A renowned bakery in the city of Ibagué It was closed, as a preventive measure, after an advance visit by the Municipal Health Secretariat. in which they noticed poor hygiene conditions for the handling of food and supplies in this establishment.
Among the findings of the health authorities of the capital of Tolima, it was evident the presence of cockroaches in the spaces where the bakery supplies were stored and even in the boxes of the products that were later sold to the public.
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“The cause was an infestation, a nest of cockroaches, cockroaches that were on ceilings, walls, floors, on the refrigerator, walking on the products that were going to be processed to provide the consumption of Ibaguereños. In the bread flour, in the cartons where the birthday cakes were going to be kept,” explained Liliana Ospina, Secretary of Health of Ibagué.
Within the preventive controls that the authorities have been carrying out in places dedicated to the sale of food in the city, Two other establishments were also closed due to a similar situation. to that evidenced in the bakery.
“With this We have closed three establishments in the last few hours by the Municipal Health Secretariat due to hygiene conditions very bad That is to say, we have closed a well-known restaurant, a sauce shop and the bakery located in the center of the city,” Ospina added.
It is contemplated that the closure decision will be lifted by the health authorities once the owners of the establishments guarantee the control and elimination of pests, as well as the ideal storage of products.
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