304 - Premises not free of pests [s. 26(a)]
Observation: A) Basement area including dry food storage space continues to be a concern. Mouse droppings noted on floor throughout. Droppings also noted on boxes on shelves, and a large bag (20 kg) of scone mix was accessed by the mice. Although much of the dry food storage room appears to have been blocked from access two notable areas of concern remain. These include the large gap below the door, and the baseboard heater.
**The common spaces in the basement including the storage room opposite the dry food storage room are not helping with the mouse population. Access to and from the outside, general disorganization and potential harbourage space in the commom areas may be providing attractive areas for the mice to live and move. There are old cardboard boxes, leaves and other material that may also contribute to the mouse activity in this space.
**Lastly, in the dry food storage room there are many traps that are not set, flipped over and/or jammed into floor spaces.
B) Minor mouse activity noted in cafeteria dining space and catering room. Much improved. Mouse droppings noted in other storage rooms including the table storage room, partition storage and janitors storage room (dead mouse noted in sticky trap in table storage room).
Corrective Action(s): The basement must be addressed in a coordinated manner to control the mouse activity in this space.
- Grains must be placed in protective containers;
- The gap under the door must be minimized to prevent easy mouse access;
- All possible access points within the room must be assessed and blocked if needed;
- Regular and thorough cleaning/organization of the entire basement space is needed (coordinated effort);
- Access into the building basement should be addressed to reduce mouse activity in the dry food storage room.
- Traps should be regularly reviewed and replaced when necessary. If staff disturb a trap they should return it to the same spot.
Violation Score: 9
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