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Boston store originally closed over ‘abundance of rodent waste’ fails 2nd inspection
Updated: 10:53 AM EDT Oct 25, 2023
A Boston store with a history of rodent-related health violations failed its second health inspection in less than a week on Tuesday, records show. Punjab Mini Mart, on Tremont Street in Roxbury, had its permit to operate suspended on Friday after an inspection that found “an abundance of rodent waste” throughout the facility. The inspection report shows that the store was ordered to clean throughout the facility, elevate all foods at least six inches off the floor and resurface wooden shelving units. The store was also ordered to clean “all clutter and debris” in the rear of the store and properly store mops and brooms that were found lying on the floor in an aisle.When inspectors returned to the store on Tuesday, they noted several improvements but still determined that the facility failed on several issues, a report indicates. Inspectors noted that much of the loose debris not affiliated with the business was cleaned up, and many pest traps and droppings were removed, but some droppings were still seen within the facility. Additional instructions issued by the health inspectors include ordering the business repair to a part of the ceiling affected by a water leak and continuing the cleanup. Also, on Friday, following the first inspection, the store was ordered to stop dividing large bags of rice into smaller packages for sale. The inspectors noted that the bags were not being properly labeled, there was no appropriate clean area to conduct the procedure and the store is categorized only for retail.
A Boston store with a history of rodent-related health violations failed its second health inspection in less than a week on Tuesday, records show.
Punjab Mini Mart, on Tremont Street in Roxbury, had its permit to operate suspended on Friday after an inspection that found “an abundance of rodent waste” throughout the facility. The inspection report shows that the store was ordered to clean throughout the facility, elevate all foods at least six inches off the floor and resurface wooden shelving units. The store was also ordered to clean “all clutter and debris” in the rear of the store and properly store mops and brooms that were found lying on the floor in an aisle.
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When inspectors returned to the store on Tuesday, they noted several improvements but still determined that the facility failed on several issues, a report indicates. Inspectors noted that much of the loose debris not affiliated with the business was cleaned up, and many pest traps and droppings were removed, but some droppings were still seen within the facility.
Additional instructions issued by the health inspectors include ordering the business repair to a part of the ceiling affected by a water leak and continuing the cleanup.
Also, on Friday, following the first inspection, the store was ordered to stop dividing large bags of rice into smaller packages for sale. The inspectors noted that the bags were not being properly labeled, there was no appropriate clean area to conduct the procedure and the store is categorized only for retail.