{"id":505677,"date":"2026-10-23T19:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505677\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T19:26:09","slug":"live-mouse-found-in-glue-trap-at-carmichael-eatery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505677\/","title":{"rendered":"Live mouse found in glue trap at Carmichael eatery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento County Health Inspectors gave a red placard to a Carmichael eatery after finding three mice in a glue trap, one of them alive.<\/p>\n<p>What do these inspections mean?<\/p>\n<p>While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saccounty.gov\/#gsc.tab=0\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A red placard, however, signals \u201cimminent danger to public health and safety\u201d and suspends an establishment\u2019s health permit until violations are corrected. This could include, but is not limited to, major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/local\/article288124385.html\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">vermin contamination<\/a>. In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection.<\/p>\n<p>The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.<\/p>\n<p>These were the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, Oct. 15, through Wednesday, Oct. 21. If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at <a href=\"https:\/\/servicejournalists@sacbee.com\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">servicejournalists@sacbee.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How to report a business to the health department<\/p>\n<p>For readers who would like to report a local restaurant, food truck or caf\u00e9 for health violations, you can file a complaint with the facility\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Pages\/PageNotFoundError.aspx?requestUrl=https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CEH\/DFDCS\/CDPH+Document+Library\/FDB\/FoodSafetyProgram\/RetailFood\/LocalEHContacts.pdf\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> local environmental health departments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The local health department is responsible for the initial investigation of consumer complaints regarding foods served or sold at retail food facilities, according to the California Department of Public Health.<\/p>\n<p>Dining locations temporarily closed by health inspectors<a href=\"https:\/\/inspections.myhealthdepartment.com\/sacramento\/print\/?task=getPrintable&amp;path=sacramento&amp;pKey=2CAA5B98-5E1E-44AC-A2EF-664E2C448E96,2CAA5B98-5E1E-44AC-A2EF-664E2C448E96\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Rice Bowl &amp; Boba Milk Tea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7416 Fair Oaks Blvd., Carmichael<\/p>\n<p>Number of violations: 10<\/p>\n<p>Date: Wednesday, Oct. 21<\/p>\n<p>Health inspectors gave a red placard to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newricebowlbobamilktea.com\/\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carmichael Asian eatery<\/a> after finding three mice on a glue trap inside the dry storage area with one of them still alive, an \u201cexcessive number\u201d of rodent droppings and 14 cockroaches including inside the wall and roach egg sacs.The automatic dish machine was not dispensing sanitizer.An employee washed hands without drying them with paper towels.A bag of flour was left open in the dry storage room.<\/p>\n<p>New Rice Bowl &amp; Boba Milk Tea has yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, Oct. 22.<\/p>\n<p> Loading\u2026<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/300720579\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792783569_659_9761_HA_250303VeronicaFernandeAlvarado Cropped.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/300720579\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado is a service journalism reporter at The Sacramento Bee. 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