LILBURN - The state Department of Agriculture shut down a suburban Atlanta bakery Friday after inspectors found roaches crawling on shelves and walls, and rat droppings in cake pans and other places. <br>
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``The conditions there were unacceptable,'' Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin said. ``The place was in total disarray.'' <br>
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The shutdown of Gaby's Mexican Bakery follows other recent closures by state officials due to roach and rodent infestation. An Atlanta-area Sam's Club was fined Sep. 5 for infestation by mice. Last month, a Forest Park wholesaler that supplied food to many of Atlanta's trendy restaurants was fined. <br>
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Officials have not decided whether to fine Gaby's. The bakery has until Monday to correct the violations. A second inspection will determine whether it can reopen. <br>
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Late Friday, the store owners were inside the store with exterminators. Neither would comment on the incident.
