{"id":1590,"date":"2021-09-27T14:54:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T06:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2021-09-27T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T06:56:15","slug":"importance-commercial-pest-management-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/importance-commercial-pest-management-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Safety: Importance of Commercial Pest Management Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/116501182_m.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/116501182_m-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Food Safety: Importance of Commercial Pest Management Service\" class=\"wp-image-1591\" width=\"583\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/116501182_m-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/116501182_m-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/116501182_m-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/116501182_m-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/116501182_m-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Like all living beings that are drawn to places that provide food and shelter, pests are also drawn to food establishments as they make an excellent environment for the species\u2019 survival. While this natural law may seem harmless, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/services-commercial_overview.php\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">commercial pest control<\/span><\/a> is critical because pests pose a considerable amount of risk to any establishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inadequate pest control can result in pest infestation and cause major health risks to everyone involved in the food establishment, including their patrons. Not only that, but it will also lead to regulatory actions, significant product loss, as well as a public relations nightmare. More importantly, it can ruin the business\u2019 reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of letting this happen to your F&amp;B business, why not invest some of your capital in commercial pest management services? After all, pest management for food safety is likely to reduce the threat of product loss and enhance customer satisfaction and brand reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we will share the types of pests that can pose a threat to your F&amp;B business and how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/services-commercial_pas.php\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">AntiPest\u2019 integrated pest management programme<\/span><\/a> can help tackle the threats posed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Types of pests<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several types of pests that can pose a risk to human health as well as the commercial viability of your business. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Rodents<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/diseases-caused-by-rodents-how-they-spread\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">Rodents<\/span><\/a> can do more harm than any other pests as they tend to gnaw, feed, and breed in locations where food processing is done. On top of that, they can chew on electrical wires, contaminate your foodstuff, mess up your surroundings, and spread fatal diseases, making their presence a total abomination to humankind.<\/li><li><strong>Cockroaches<\/strong> \u2013 Like rodents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/cockroach-invasion-prevention\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">cockroaches<\/span><\/a> are vectors of several bacterial species like Salmonella and E. coli. Living mostly in the dark, cockroaches can multiply quickly, live up to a year, and survive without food for 30 days. Not only that, but cockroaches can also induce allergies in some people.<\/li><li><strong>Flies<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/tips-on-deterring-flies\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">Flies<\/span><\/a> are difficult to control and tend to multiply during warm weather. As they thrive on trash receptacles, flies are responsible for causing diseases like food poisoning, typhoid fever, etc. On top of that, flies can contaminate foodstuff and packaging materials.<\/li><li><strong>Beetles<\/strong> \u2013 Categorised as stored product insects, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/apblog\/beware-of-khapra-beetles-in-your-bowl-of-rice\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">beetles<\/span><\/a> like flour mites and weevils can contaminate foodstuff with insect pupae, shed skins, faeces, body parts, and webbing, resulting in wastage of raw materials.<\/li><li><strong>Moths<\/strong> \u2013 Indian Meal Moths tend to reside and reproduce indoors and are often found in kitchens, food stores, and industrial food processing plants. Since they feed on any items containing grain or cereal products, this moth species is responsible for many of the insect problems in the food industry.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How does Integrated Pest Management help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrated pest management (IPM) is an environmentally responsible approach to commercial pest control that emphasises non-chemical control techniques such as sanitation and facility maintenance to help prevent pest infestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t a single pest control method but rather a series of pest management evaluations, decisions, and controls. By employing IPM for food safety, commercial pest control experts like AntiPest typically follow the steps listed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Inspection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we carry out any pest control treatment in your food establishment, our surveyor will thoroughly inspect your structure and then submit a survey report to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Identification<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the survey report, we will identify visible signs of pests, signs of past or present damage in the property, and\/or conditions conducive for pest infestation that may attract pests to your premises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Treatment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once we have identified the pest(s), we will carry out the necessary treatment using the latest techniques and chemicals, which have been approved by the pesticide board, in all the identified areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the most important step in our pest management approach. Once the initial treatment is completed, our technician will submit a report containing the 3 items below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>What was found during his inspection<\/li><li>What was done to correct\/minimise the situation<\/li><li>Advice on how to maintain\/improve the situation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: Documentation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the steps above have been conducted, AntiPest will compile a special Pest Alert file for easy reference during an audit and when further action is needed. The contents of the file will be updated regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To ensure that your IPM programme reaches its potential, approach your relationship with your commercial pest management service provider as a partnership. After all, communication is key to effective pest management for food safety .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">A<a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/\">ntiPest<\/a><\/span>, we advocate the use of IPM to help prevent pest infestations before they start. You can rest assured that our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/faq.php?p=iso_haccp_gmp\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">Pest Alert System Approach meets HACCP standards<\/span><\/a> because we are one of the professional pest control companies in Malaysia. For your commercial pest control needs, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/index.php\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/index.php<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antipest.com.my\/contact.php\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-blue-color\">contact us<\/span><\/a> at 03-80231888.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like all living beings that are drawn to places that provide food and shelter, pests are also drawn to food establishments as they make an excellent environment for the species\u2019 survival. 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