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Sprinkles used at one of the museum's exhibits were found on the street.The city's code department issued a courtesy warning to the museum about the environmental hazard.

Miami Beach city officials say sprinkles used at the popular Museum of Ice Cream are an environmental hazard.

According to the Miami New Times, after finding hard, plastic sprinkles used inone of the of exhibits on the street outside the museum. They voiced concerns that the plastic sprinkles may wash into natural bodies of water, where they will be consumed by unsuspecting wildlife.

In response, the city's code department issued a courtesy warning, notifying the museum that it was violating sanitation codes and creating an environmental hazard. The violation comes with a $1,000 fine.

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In response,the museum releaseda statement to weather.com informing the public how it planned to address the accusations.

"We have taken immense precautions to ensure we are environmentally conscious and implementing sustainable efforts. At all of our MOIC locations, including Miami, we have hired multiple cleaners that are constantly sweeping around the building as well as paying extra attention to the waterway entrance. Additionally, we have already begun the process of creating a biodegradablesprinklefor ourSprinklePool, that will be implemented in the near future," spokesperson Devan Pucci told weather.com.

"Museum of Ice Cream is greatly invested in putting our best foot forward will continue to remind every guest to do a double shake upon leaving to ensure everyone has shaken off any sprinkles insideof our walls, " Pucci said.

The museum was founded by 25-year-old Maryellis Bunn. A similar issue with the in October.The San Francisco Department of Public Works told SFGate at the time that they to reduce trash from the exhibit. The San Francisco exhibit ends Jan. 26.