Commercial Food Facility

Pest elimination is required for food service facilities, but maintaining a sanitary environment can be challenging. If not controlled, the unsanitary condition will lead to health violations, tarnished reputation, and worse yet, adverse health effects to customers and facility staff. Vermin can easily enter a facility through cracks, crevices, screens, loose-fitted windows and doors, vents, pipes, holes and even supply inventories. Vermin spread dozens of bacteria, worms and other viral infections and can even cause allergies and asthma.

When a problem or potential problem is discovered, take a few minutes to examine your facility. In many cases, overlooked areas are the source of the problems. Are there any noticeable cracks or pores in the structure? Are cabinets and doors sealed and tight-fitted? Is garbage properly stored or disposed of daily? Are food storage bins on shelves and not on the floor? Even if there are no noticeable pest problems in the facility, pests can still enter and harbor in the facility through deliveries made to the facility. Delivery trucks can transport vermin or vermin larvae in shipped materials, which could create a major epidemic if the delivered items are not checked, removed from their boxes, and stored on shelves. Make sure delivery boxes are thrown away before larvae hatch and infestation occurs.

All food facilities are recommended to partner with an experienced and licensed pest control professional. The professional can help identify and minimize pest infestation before it can affect both health and the business. In many states, food establishments are required to obtained weekly or monthly visits from certified pest control professionals.