Target Halts Food Sales at San Jose Capitol Store After Rodent Signs Hit 2 Locations
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Updated · The Mercury News · Jun 1
Target Halts Food Sales at San Jose Capitol Store After Rodent Signs Hit 2 Locations
3 articles · Updated · The Mercury News · Jun 1
Capitol Avenue Target stopped selling food and sealed off its grocery section with floor-to-ceiling plastic tarps after inspectors found rodent droppings and chewed packages throughout the food warehouse Friday.
Target said the shutdown is for cleaning and sanitizing, and Santa Clara County health officials plan a follow-up inspection this week; the company gave no reopening date.
Oakridge Mall's Target grocery also closed Thursday after rodent droppings were found near a dairy storage room, but county inspectors cleared it to reopen Friday after a pest-control report found no active infestation.
The back-to-back Target closures add to a string of Santa Clara County grocery shutdowns tied to rodents, including a Whole Foods and two 99 Ranch stores in Cupertino last year.
Following closures at Target, Whole Foods, and others, is Santa Clara County's grocery industry facing a wider pest control crisis?
Despite corporate safety protocols, why do critical pest failures continue to plague local grocery stores and their food warehouses?
As the FDA meets on food safety this month, what do these pest issues reveal about retailers' readiness for new traceability rules?