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Food retailers are subjected to the same stringent regulations that affect the food manufacturing and processing industry.
The retail environment is particularly vulnerable to infestation due to food often being left exposed for long periods of time for display or storage purposes. Pests can often be introduced to a premises via deliveries as well as being attracted into the premises by the stored goods.
Pests consume food, destroy merchandise and can ruin reputations so that it is important to put in place a suitable Integrated Pest Management system to monitor and control pests. The advantages of using an IPM approach to Pest Control are: improved monitoring and control measures, reduced pesticide usage, full regulatory compliance.
Failure to control Pests results in contamination from Pathogens and incurred Economic Costs.
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