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Food Legislation Partner

Ever-tightening legislation and directives make it essential for businesses to take appropriate measures for prevention, early detection and control of pests throughout the food supply chain.

Rentokil Pest Control is your professional partner when it comes to controlling pest risks in compliance with internal quality management standards, customer requirements and your statutory obligations.

Many companies rely on us to help them control pest risks in compliance with industry best practice and hygiene legislation.

Business Impact of Pests for Food Businesses

The business & economic impacts of pest infestations (PDF) -  from the Centre for Economic and Business Research Cebr.

Click to open the PDF and read about the impact that a pest infestation can present a business - whether it's a hotel, restaurant or a rurally located food manufacturing plant - Pests don't discriminate, any size of business operating in any location can be vulnerable.

Food Processing

  • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
  • EU Hygiene Package: Regulations 852/2004 (Basic Hygiene Regulation), 853/2004, 854/2004
  • Regulation on food law and safety EU 178/2002
  • Regulation on maximum levels for pesticide residues EU396/2005
  • Food and Feed Code (LFGB)
  • DIN Standard 10 523: Food-hygiene – Pest Control in the food industry
  • Organic farming regulation and industry standards
  • Biocide regulations
  • Ordinance on hazardous substances
  • Technical Rules for Hazardous Substances (TRGS)
  • Chemicals Act (ChemG)
  • Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act

Quality and Audit Standards

  • IFS – International Food Standard
  • BRC – British Retail Consortium
  • AIB – American Institute of Baking
  • GFSI – Global Food Safety Initiative
  • GMP – Good Manufacturing Practice
  • FPA-Safe
  • HACCP
  • ISO 9001:2008
  • ISO 22000:2005
  • Quality and Safety (QS)
  • Food Hygiene Rating Scheme

Our experts can advise you on the use of appropriate monitoring or non-toxic systems in highly sensitive production and storage areas where the use of poisonous bait for rodent control is not permitted.

Call us on +353818001589 for advice from a specialist surveyor.

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