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PEST CONTROL PROGRAM
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Version 1 Carolina Vásquez Marco Antonio Samuel Valencia
Giraldo Cárdenas Marín Cardona
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APPLICATION
Applies to all points of sale, meat central and warehouses, whose
Facilities can be found exposed to various types of pests.
OBJECTIVES
Perform comprehensive control of arthropods and rodents with an emphasis on radiation and
prevention in order to reduce infestations.
SCOPE
It covers pest control for the sales points and warehouses of Cuatro Milpas.
S.A from chemical and physical control to prevention of entry and refuge of
pests in establishments and warehouses.
RESPONSIBLE
Management: Responsible for hiring the external company that will carry out the control of
pests
Quality Management Coordinator: ensure compliance with the present
procedure.
External contracted company: Who applies the controls and is in charge of
elaborate the instructions for fumigation, adjustment, and preservation of a pest-free environment
of pests, as well as to check and provide advice on their application.
The external company must present a schedule of control activities.
integrated pest management, the technical data sheet of the pesticides they use, the first
First aid that should be practiced in case of poisoning with each one
of pesticides, concept of health suitability issued by the secretary of
health, liability insurance policy, opening of
licenses issued by the mayor's office. These documents are filed in the
Department of Quality Management, as supporting documentation.
Sales point coordinators and central meat coordinator: Responsible for
ensure that the present procedure is followed.
REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Decree 3075 of 1997
Technical data sheets of pesticides used
Pest control log
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DEFINITIONS
Arthropod: Invertebrate animal, segmented body and jointed legs.
Groups belong to crustaceans, arachnids, myriapods, and insects.
Curative control: It is the application of methods or chemical products to
eradicate any type of pest from a place. Such control must be performed by a
a qualified and specialized company for that purpose.
Fumigation: Application of products by various methods, in order to
control or eliminate pests harmful to health or the environment.
Infestation: Presence and multiplication of pests or animals that can cause
damage to food, materials or facilities.
Pest: It refers to any undesirable animal or insect, including but not limited to
exclusively to birds, rodents, flies, and larvae.
Rodent: Animal of the order of mammals equipped in each jaw with two
incisors, without canines; this group includes: the squirrel, the beaver, and the rabbit.
They have a high capacity for reproduction and survival in dirty places.
with organic and inorganic waste, some of its skills are: running,
climb, jump and swim.
PROCEDURE
Diagnosis
For the diagnosis of rodents, any signs of infestation must be identified.
feces, gnaw marks, holes, scratches, footprints, damaged food and rats or
dead mice). The diagnosis for insects must be visual.
Eradication
Pest infestations must be fought against immediately.
treatment with chemical, physical or biological products must be carried out by
in a way that does not pose a threat to food safety.
General inspection
This is carried out by the external company, it must be meticulous in each of the
dependencies with the aim of making an appropriate diagnosis; subsequently
Pest and rodent control is carried out with the respective products.
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The diagnosis, procedure, and controls are carried out by the company.
external, they must also keep a record of each action taken, which is
filed in each department where the respective control is carried out.
Integrated pest management: Integrated pest management includes three
important aspects to know:
Physical control: it is the evaluation of the area to be treated to determine the degree of
infestation in which the company is located and implement the corrective actions
corresponding physicals as verification of possible access vectors, such
such as rodents, arthropods, crawlers, and others. This assessment is conducted by the
person in charge of the area or quality coordinator and the technical advisor of the
contracted company finding thus the critical control points.
General construction guidelines regarding pest control, according to decree
3075/97 (Every aspect is being taken into account in the current construction of
warehouses and improvement of the existing ones
Accesses and surroundings: clean, free of garbage accumulation and water.
stagnant and other sources of pollution. Constant maintenance of
surroundings.
Building: constructed in a way that prevents the entry of dust, pests,
rain and other pollutants. Adequate physical separation between areas
susceptible to being contaminated
Windows, doors, openings and walls: built in such a way that they
avoid the accumulation of dust, dirt, and facilitate cleaning. Those
that they communicate with the outside environment and their opening is greater than
75cm must be equipped with anti-insect mesh. The openings between
Exterior doors and floors should not exceed 1cm. Protect against
rodents the main openings larger than 1.25cm. Clogging of
gaps with openings larger than 2cm in walls that lead to the outside
(grid, metal angles, cement in a 3:1 ratio, 3: cement, 1: sand).
The cracks in the building are repaired with the intention of preventing refuge from
plagues.
Lamps: they must be protected, should not pose a risk of contamination to
product in case of breakage, be easy to clean and make it difficult to
accumulation of dust and insects.
Electrical, mechanical, and prevention installations: design, finishing and
distribution in such a way that prevents the accumulation of dirt and
pest hostel.
Storage: enhance an efficient rotation of the merchandise in order
to prevent insects from completing their life cycles, storage
It must be stacked with a minimum separation of 60 centimeters.
regarding the perimeter walls, elevated from the floor by at least 15 cm
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in a way that allows for cleaning, application of the products and
Inspection. Do not use dirty or damaged pallets.
Baseboards: between the wall and the floor must be painted (15cm) in a white color.
or clearly allows to detect the presence or evidence of pests.
Drains: with grille, maintaining permanent maintenance of
these.
Storage area: Do not consume food in work areas, with
the end of avoiding food waste that may attract pests. Not leaving
dirty cloths or implements inside the mentioned areas, remove
solid waste, the garbage must remain in
covered containers.
Eradication: due to management and lack of training in control and handling
pests in Cuatro Milpas S.A, it is advisable to hire a company
properly specialized in this control, ensuring proper management
program technician, reducing the risk of cross-contamination of the
foods and the negative impact on the health of our collaborators,
the function of the hired company is not only the application of the insecticide but also
present a comprehensive advisory for the execution of the program, as this must
to be related to the company's quality policies, adapting to its
once with the other Good Manufacturing Practices programs (programs
of basic sanitation) to achieve integrated pest control.
activities_to_perform
Installation inspection and diagnosis: It must be carried out by the
technical advisor of the pest control company and by the coordinator of
quality assurance of Cuatro Milpas S.A
Determination of the strategy to be followed: recommended by the company
applicator.
Application: the company hired for pest control must
determine the type of pesticide to apply and the method of use according to
Decree 1843 of 1991 on the use and management of pesticides. The company
the contractor must meet the requirements set by the Secretary of Health
Municipal or, failing that, request the Health Suitability Certificate for
The end.
Prevention
General:
Remove food remnants (product), shelters that attract pests (holes,
cracks, among others) that provide breeding areas, garbage, material
organic matter decomposing and soil.
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The building must be kept in good condition, preventing access to
pests and eliminate possible breeding sites.
Stacking of wooden or cardboard boxes and other packaging should not be allowed.
that contain food directly on the floor, for this it must be used
stacks; the products should not be stacked against the wall or touching the ceiling of
place, as they hinder inspection work.
Emphasis must be placed on cleaning and disinfection procedures for
avoid problems with pests and rodents
ANNEXES
Pest control activity log.
Schedule of pest control and inspection visits.
Technical sheets and safety data sheets for insecticides and rodenticides
applied
Certificate of suitability for pest control company.
Sanitary license for pest control company.