Warning!! Rat Poop closes bakery in Atlanta

[Smiling JOe]

Rodent Infestation Discovered At Bakery (article link here)




POSTED: 5:02 pm EST February 23, 2007
UPDATED: 6:01 pm EST February 23, 2007
ATLANTA -- State inspectors have temporarily shut down a popular local bakery after inspectors say they found evidence of a rat infestation.The state Department of Agriculture found rodent droppings and filthy conditions at the Basket Bakery in Stone Mountain on James B. Rivers Drive.Officials with the Department of Agriculture said nothing can be baked in the oven until they clean up their act.Pictures taken by agriculture officials showed rodent droppings under a bread rack, beside the flour and in muffin pans filled with green rodent bait."That's unbelievable, totally unbelievable. They have a lot of clientele down there," said resident Tonya Smith.After officials discovered what they called a "rodent infestation," the Department of Agriculture temporarily closed down the bakery. It will not be allowed to re-open until the conditions are corrected. The manager told Channel 2 the problem will be taken care of."I have seen worse, but this is pretty bad," said Micron Pest Management employee Jason Schmidt. "(The droppings) are touching every different food, every different surface, and they're going to every different food that we're consuming and eating."Schmidt went on to say, "Rodents are vectors of disease. They do also carry allergens to some people who have asthma. There's a protein in their urine that can stimulate asthma attacks."The bakery released a statement Friday which stated, "Once in a great while, despite our diligence, we have minor pest problems.This was the case the other day when we were visited by the Department of Agriculture. Since the closing, we have been proactive in solving this problem. We look forward to a visit from the Department of Agriculture next week, when we fully expect to be given a clean inspection."

 

[audie]

i was just reading about rats in a kfc/taco bell in new york

 

[Smiling JOe]

i was just reading about rats in a kfc/taco bell in new york

Here is a picture of the rats on the loose in that KFC/Taco Bell.

Full story here

 

[Ocean Lover]

EEEEWWW. There's a cute kids movie coming out by Pixar about rats. It's called Ratatouille We saw the preview for it tonight.

 

[Mango]

Thanks for the article SJ. My sister is moving to Atlanta from Texas in the next couple of weeks, and my nephew has asthma. I'll be letting her know to stay far away from this place.

 

[Mermaid]

There was a huge scandal in Indianapolis a few years back involving the beloved and venerable Rosalyn Bakery. It seems they had numerous sanitary violations just like this Georgia bakery, to the point that they were forced to close down operations. It was a day of mourning in Indianapolis! Not only was a favorite old bakery gone, but so was their famous chocolate chip cookie recipe. What eventually happened--much to the relief of every sweet tooth in the city--was that the bakery sold the recipe to Kroger grocery and the cookies are being baked and sold once more. Under proper kitchen conditions. Whew.

 

[peapod1980]

There was a huge scandal in Indianapolis a few years back involving the beloved and venerable Rosalyn Bakery. It seems they had numerous sanitary violations just like this Georgia bakery, to the point that they were forced to close down operations. It was a day of mourning in Indianapolis! Not only was a favorite old bakery gone, but so was their famous chocolate chip cookie recipe. What eventually happened--much to the relief of every sweet tooth in the city--was that the bakery sold the recipe to Kroger grocery and the cookies are being baked and sold once more. Under proper kitchen conditions. Whew.

Mermy, have you had the Kroger version? Just curious how they compare. And wondering where the closest Kroger is...

 

[Hop]

what's a little poop among friends???

 

[kathydwells]

what's a little poop among friends???

:funn:

 

[bsmart]

Thanks for posting this, it certainly clears something up for me...I was just there a few days ago. I thought it was a little weird when they put extra chocolate sprinkles on my cream cheese danish.