In one of the capital's supermarkets, the residents of Kyiv noticed sparrows jumping on the floor and on food products on the shelves.

Maybe for someone, this video is even funny.

Well, what's the matter here - sparrows jump on the cookies, pluck the packaging with wafers or taste the seeds.

But as the State Production and Consumer Service of Kyiv explained to us, such a neighborhood of birds and food products is very dangerous for the health of buyers.

The service notes that sparrows on store shelves are a threat because they can spread various dangerous infections.

"Birds -

carry a dangerous disease, such as ornithosis

. The infection causes a very severe inflammation of the lungs in humans. This infection can be spread by city pigeons and sparrows. It is very dangerous when birds have access to food at retail outlets, which are then bought and consumed by residents of the capital Birds should not be in the store - this is a violation. The owners of retail chains are well aware of this," Oleg Ruban, head of the main department of the State Production and Consumer Service of Kyiv, tells TSN.ua.

Sparrows walk around the market

He adds that the

owner can be fined 34,000 hryvnias

for a bird in the sales hall of a supermarket , and if it led to some serious consequences, the amount of the fine becomes even greater.

According to statistics shared with the TSN.ua website by the State Production and Consumer Service, in 2023, Kyiv residents hardly ever complained about the presence of livestock in Kyiv's retail chains.

Only one complaint was received by the service - a visitor entered a public catering establishment with an animal.

2021 was a "harvest" for the following complaints:

  • 12 times

    , Kyiv residents complained about rats and mice, which were noticed in the premises of public catering establishments, grocery stores or markets of the capital.

  • 19 times

    people complained about cockroaches they saw in public catering establishments, grocery stores or markets.

  • 6 times

    complained about visitors who entered catering establishments or grocery stores with their animals.

Over the past year, 2022, Kyivites noticed rats and mice twice in catering establishments, grocery stores, and markets of the capital.

  • 9 times

    , people complained about the neighborhood with cockroaches in shopping centers.

    They were found in a cup of tea in a cafe and in the roles of one of the restaurants.

  • 4 times

    complained about visitors who came to catering establishments or grocery stores with their animals.

  • Last year,

    1 complaint was registered about a cat

    that lived in the premises of a food shop.

But there have been no complaints about the presence of birds in catering establishments and grocery stores - not once in three years.

"

There should be no rodents, insects, or birds in the sales halls of supermarkets, public catering establishments, and markets

. Market operators working in this or that establishment must prevent such cases. They must ensure that the sales hall is free of neither mice, nor even more so rats.

Consumers can inform our service about similar cases - you can find a contact phone number and email address on the website

," Oleg Ruban explains.

He agrees that this year there are significantly fewer complaints from citizens about animals, birds and insects in stores.

The expert explains this by the fact that visitors simply do not pay much attention to such things because of the war and the year has just begun.

"Nevertheless, such cases do occur. We must strengthen control and fight against pests, as stipulated in the legislation.

After all, zoonotic infections associated with rats and mice have not disappeared, and rabies, which is associated with foxes, has not disappeared. , cats and other animals

. Therefore, prevention of these diseases must be carried out," Oleg Ruban assures.

We will remind you that earlier we talked about a squirrel that amused the residents of the capital Oboloni with its unusual maneuver.

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