Unsanitary Stadium: Mice feces found at Lucas Oil Stadium

The Colts hosted a game in Lucas Oil Stadium just this past Sunday, but pictures of mice feces in a Lucas Oil Stadium food pantry are shots managers would probably rather you not know about.

"The pictures are actually showing mice droppings in the food pantry, on the floor, on the shelves, on the counters, there's been some on the carts," said a worker now calling the whistle on the ongoing food safety violations at Lucas Oil Stadium.

"I brought these pictures forward because I felt people should know where their food's coming from. It's not safe."


Centerplate catering does all food services at Lucas Oil as well as for the Convention Center. Fox59 contacted Centerplate for comment but they did not respond. Fox59 also contacted the Capitol Improvement Board that oversees Lucas Oil Stadium. CIB president Barney Levengood said he was unavailable to review the photos but would be available Tuesday.

Centerplate Catering and Lucas Oil Stadium have been cited for food safety violations dating back to 2008. In January 2009, health investigators found dead rodents hadn't been removed from food service areas. In March, investigators found mice feces by coffee urns. In April, a report showed mice running through a Stadium Kitchen. In September, there were violations for improperly storing toxic materials and for "unsafe food" that wasn't being kept cold or hot enough at Lucas Oil.

Marion County Health Department officials think the mice problem has improved compared to last year but officials say it doesn't absolve the Stadium's management from adhering to strict food safety codes to keep everyone at Lucas Oil safe. That is the staff's main concern.

"My biggest concern is people(at Lucas Oil Stadium) don't seem to care."