A local college student says he found a dead mouse in his food at the school’s dining hall and he has the video to prove it.

The incident happened last Thursday morning at Kise Commons and Minnesota State University Moorhead confirmed it spoke with the student who found the dead mouse.

“As I was going through it, I had found a whole mouse in the spinach and my reaction was rather calm at first,” Isaac Oliphant said.

Oliphant was sitting at the MSUM cafeteria with his friends after serving himself some steamed spinach.

“I normally don't eat at the school very often. I normally make my own food at home, but I had someone use a guest pass for me,” Oliphant said.

It was his first time eating at Kise Commons and he said it’ll be his last after finding the dead mouse.

“I was rather calm at first, I wasn't super taken aback by it, not because I was expecting a mouse in my spinach,” Oliphant said.

His friends at the table began recording the discovery.

“I just think kids do pay quite a lot of money for the meal plans here, and especially freshman who are required to have some sort of meal plan for living on campus,” Oliphant said. “There should be some standard upheld.”

We requested an on-camera interview with MSUM and they declined instead choosing to release a statement, which read in part "the health and safety of our students" are their top priority.

In a phone conversation with us, MSUM blamed the food company Sodexo, which provides most of the food across campus.

Sodexo told us it’s investigating the incident and the spinach was provided by a produce vendor.

“I don't really want to go eat there again after seeing this. I wouldn't really trust the food to be honest,” Jordan Okan, an MSUM Junior who saw the mouse video, said.

In the meantime, Oliphant said he doesn't blame the school for the incident but wishes MSUM had alerted students after it happened instead of hiding it.

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Below are the full statements provided by MSUM and Sodexo:

Minnesota State University Moorhead

"The health and safety of our students is MSUM’s top priority. We know how distressing this was for the students involved and we reached out immediately to be sure they felt supported and heard. We continue to work with our food services provider, Sodexo, to ensure that all appropriate measures have been taken."

Sodexo

"The safety and security of our students, guests and University community are our top priority. Immediately after learning of the issue, the Sodexo dining team at Minnesota State University Moorhead quickly disposed of all the spinach on campus, alerted our vendor, ensured that all dining employees took added precautions, and met with the students involved. We are currently conducting an internal investigation in partnership with our produce vendor."