A plague of giant rats infested a supermarket and had to close

After viraliser several videos showing the investment of a rat, a major convenience store operator in Shibuya District, Japan, was forced to close down and issued a statement in which he s & # 39; 39; excused.

It's FamilyMart, which has 14,000 stores across the country, according to Infobae.

A video showed the creatures running on top of a cooler, before one of them fell to the ground next to an ATM and dodged, in addition to other nibbling foods from the refrigerator.

"We apologize for putting the customers at ease," FamilyMart said in a statement posted on its website.

The company said the store would remain closed while it was working with local health authorities to destroy the stock of products and investigate the cause of the infestation, reported the same media.

"We will consider the possibility of resuming operations taking into account the environment of the store," the statement said.

Japan and a reputation at stake

Despite the high reputation for cleanliness, Japanese food suppliers have been affected by several online publications on lack of hygiene throughout 2019

In February:

• In FebruaryFamilyMart fired an employee after streaming a video showing him licking food.
• Seven Eleven Japan fired two employees after one of them spat what appeared to be a mouthful of food in a cbaderole while her colleagues were filming it.
• A sushi chef from Kura Sushi was filmed throwing a portion of fish into a container, then picking it up and putting it back on a counter.

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