Health & Fitness

Another Pittsburgh Grocery Gets Slapped With Consumer Alert

For the second time this week, the Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for a Pittsburgh grocery.

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PITTSBURGH, PA — The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for customers of the Murray Avenue Kosher grocery in Squirrel Hill.

The issues? Let's begin with the old dead rat in a basement storage area under a conveyor belt.

Let's continue. A fresh dead mouse was observed in the basement kitchen area. Rodent droppings were observed throughout the grocery.

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Chewed, gnawed products were found in the basement, including a half-eaten chocolate bar.

Is there more? You bet.

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Meat in a walk-in cooler that is in an open container was found to be exposed to dripping water from an unknown source.

The condenser inside the deli display case was observed dripping into a bowl of cooked meatballs.l

A lack of sanitizer also was noted.

The grocery remains open. Shop there if you want.

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