The Walmart at 805 Boyd Street in New Westminster was forced to cordon off and close its food areas due to extreme rodent activity.
The Fraser Health report outlines the various foods rodents have enjoyed.
From sacks of rice to “real bacon”, all contaminated food was classified as “unsuitable for human consumption” and thrown away.
The full list of contaminated foods is complete. Cheetos, chipits, bags of soup mix, practically nothing was safe from rodents in this Walmart. These items were visibly chewed and were classified as critical hazards according to Fraser Health.
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The rodents seemed to particularly like Indian ingredients and snacks after consuming 5 bags of moong dal and several bags of bikaji chips.
Overall, the Walmart received a 25 violation score for its critical hazards.
The uncritical dangers were the places where rodent faeces were found. This list was also large. Feces were found in practically all areas of food, including under the bread in the bakery.
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The Walmart in question will have to wait for its next inspection before deciding whether to return to offering its customers products from their various grocery stores. You must request the inspection yourself before the affected areas are reopened.
For now, Walmart needs to have pest control done for a full assessment, including placing traps under all shelves in the affected areas. You will also need to clean all of the shelves and floors with a 1 teaspoon of bleach solution per liter.
The non-critical hazards left this Walmart with an injury score of 15.
The report does not specify the type of rodents that are behind the destruction.
