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Sunday, August 5, 2007

Rat infestation at stadium
Orange County health documents show rodent infestation is 13 times that of Petco Park and Dodger Stadium combined.

By GWENDOLYN DRISCOLL
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

ANAHEIM – Discarded peanut shells, the remnants of hot dog buns, sticky ice cream wrappers and nachos coated with tangerine-colored cheese carpet the stands of Angel Stadium – about 15 tons of garbage on average per game, according to stadium officials.

The refuse can sit out for more than 12 hours before it is collected, a time lag that may help account for the 118 vermin violations that county officials logged at stadium kiosks and restaurants over the last 2 ½ years.

Of those reports, 33 represent “major” violations, in which “rodent activity” was observed by health inspectors in a “critical area” of 18 stadium food venues.

“It should be zero. A restaurant is closed down for these kinds of things,” said Richard Sanchez, the director of environmental health for the county Health Care Agency...

Hmm... makes you just crave a hot-dog and peanuts, doesn't it?

The rest of the article can be found at:
http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_1797567.php