Cupertino’s Whole Foods has been cleared to reopen after passing two recent health inspections, five months after it closed due to a rodent infestation in April.

Whole Foods has undergone maintenance to address the health concerns along with other improvements throughout the store.

Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health inspectors first flagged the Whole Foods, located at 20955 Steven Creek Blvd., during an inspection in late March, prompting the closure of the deli and bakery. At the time, inspectors noted rodent droppings in several areas in the deli section, including the preparation and equipment storage areas. They also saw cockroaches in the bakery area at “all life stages” near the dishwasher and two dead cockroaches behind a wire rack holding dishes.

Then in early

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