The Ralphs grocery store in Castaic has been temporarily shut down after inspectors with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health found evidence of rodent droppings in multiple areas of the store, according to a retail food official inspection report.
L.A. County Public Health officials performed a routine inspection at the Ralphs located on the 29600 block of The Old Road on Wednesday afternoon and noted a critical violation after finding rodent droppings in nine different areas.
Those areas included: the broiler room, the mac and cheese aisle, more than 20 droppings on the floor, underneath, and in front of pallets across from the baby formula cage in the back warehouse, and gnaw marks on a rice seasoning container near the affected areas, the inspection report said…