Tesco shuts Birmingham city centre store after mouse activity found

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 16:03 · Archive

A Tesco Express store in Birmingham city centre has closed after evidence of mouse activity was identified.

A Tesco Express store in Birmingham city centre has been closed for more than a week after evidence of mouse activity was found inside. A Birmingham City Council officer visited the Mailbox store on 9 October following a complaint. The council found evidence of mice but determined there was no imminent risk to public health and did not serve an emergency closure notice.

Tesco chose to close the store voluntarily as a precautionary measure while it addressed the issues. A Tesco spokesperson said the company sets itself the highest store standards and apologised for the inconvenience caused. The supermarket said it is working hard to reopen as soon as possible, but did not provide a specific date for when the store would resume trading.

How it is being reported

• Birmingham city centre Tesco Express shuts over 'mice activity'The Mailbox store has been closed for more than a weekBirminghamLive · 22 Oct, 15:28
• Tesco shuts city store after complaint about miceThe store closed its Mailbox site voluntarily after evidence of the rodents was foundBBC Birmingham And Black Country · 22 Oct, 11:49

In this story: Tesco · Birmingham City Council · Birmingham · Mailbox

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