Customers at the branch in Leytonstone, east London, were asked to leave after a dead mouse was found in a storage cupboard and surfaces were littered with mice poo
A McDonald’s restaurant has been closed down after health inspectors discovered mice in its kitchen.
Customers at the branch in Leytonstone, east London, were asked to leave when Environmental Health Officers discovered the rodents and hundreds of their droppings.
A dead mouse was found in a storage cupboard at the fast-food giant and surfaces were littered with mice poo.
The inspection was ordered by Waltham Forest Council’s food safety department on the back of a customer complaint about rodents in the restaurant.
Councillor Clyde Loakes, who oversees food hygiene in the borough, said: “Customers need to be able to dine in confidence and safety and we will not hesitate to act when businesses do not meet their responsibilities.
“Mice carry a range of diseases which can infect humans and cause real harm. “I am glad that McDonald’s has acknowledged their failings in this incident and are cooperating with Council officers.”
McDonald’s agreed to pay Waltham Forest Council’s full costs of £1,821 for the formal closure action.
Thames Magistrates Court granted a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Order against the fast-food branch today, meaning it cannot reopen until it is a totally rodent and risk-free zone.
The incident is believed to be the first of its kind in decades.
Diners are urged to check the food hygiene ratings of any restaurant, takeaway, or food business by using the Food Standard Agency’s online toolkit.
Source: The Mirror UK
