Miami High School Cafeteria Fails Another Inspection
The cafeteria at Miami Carol City Senior High School will remain closed after failing another health inspection earlier this week. Florida Department of Health inspectors are expected back at the school Wednesday, one week after a food service inspection report ordered the school to “eliminate rodent infestation.”According to the report, a rodent dropping was found on a meat slicer and a rodent was seen running in a food storage room. The report also said the school needs to “eliminate rodent urine odor from kitchen area.”
The cafeteria closure comes after Local 10 was criticized by Miami-Dade County Public Schools for exposing similar issues. Last May, Local 10 reported that about 40 schools received an unsatisfactory grade in a food service inspection because of rodent and roach activity.
The school has been catering food since the cafeteria was shut down. The cafeteria cannot reopen until there are three consecutive nights where no rats are caught in any of the traps set up at the school.
The school still must patch holes in the cafeteria walls, repair a freezer and sanitize the floor in the kitchen.