PEST CONTROL IN FOOD AND BEVERAGS INDUSTRY

Food and beverage industry is the most exposed industry to pests. This industry is directly connected with people’s health and hygiene. Any pest infested disease can be a fatal error to anyone who consumes such food or drink. Extra care must be kept in………

Hotels and Restaurants
Food joints such as cafes and dhabas
Food parlors with mega banners
Shops selling ready to eat food
Grocery shops that sell pre cooked food, vegetables, eggs, meat, poultry, packed foods
Shops selling fish
Shops selling baby food
Clubs, bars, discotheques
Shops selling medicines
Coffee or tea shops
And in any type of joints where eatables and/or drinkables are sold

Apart from places selling eatables or drinkables, places where human consumable goods are processed are also under strict pest control regulations; any mishap any place not only ruins the business but also ruins the reputation which is often irrecoverable in this industry. Pests endangering the business are Cockroaches, House fly, Rats and Rodents, Termites, Lizards, Spiders and many such more that feast on human food. Food contaminated by any of these pests render the food unfit for human consumption. Food must be protected from these pests. Complete and total pest control to eliminate every pest must be applied in the establishment.

Pest control in food and beverage industry needs to be a super specialist job. Any negligence in pest control runs a huge risk of contaminating the food for sale with applied pesticides. This in turn make the food unfit for human consumption resulting in total loss for the industry. Any oversight in this direction will again irrecoverably ruin the business reputation of the house. So, pest control in this industry is a necessity and to be applied with extreme caution and expertise.

Some essential steps are to be taken for pest control in food and beverage industry…….
Routine inspection
Minimum weekly inspection must be made in places where food is processed. Daily inspection is needed in places where ready to eat food is stored. Food and beverage attract multiple pests. Round the clock alert is mandatory.

Precautionary measures
Efforts must be made for pests not being allowed to infest the business premise; all entry points must be carefully checked and sealed. All water logging and moist areas must be dried up. Any food resources for pests must be very carefully eliminated. Caution must be taken not to allow the pest problem to begin.

Identification of problems
Professional pest control team must identify the problem very categorically. They must find out the reasons of pest infestations and terminate them permanently. They must also find out the pests infesting that area and eliminate them effectively.

Analyzing the situation
Pest control team must analyze the whole situation methodically. The reasons for infestation, the types of pest’s infestations and the permanent remedial solutions which are effective and safe. This analysis is the key of success for pest control.

Selection of pest treatments
This selection is the matter of efficiency in pest control. The right combination of use of chemicals and traps or baits marks the success of pest control. Pest control here must ensure elimination of pests and safety of food products simultaneously. This cannot be a generalized pest control drive. It has to be a selective one.

Constant monitoring
Constant monitoring of pest control is of utmost importance. It has to be done during and after pest control. Any weakness during application ruins the entire effort. A single egg of pest will make the entire industry collapse. Continuous observation is a must and necessary action must be taken in a proactive manner.

Evidences
Documented evidences of pest control details must be maintained meticulously. This helps in monitoring the pest control operations in the industry. This is also a mandatory obligation in food industry.

It is necessary to have a business contract with a professional pest control organization that is efficient and competent, they will take entire responsibility to make the food business pest free and maintain it that way. They will also be responsible to meet the formalities of health and food department when called for.
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