant with the haul of meat.

The photo shows pieces of raw chicken thigh fillets piled in a white plastic container which is precariously sitting on a utility dolly. 

Juices from the raw chicken are seen spilling onto the footpath, with a stream of liquid oozing out of the corner of the container.

The two restaurant workers were spotted wheeling uncovered raw chicken through Sydney's inner city suburb of Ultimo (pictured)

Social media users labelled the sight 'disgusting', with many claiming the restaurant should be named and shamed. 

'All the bacterial juices just oozing out of with the person carting it around. F**k that,' one person wrote. 

'Disgusting they can open a restaurant and not care they will make so many people sick,' another person commented. 

'If you know the restaurant, report it to the food authority. That has potential to make someone very sick,' a third person chimed. 

One user joked they finally found out 'how' and not 'why' the chicken crossed the road.

'Diced,' one person replied. While another wrote: 'with salmonella.' 

A third joked: 'Don’t forget the smattering of E. coli.'

Others defended the workers claiming they have seen worse food safety violations than the uncovered raw chicken. 

'As someone who works in many Sydney restaurants, this is probably the least concerning food safety violation I've ever seen,' one person wrote. 

'As someone that used to deliver "fresh" meat to restaurants and takeaways, this isn't even the worst thing I have seen. Not even remotely as bad,' another commented.

A third added: 'As someone that has been in almost every takeaway kitchen in Adelaide, I can assure you that it's way worse than you can possibly imagine.'

Food Standards Australia and New Zealand enforce strict guidelines on transporting food within a premises as well as between locations. 

Social media users labelled the unhygienic practice as 'disgusting' and were horrified by the liquid dripping out of the container and onto the footpath

Under the Food Safety Practices and General Requirements​, businesses must transport food in a way that keeps it 'safe and suitable'.

Safe transport means protecting the food from contamination and, if it is potentially hazardous food, keeping it at a safe temperature.

Potentially hazardous foods - which includes raw chicken - is defined as food that has to be kept at certain temperatures to minimise the growth of pathogenic microorganisms. 

The guideline explains raw meat should be kept cold - 5C or colder - while being transported. 

It also suggests businesses protect food from contamination by keeping it covered at all times.