The fall and winter seasons bring new challenges for food processing facilities and the teams that work to maintain them. One of the most notable challenges they face is increased pressure from rodents that seek out food and shelter within these facilities when outside temperatures fall. A rodent infestation can be extremely detrimental to a food processing facility, as it can lead to a facility being shut down if the problem is not addressed promptly and properly.
Rodent infestations are extremely dangerous to not only the health and safety of employees who work in the facilities, but these pests can also transmit serious diseases like Salmonella, which can contaminate food manufactured in the facility. In fact, rodents are known to contaminate or consume about 20 percent of world's food supply.