Integrated Pest Management in Food Safety

Integrated Pest Management

System combining sanitation, mechanical, and chemical procedures to control pests efficiently and safely.

Pests

Objectionable animals or insects like birds, rodents, flies, and larvae posing contamination risks.

IPM

Set of practices and strategies to control pest populations by denying access to security, shelter, and food.

ICE Principle

Identify, Control, Eliminate - key steps in Integrated Pest Management.

Insect Electrocuter Traps

Devices using light to attract and electrocute flying insects like moths and houseflies.

Cockroaches

American, Oriental, German, and Brown banded types; German cockroach most common in food establishments.

Moths and Beetles

Insects invading foods causing damage; examples include saw-toothed, grain beetle, flour weevil.

Rodents

Adaptable animals carrying diseases, damaging food, and being nocturnal.

Cross Connections

Physical links allowing contaminants from drains or sewers to enter a safe water supply.

Backflow

Contaminated water flowing back into a potable water supply due to back pressure or backsiphonage.

Grease Traps

Devices removing liquid grease and fats from wastewater in establishments with high grease production.

Air Gap

Physical separation of potable and non-potable systems by a vertical air space to prevent backflow.