Rat infestation fears at Bristol market
ENVIRONMENTAL health officers were called to Bristol's biggest wholesale food market to investigate reports of a rat infestation.
The city council confirmed that officers attended the St Philips' Wholesale Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Market in Albert Crescent yesterday afternoon.
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ENVIRONMENTAL health officers were called to Bristol's biggest wholesale food market to investigate reports of a rat infestation.
The Post was unable to contact a spokesperson for the market yesterday.
One man, who works for one of the many companies based at the site, told The Post he had seen many rats.
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He said: "You do see a rat every now and again at the market but there were loads in bins and in the pallets.
"I took the cover off some fruit and they had eaten a lot of it."
The worker, who asked not to be named, said he believed it was possible rats had arrived on the site in some pallets.
"They say rats are more afraid of you than you are of them but you only have to startle one and it could bite you," he added.
A city council spokesman said: "We can confirm Environmental Health officers were at the site today and, following that, our pest control officers will be visiting the market. The issue is rats."
4 Comments
by katachua
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 12:13PM
“I heard that that BCC, on the ball as always, has hired a street entertainer wearing red and yellow quarters and playing a recorder.”
by harryreg_uk
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 11:59AM
“@winford - spot on, if there's nothing for them to eat, they'll go elsewhere - so, so simple!”
by winford
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 10:54AM
“Perhaps if they cleared up all the pallets and rubbish it would help. Going to the market on a Sunday you see loads and oads of rubbish - not from the Sunday market but from the fruit market itself. Strewn all over the place. Have a good clean up.”
by welliesarmy
Tuesday, February 05 2013, 10:54AM
“Couple of Jack Russell terriers let loose and job done.
They would have a great time as well.
Everyone's a winner...except the rats ;)”