Pest Control

Pest control is an integral part a food facility's food safety initiatives. Our pest control content offers best practices and innovations in the form of articles, case studies, and more. 

Highlights

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Oct. 16, 2024
USDA did not confirm the internal investigation to any news outlets, but a U.S. senator and a former sanitation manager at the Jarratt, Va., facility have said the agency is looking...
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Aug. 20, 2024
Tackling birds requires an integrated approach, a solid plan, and the diligence to carry it through. From human health risks to building equipment damage, get all the bird information...
Jan. 26, 2024
New sustainability goal means produce suppliers must comply and use integrated pest management practices in the next four to six years.
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Aug. 9, 2022
When it comes to cleaning, sanitizing and pest control, chemical choices for organic plants are more constrained.
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June 10, 2022
We talked with with experts at Industrial Fumigant Company about pest prevention strategies you can enact at your facility as well as what the future holds in pest management....
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July 9, 2021
We talked with Industrial Fumigant Company’s Jerry Heath and Sharon Dobesh about what food and beverage processors can do to help stop birds, rodents, and other pests from getting...
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June 18, 2021
We’re talking all things safety and sanitation in this special bonus episode of the Food For Thought podcast.
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What are the three biggest pest management concerns food and beverage processors face during transportation? We cover that and more during this special bonus episode of the Food...
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March 22, 2021
A properly trained workforce can help make pest control programs as effective as possible.
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Feb. 12, 2014
A food illness outbreak may not shut down a plant, but woe to the processor who fails to maintain a rigorous pest control program.
Sept. 11, 2013
A warm place to rest and all the food and drink desired describes the appeal of all-inclusive resorts for people -- and food processing facilities for insects and other pests....
Sept. 11, 2012
As summer ends and winter approaches, food plant managers need to change their focus and strategy if they want to keep insects and rodents out of their plants.
Feb. 8, 2012
New documentation requirements add to the argument for managed, integrated approach.