As simple as it may sound, sanitation is a pest’s worst enemy. Food processing environments are filled with pests’ favorite things, but with a strong sanitation plan you can limit access to those things and start winning the battle against these unwanted invaders.
Pests, like any living thing, need three things to survive: food, water and shelter. It should be no surprise that food processing facilities are naturally susceptible to these food safety threats since they contain all three. Sanitation is therefore of the utmost importance. Any facility can attract numerous stored product pests like Indian meal moths and warehouse beetles, bot flies, cockroaches and rodents are also a threat. These pests could put your facility at risk for contaminated products, customer complaints and audits.