Not to be dramatic, but this is how the plague started. Here’s the complete text of a press release from our friends at the Department of Health.
Bakery in Pilsen Neighborhood Shut Down By City Health Department
Mouse Infestation is UnacceptableA bakery in the Pilsen neighborhood was shut down this afternoon after Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) inspectors discovered evidence of a rodent infestation.
El Paraiso Bakery, 1156 W. 18th Street, lost its business license when inspectors discovered mouse feces “too numerous to count” throughout the premises.
Today’s inspection was triggered by a customer who called 311 to complain that she saw rat feces at the bakery and that the bakery was selling moldy bread. No evidence was found to support either allegation.
The enforcement action was the 139th time in 2008 that Health Department inspectors have shut a food establishment for violations of the Chicago Health Code. In addition to having their business license confiscated, representatives of El Paraiso Bakery will have to explain themselves at an administrative hearing on September 11 and pay a fine expected to total $500.
Chicagoans who believe that a bakery or any other licensed food establishment is operating in an unsafe manner are encouraged to report it by calling 311 or visiting www.cityofchicago.org.
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God bless us all.