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Pest Control

The document outlines a comprehensive pest control program aimed at preventing and monitoring pest issues, which are critical food safety hazards. It details external and building pest control measures, raw material inspections, monitoring procedures, and corrective actions for pest activity. Employees are encouraged to maintain cleanliness and report any pest sightings to ensure a pest-free operation.

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Pest Control

The document outlines a comprehensive pest control program aimed at preventing and monitoring pest issues, which are critical food safety hazards. It details external and building pest control measures, raw material inspections, monitoring procedures, and corrective actions for pest activity. Employees are encouraged to maintain cleanliness and report any pest sightings to ensure a pest-free operation.

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Pest Control

Annual Training
Policy and Purpose
• Ensure that a fully operating pest control
program is in place
• PC Program primarily prevents pest issues,
then monitors to confirm the program is
working
• Pest issues are serious food safety hazards
• PC Program ensures a pest free operation
External Pest Control
• Vegetation is kept tidy to prevent
harborages
• No areas where standing water can
collect
• External drains are covered
• Buffer zone maintained around building
• Trash compactor area kept clean
• Receiving holes kept clean
Building Pest Control
• All doors, including dock doors are kept
closed when not in use
• Doors are fitted with weather stripping,
etc.
• Pipes running through walls are sealed
• Windows are kept closed or screened
• Wall/floor junctions in good repair
• Clean as you go
Raw Material Pest Control
• All materials are inspected prior to
receiving
• All trailers are inspected prior to
receiving
• Ingredients are inspected and restacked
as necessary after being in the building
30 days
Pest Control Monitoring
• Interior rodent traps checked each week
• Exterior bait stations checked each
month
• Fly killers inspected each week
• Internal Food Safety Inspections look for
pest issues
Location of Monitors
• Internal traps are located on each side of dock doors and
personnel doors. Each is identified by a number above the
trap.

• Bait stations are located 30 to 50 feet apart. Each station


is numbered.

• Flying insect light traps are located throughout the facility.

• Location of monitors are on a schematic in the Pest


Control Binder.
Location of Monitors
• Mouse traps MUST remain in their assigned
locations.

• Effectiveness of traps are reduced if they are


out of place or not flush against the wall.

• Light traps MUST remain plugged in.


Inspection of Monitors
• Third party pest control company checks all
monitoring stations

• Results of checks are provided for review

• Results of inspections are reviewed and


charted to identify trends
Application of Pesticides
• Third party pest control company does all
pesticide applications
General Rules
• Prevent pest ingress into the building

• Verify by monitoring systems and


inspections

• Where pest sightings or activity is


observed, take immediate action to fix the
issue.
Corrective Actions
• Pest activity not directly affecting food
and food contact surfaces:

– Review and trend rodent activity

– Apply pesticide to area where activity


was observed
Corrective Action
• Pest activity directly affecting food and food
contact surfaces:
– Quarantine affected product, equipment or area
– Determine extent of infestation
– Dispose of affected product or packaging
– Thoroughly clean affected area
– Root cause analysis undertaken
– Create corrective actions to ensure the incident
does not occur again
What Can You Do?
• Notify your Supervisor immediately if you see
any pests or evidence of pests in the building.

• Keep lunch room clean

• Keep exterior grounds clean


Examples
•Rat Droppings
Examples
•American Cockroach
Examples
•German Cockroach
Questions?

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