One of the most important measures that companies must adopt to guarantee high safety levels of food products is the fight against parasites. Mice, cockroaches, coleopterans and other micro and macro parasites find favourable environments in food, where they can develop thus causing economic losses and damage. The new Regulations of the “Hygiene Package” have confirmed the importance of the parasite fight in order to achieve the alimentary safety objectives. In particular, the EC Regulation n. 852/2004 provides for obligations for companies, while the EC Regulation n. 854/2004 includes the fight against parasites within the procedures that a company must implement and which are subject to assessment by the appropriate authorities.

Still today, many entrepreneurs working in the agro food sector consider pest control as a minor component of their activity or simply do not consider it at all.

Pests are animals which can be near, on, or inside food and are a source of microorganisms able to spread toxinfections or food poisoning; that is why there are rules in place for keeping them away through fight and control plans.

       COLSERVICE supplies an advisory service for the elaboration of a Self-Monitoring Plan against Pests, in accordance with the EC Regulation CE 852/04 and H.A.C.C.P. (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) principles. Here are some of the advantages:

• Safer food;
• Better service and increased income;
• The spread of disease is prevented;
• Loss of material is prevented;
• Damage to the corporate image and resulting loss of clients are prevented;
• Compliance with the law