Manitoba Health closes restaurants, supermarkets for rodents, other infractions

More than a dozen food industry businesses restaurants, supermarkets and wholesalers have been nailed by Manitoba inspectors forhealth infractions since December 2015.

The businesses were cited for a range of issues,from a lack of hot water and operating without a permit toinsanitary conditions and rodent infestations, says the latest report from Manitoba Health.

All were ordered closed until the problems were addressed, with the closures ranging from one day to a few months.

One business, Ban Tree Coffee onIsabel Street inWinnipeg, has been closed sinceOct.30, 2015, due to "mouse infestation, no certified food handler, insanitary condition and poor food handling practices," the government report says.

Just three others also remain closed:

• Natural Valley Products (Elie, Man.)Closed Dec. 18, 2015:

"Fail to ensure that potentially hazardous foods originate from an approved source; Allow meat that has not been inspected and approved in a food handling establishment; Utilize for food in a food handling establishment, meat that is not inspected and approved; Operate a meat processing plant which processes uninspected meat and fail to be in possession of a valid permit."

• Holy Spice East Indian Cuisine (Thompson, Man.) ClosedDec. 10, 2015:

"Operate a food handling establishment without a permit."

• Robert's Farm(RM of MacDonald) ClosedFeb 6, 2016:

"Operate a food handling establishment without a valid permit, sell uninspected meat."

The full report is embedded below.