The Walgreens in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood was quickly closed this week due to a “extreme rat infestation,” and the shop is not going to reopen till it passes an inspection, a report from the San Francisco Division of Public Well being revealed.
Inspectors visited the shop at 1333 Castro, close to twenty fourth Road, on Nov. 8, and ordered rapid closure of the shop attributable to “imminent well being hazards that would not be instantly corrected.”
A report from the inspector famous that meals was “contaminated and/or adultered” by vermin on the gross sales flooring and in an upstairs storage space.
“Noticed containers of noodles, flour and different meals merchandise gnawed and with vermin droppings on and round them,” the report stated.
Droppings have been discovered on the gross sales flooring, on cabinets, on and round meals merchandise and on prime of storage space, the report stated. One useless rat was noticed on a glue entice.
The Walgreens retailer in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood is situated at 1333 Castro St.
Picture through YelpThe division stated the shop will likely be closed till the well being hazard has been successfully abated and the ability is reinspected. The division is requiring the shop to rent a licensed pest management operator, clear and sanitize affected areas, seal all holes and gaps and set up traps.
No related violations have been reported at this location inside the previous 5 years, the division stated. That is the one Walgreens in San Francisco at present closed due to an infestation.
Walgreens did not instantly reply to a request for remark. Walgreens’ web site notes the shop is “quickly closed and can reopen as quickly as potential.”
