Rodent trouble at Family Dollar — pet food area shut down

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A Family Dollar store successful Fort Lauderdale is facing superior sanitation concerns aft a authorities inspection revealed rodent enactment successful the country wherever carnal nutrient is kept.

The determination astatine 951 West Sunrise Boulevard was inspected connected April 21 and inspectors recovered 3 violations, including the find of rodent droppings connected a support stocked with favored food. A stop-use bid was instantly issued for the affected retail area.

According to the inspection report, the store was besides operating without a valid nutrient permit.

Inspectors ordered the concern to wide each merchandise from the affected retention areas and to cleanable and sanitize the abstraction thoroughly. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has scheduled a re-inspection wrong 14 days.

If determination is inactive grounds of a pest contented astatine the clip of re-inspection, officials accidental they volition contented an expanded stop-use order, preventing the determination from receiving immoderate further nutrient shipments until the occupation is resolved.

Customers acrophobic astir merchandise information are advised to cheque expiration dates and packaging carefully. Complaints astir unsanitary conditions astatine retail nutrient establishments tin beryllium submitted to the Florida Department of Agriculture’s user hotline oregon done its online portal.

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