Pest control is important for food safety and premises integrity, as pests can carry harmful bacteria and damage structures. Effective control measures include pest proofing premises by sealing access points, fitting drain covers and screens, and using electronic or chemical methods like insecticide spraying to control pests directly.

1. Pest Control

2. Pest Management
• Pest control is important because pests can carry harmful
bacteria that can contaminate foods and cause illness.
• These harmful bacteria can pass on to the food by contact with
their hair, feces and urine.
• Pest themselves are also considered as foreign objects in the
food.
• Pests can also cause serious damage to the structure and fabric
of food premises.

3. Control Measures
Pest Proofing of the Premises:
• Using wire mesh screens to pest proof air vents. Sealing holes, and other places where pests can gain access.
• Keeping the floors, walls, roof, doors and window openings in a good state of repair with no gaps or spaces.
• Fitting drain covers to prevent pests gaining access.
Insects Screen:
• Windows opening directly into food preparation areas must
• be fitted with screens capable of resisting common flying Insects
Electronic Pest –o-Flash:
• Flying insects can be destroyed using an electronic pest-o-flash device.
Chemical Spraying:
• Spraying of Insecticides and pesticides are used to control the
• population of cockroach, mosquito and bed bugs etc.