Pest control is one of the main components of a commercial kitchen's effort to keep its facility sanitized for food safety and to pass audits by health inspectors. At Abell Pest Control, the CleanSafe Kitchen program was formed for that very reason.
For both commercial and industrial food operations, the program educates management and food workers about the link between sanitation and pests on their premises. By following the training and maintenance outlined in CleanSafe Kitchen, pest issues can be reduced significantly.
With a free training video and kit from Abell Pest Control, companies can teach their workforce the latest pest management methods. The kit includes a cleaning plan that facility managers can post so all employees know their sanitation responsibilities on a daily, weekly and monthly basis.
Food operations draw a large variety of pests, but rats and mice, ants, fruit flies, cockroaches and flies are the more prevalent intruders into food preparation and storage areas. Virtually all are drawn to garbage sites, but some are also drawn to certain areas - ants to countertops where spills are prevalent, cockroaches in high-moisture spots or fruit flies circulating around drains and grease traps.
The number of areas where pests can infiltrate a restaurant or food manufacturing operation is widespread and requires a comprehensive approach to pest removal.
The hotspots that the CleanSafe Kitchen program addresses include places all over commercial and industrial kitchens.