Farm Boy Closes the second Toronto store on insect issues

Form Boy voluntarily closed its store at 740 DuPont Street near Christie Street, which shows that it “preventive maintenance” was given a weeks after a weeks, when the location was given a conditional pass for pest control and hygiene issues during a dinesafe inspection.

This is the second farm boy location to shut down this month after the company’s store. The YONGE Street and Soudan Avenue were closed to thwart their dinesafe inspection by the city.

In that example, the location of 2149 Yonge Street was quoted for four violations, including two which are considered important: “The basis of food formed by the danger of health (rodents)” the basis of foods that allowed rodents “and” fail to protect the food from contamination or adulteration. ”

It was also quoted for significant violations of “failed to protect from the hormones of insects”.

A dinesafe closed symbol 9, 2025 has been seen at the entrance of the farm boy in Yong Street and Eglinton Avenue. (Citynews)

While Farm Boy would not say that due to especially voluntary shutdown in Dupont Street, it refers to the previous bandh when it was explained why this action was taken.

“Depending on learning from our YONGE and Soudan location, we are active and preventive measures and temporarily shut down the Form Boy DuPont and Christiest location to ensure the health, safety and welfare of our customers and team members.”

During his final inspection on 27 August, the DuPont Space was quoted for the following three violations:

1 important violations (s)
• Failed to protect against damage of pests – sec. 13 (1)
Action: Tickets, pending on 16 September, 2025
2 minor violations (s)
• Failed to ensure the required tool surface as required – compress. 22
Action: Notice to comply
• Fails to protect from entry entry – sec. 13 (1)

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A security guard stands outside the Dupent Street Farm Boy Location. Photo: Citynews

In a note posted on the front of its Duppont location, the company said it estimates “re -opening” in time “.

‘Rats are everywhere’

Two Farm Boy Employees Anonymously spoke with Citizan About what they call disgusting situations, due to which Jege and Saudan closed in store.

Workers told Citynues that the store was internally known as the “mouse store”, as it was plagued by uncontrolled infections.

He also claimed that handling hundreds of mice became part of his job.

“Here, this is part of your routine, you are going to take the drops of the mouse, you are going to remove the dead mice,” said one of the Farm Boy Employees.

,[The mice] As soon as they stop the ruckus, (when) there are many footsteps around, they are outside, they are outside and they are everywhere, they completely eat the grocery section overnight. ,

CITYNEWS Reporter Michelle McKay with files