140 rodent droppings at Sacramento Rite Aid. What else did inspectors find?
Sacramento County health inspectors closed a local Rite Aid drugstore after discovering roughly 140 rodent droppings, gnaw marks and other evidence of a vermin infestation.
Inspectors also shut down a local 7-Eleven convenience store due to a cockroach infestation.
However, no Sacramento County restaurants received yellow placards in the past week.
While a yellow placard signals two or more major violations, these are typically corrected or mitigated during the inspection, according to the Sacramento County Retail Food Inspection Guide.
A red placard, however, signals “imminent danger to public health and safety” and suspends the health permit until violations are corrected.
This could include, but is not limited to, major vermin contamination.
In contrast, a green placard means a restaurant passed inspection.
The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually, with 97% of establishments passing, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
Approximately 1% of inspections result in a closure, he said.
Here are the results of Sacramento County food facility inspections for Thursday, July 3, through Wednesday, July 9, as of Thursday afternoon:
If an inspection listed below needs clarification, business owners can email The Sacramento Bee at servicejournalists@sacbee.com.
The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.
Sacramento Rite Aid closed due to rodent droppings
Rite Aid, 9133 Kiefer Blvd. in Sacramento, had three major health food violations on Wednesday, July 9.
Health inspectors shut down the drugstore after finding packages of Blow Pop candy and elote trail mix on a retail shelf with rodent gnaw marks.
Additionally, health inspectors found 20 to 30 rodent droppings in a cabinet beneath the warewash and hand sinks at the ice cream bar.
There were four rodent droppings on a food storage shelf behind the cereal boxes, and 30 to 40 rodent droppings on the floor of the sales aisle.
Inspectors also discovered one rodent dropping on a shelf next to the three ring binders.
There were 15 to 20 rodent droppings on the floor near the floor sink at the east side of the warehouse and 20 to 30 rodent droppings on the floor near the electrical panels in the warehouse.
Finally, inspectors found 10 to 20 rodent droppings on the floor below the access ladder in the warehouse.
Health inspectors found large holes or gaps in several areas, including the wall at the east end of the warehouse, the wall left of the janitorial sink and the ceiling above the warehouse.
Rite Aid had yet to be reinspected as of Thursday, July 10. The Sacramento Bee reached out to store representatives on Thursday for comment, but no one was available.
Local 7-Eleven had cockroach infestation
7-Eleven, 6955 Walerga Road in Sacramento, was ordered to close by county health inspectors on Monday, July 7, due to a “cockroach infestation,” the county Environmental Management Department said on its website.
The convenience store passed an inspection on Wednesday, July 9, and received a green placard.
The Bee was unable to reach anyone at the store on Thursday for comment.
This story was originally published July 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM.
