Pest Control For Food Processing Plants

All food products available on shelves in a convenience store for instance have passed their product evaluation through strict and critical food safety protocols. To be able to ensure the quality and safety of any products, a thorough inspection following food safety standards is done by food regulatory authorities. Sanitation and food processing facilities in the plant or factory are included in the checklist inspection.

The plant and the facilities used in the production should be clean and free from any pests all the time. Unfortunately, not all companies in the food industry especially the small ones are complying religiously with these food safety protocols due to high cost. This is the main reason why pests are still visible in the area of production and their warehouses. These companies received many complaints from customers and were penalized by the NSW Food Authority.  ( Read: Industral Pest Control)

Common Pests Found in Food Processing Facilities     

The most common pests found in food processing plants are rats, beetles, flies, ants, cockroaches, mites, and weevils. They vary according to food ingredients present in the place, type of food in the plant, geography, and climate. Pests start to infest a food processing plant due to easy access to food and water. Pests can even stay in food processing facilities inside the plant which may cause machine failure, damage to raw materials or finished supplies and finished goods in the warehouse, and worst, disruption of operations. (Check out: Sydney’s Common pests)

Once these pests are neglected by the plant owner or his Facility Manager has not enough knowledge of the nature of pests and how to keep their infestation, this constitutes threats to the health of the factory workers and the safety of the food processing facilities. In the 14^th century, 25 million people were killed in Europe, due to a plague brought by rats. Just imagine if this happens again and the place that was infected was the business that you have. Not only there will be a loss in profit but lives could be at stake as well. Check out: Common Pest Problems in Hotels

This pest problem may incur product loss significantly to the food processing plant owner, who would be mistakenly worrying about the high cost of getting quality pest control services but doesn’t realize the importance of one, resulting in more profit loss and much worse ruin his company’s good name. In the food industry, as we all know, regulatory inspections and audits on food safety standards are done periodically in all companies. And if pest control is inefficient in a food processing plant, the business owner may end up paying hefty fines and may even receive a shutdown notice from food regulatory authorities.   Related: Pest Control For Shopping Centers