Indecopi announces Cencosud’s investigation after reporting the presence of rats in the Chorrillos subway.

The National Institute for Competition and Intellectual Property Protection (Indecopi) spoke after the video rodents who visited the sausage shelves of the Metro hypermarket in the metropolitan area of ​​Chorrillos.

As you know, a video broadcast on TikTok and then replicated on other networks shows two rats a large-sized one runs and jumps between sausages in one of his food pantries, which are stored in the refrigerator in Chorrillos Metro Plaza Lima Sur.

Investigation

He indexcopy the statement stated that “after the video broadcast on social networks”, the Inspection Department launched an investigation against the company Cencosud Retail Peru SA. “in order to protect the rights of consumers.”

Similarly, the organization called Municipality of Chorrillos fulfill the task of checking the “state of health in the declared establishment”, given that “supervision of commercialization, preparation and sale of food and beverages is the responsibility of the municipalities”.

“He indexcopy reminds suppliers that they have an obligation to offer their goods and services in conditions that do not pose a risk or danger to their health and physical integrity. For this reason, in addition to having permits and permits from municipalities, they must maintain sanitary conditions in order to develop their commercial activities.

In this sense, the organization urged suppliers to “take the necessary measures to guarantee the perfect provision of products and services”, given “the natural phenomena that the country is facing”.

“He indexcopy confirms its commitment to the safety and health of consumers in their consumer relationships, therefore we remain vigilant in the face of any incident that occurs in the market that may violate their rights, ”the text says.

Update

Oversight and management of health services Municipality of Chorrillos a corresponding sanitary inspection has begun in the above-mentioned hypermarket.

Metro links the appearance of rats with the possible influence of rains

For its part, in a statement meter He assured that immediately after the incident became known, he began “inspection of the entire premises for deep cleaning, disinfection and increased pest control measures” and that for this reason the aforementioned branch “will remain closed today.”

The company indicated that it follows “the most stringent cleaning and pest control protocols that are strictly followed every week.”

In this sense, he pointed out that perhaps the appearance rats on one of its shelves due to sewage problems caused by the heavy rains of recent days.

“It is important to note that the rains that hit the country and the recent incidents in the sewer network in various areas of the Chorrillos region, reported by Sedapal and which include the sector where hypermarketcould create this atypical situation in our premises,” the text says.

“Our priority is to ensure the well-being of our employees and customers by providing them with the best service and the highest quality products. For this reason, we will continue to strengthen all necessary protocols in our stores and carry out continuous improvement activities. “, the message says.