Kroger in Orion Township temporarily closes after mouse poop found

A Kroger retailer in Orion Township has briefly closed weeks after a well being inspection discovered mouse droppings have been noticed on retailer cabinets a number of instances.

The shop, at 3097 Baldwin Highway, was inspected by the Michigan Division of Agriculture and Rural Improvement on Dec. 9 after an nameless grievance a day earlier about seeing mouse droppings on retailer cabinets on Dec. 2, based on a MDARD inspection file.

In response to the data, in the course of the Dec. 9 inspection, feces have been discovered across the pet meals merchandise, the pet meals aisle and the bread aisle.

The shop was conscious of the rodent drawback on the time of the inspection and was working with Ecolab, a meals security firm, to handle the issue. Within the affected aisles, meals was faraway from the underside cabinets and traps have been positioned below the cabinets, the MDARD report mentioned.

The shop put in a brush filler on the loading dock areas within the rear dock, changed the weatherstripping alongside the underside of the automated doorways on the entrance of the constructing and is working with Ecolab, the pest management firm, to establish potential entry factors, based on the inspection doc.

In response to the inspection report, no related complaints had been filed in opposition to the shop as of Dec. 9.

The shop has voluntarily closed, based on an announcement from a Kroger spokesperson.

“We take the well being and security of our clients very significantly,” the assertion mentioned. “As quickly as we turned conscious of the incident, we took fast motion to voluntarily shut. Our skilled pest management firm instantly carried out an inspection to make sure any exercise is faraway from our retailer.”

The shop has taken steps to handle the difficulty and “anticipate the reopening of the shop.”

“We’ve applied strict sanitation protocols, carried out a radical deep cleansing and can conduct ongoing inspections,” the assertion mentioned.

In an announcement on Thursday, January 8, MDARD mentioned it’s unable to share extra details about the continued investigation.

“MDARD is involved with the shop following an inspection that resulted in a voluntary closure by Kroger,” the assertion mentioned.

Contact Natalie Davies at ndavies@freepress.com.