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SAN JOSE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating a San Jose grocery store after photographs of men delivering raw, unwrapped pork in grocery carts went viral.

San Jose resident Loretta Seto snapped the images on Jan. 14 and posted them on her Facebook page late last week. They show two men in yellow coats pushing the meat into the 99 Ranch Market on Hostetter Road.

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“We were at the 99 Ranch Market across from this Costco and saw their vendors delivering meat with Costco shopping carts!” Seto wrote in the post. “Talk about disgusting! I’m usually okay with sticking the kids in the seat of the basket, but this is a whole new level of gross.”

A spokesperson for the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service said the agency is working with local authorities and will determine further actions as more information becomes available.

“The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is committed to protecting public health by ensuring the safety of the nation’s meat supply,” the spokesperson said.

The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health is also investigating the “unauthorized delivery of pork.” The meat has been impounded, according to the county, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any of it had been sold to the public.

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Other stomach-turning problems have been reported at the market. On Jan. 8, a health inspector noted numerous violations, including a meat department employee who did not remove dirty gloves before helping customers at the service counter and meat slicing equipment that had not been properly cleaned and sanitized, according to county records.

Records also show that an inspector observed live cockroaches in the whole duck prep area in November 2016.

Seto’s post has racked up hundreds of comments since Friday, including an apology from the market.

“On behalf of 99 Ranch Market, we are terribly sorry for this incident that happened in one of our stores,” the market said. “99 Ranch Market is committed to food safety and customer satisfaction. Therefore, we are taking the necessary steps to resolve this issue by investigating this case further and filing a complaint against our vendor. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Thank you for your patience and understanding.”

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“We are thoroughly investigating the incident,” Maria Moon, an office manager for the company, told the Modesto Bee. “This isn’t anything we typically do. When we send our products out, they are always in a combo bin and wrapped. That’s how it left our facility.”

A second 99 Ranch Market in Richmond is also being investigated for similar violations, according to NBC Bay Area. On Tuesday, the station published a photograph taken in November showing raw, unwrapped meat stacked in a pile on a platform found on the ground behind the store at 3288 Pierce St. Contra Costa environmental health inspectors are investigating the case and have reportedly notified the USDA.