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FBI arrests man who poured mouse poison on Whole Foods' buffets
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The FBI has arrested a man accused of trying to contaminate food at a Whole Foods in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The man, whose name has not been released, sprayed a liquid mixture of hand cleaner, water, and Tomcat mouse poison onto produce and prepared-food bars at Whole Foods and two other area grocery stores, Meijer and Plum Market, according to the FBI.
"The suspect stated that he sprayed produce in these stores within the last two weeks," the FBI said in a statement.
Authorities noted that the suspect has visited several other grocery stores in the past couple of months — including including Walmart, Target, and Kroger stores — and they are trying to determine whether the produce at those stores was contaminated.
"Investigators are currently coordinating with state of Michigan and Washtenaw County Health Officials to determine the extent of any contamination and the threat to the public," the FBI said.
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The FBI was alerted to the suspect's activities after a Whole Foods employee witnessed him pouring a liquid onto items at the prepared-food bars.
Whole Foods shut down its food bars afterward.
The store said in a statement:
Out of an abundance of caution, all salad and hot food bars were immediately closed down at the store, all food was thrown out and the store team thoroughly cleaned and sanitized all food stations, equipment and serving utensils before restocking with fresh items. All surrounding Michigan store locations have been notified of the incident.
Authorities tracked down the suspect after asking for the public's help in identifying him.
Below is a list of the other stores that may have been targeted, based on the FBI's investigation. Michigan authorities are encouraging consumers to throw away any produce or prepared foods purchased at the stores.
Busch’s, 2240 S Main Street, Ann Arbor
Cupcake Station, 116 E Liberty, Ann Arbor
Family Fare, 2026 North Saginaw, Midland
Kroger, 3838 Richfield Road, Flint
Meijer, #108, 7300 Eastman Ave, Midland
Meijer, #64, 3145 Ann Arbor-Saline, Ann Arbor
Meijer, #213, 9515 Birch Run Rd, Birch Run
Millers Mini Mart, 3001 Bay City Rd, Midland, MI
Plum Market, 375 North Maple, Ann Arbor
Target, 2000 Waters Road, Ann Arbor
Thai Grocery, 3115 Oak Valley Drive, Ann Arbor
Walmart, 910 Joe Mann Blvd, Midland
Walmart, 7000 E Michigan Ave, Saline
Whole Foods, 990 W Eisenhower Pkwy, Ann Arbor
"Out of an abundance of caution and to protect public health and food safety, I encourage consumers to dispose of any foods purchased from salad bars, olive bars and ready-to-eat hot and cold food areas from these stores between mid-March and the end of April," said Jamie Clover Adams, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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