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Video Shows Mouse Eating Cheese At Grocery Store Deli Counter

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A recent video shows what seems to be a mouse nibbling on cheese -- but that cheese is in the deli of a suburban grocery store.

Christopher Allison says he shot this video at the Food 4 Less in southwest suburban Alsip Wednesday night.

He was there to grab some deli items for sandwiches when he saw a rodent nibbling away on the counter and grabbed his phone to record.

The mayor of Alsip says the store destroyed all of the products in that counter and had records from some prior pest control visits.

In response to a YouTube video showing a rat trying to open a plastic bag full of cheese, in the pre-wrapped meats and...

Posted by Village of Alsip on Friday, October 11, 2019

The Village of Alsip provided a response in a Facebook post. The village said " The store manager and HR person confirmed the original products were destroyed, the display has been sanitized, pest control was dispatched and the pest control log book is up to date and reflected 2 visits this week to address the vermin issue."

 

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