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Posted 10 March 2020 - 10:15 AM

Can someone help me to understand if is possibile in production areas use no toxix rodent baits? I know that in production are you should use only "catching" baits (ex.: tincat - use collant).

Reading Point 4.14.5 BRC interpretation guide there is "using non-spill formulations" so no toxix rodent baits are spill formulation so can I use them?

 

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Posted 10 March 2020 - 11:23 AM

Can someone help me to understand if is possibile in production areas use no toxix rodent baits? I know that in production are you should use only "catching" baits (ex.: tincat - use collant).
Reading Point 4.14.5 BRC interpretation guide there is "using non-spill formulations" so no toxix rodent baits are spill formulation so can I use them?

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As far I know , as far we use, as far i have read....in production area it is allowed only glue sticks.
In case of invasion it is allowed (according BRC) to use even toxic baits BUT YOU HAVE STRONG MANAGEMENT OF ITS MONITORING. ONLY SPECIALISTS CAN DO IT, ALL MUST BE UNDER CONTROL AND RECORDED

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Posted 10 March 2020 - 11:54 AM

Thank you answering.

 

I'm agree with you that glue stick is the way to prevent the mouse go around in the production areas.

The company I visited, told me the a client want the no toxix rodent baits. 

 

I didn't find the obligation to use of glue stick in the BRC interpretation guide.

There is nothing written also in the BRC Global Standards publication on best-practice guideline on pest management,



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Posted 10 March 2020 - 12:01 PM

Thank you answering.

I'm agree with you that glue stick is the way to prevent the mouse go around in the production areas.
The company I visited, told me the a client want the

no toxix rodent baits.



I didn't find the obligation to use of glue stick in the BRC interpretation guide.


There is nothing written also in the BRC Global Standards publication on best-practice guideline on pest management,

If there are another kind of baits which are non-toxic , of course, they are allowed.
As far as i know here in my area:) non-toxic baits are made with glue.
I speak only about baits which contaic some chemical ....like glue.
Of course, mechanical baits are also non-toxic

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Posted 10 March 2020 - 01:08 PM

I don't know of any baits that can be used inside a facility regardless of whether toxic or not and glue is considered inhumane.


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Posted 10 March 2020 - 05:12 PM

We had bait stations outside, "Tincats" inside, and glue traps with pheromones were reserved for insects like flies, indian meal moths, etc. We also had insectocutors (ILTs) near exterior doors/docks.



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Posted 12 March 2020 - 03:40 AM

This thread seems a little confused to me...  here's my two cents worth, as a food safety specialist who has worked with pest management organisations for > 10 years. 

 

Rodent baits are things that rodents will be attracted to and eat ('to bait' = 'to attract').  Some baits contain poison (rodenticide baits), some baits do not contain poison ('non-toxic').  Baits can be in the form of pellets, sachets, blocks and liquids.  The purpose of a toxic bait is to poison and kill the rodent.  The purpose of a non-toxic bait is to monitor rodent activity.  Non-toxic baits are typically hard blocks.  They should be secured on a stick inside a rodent bait station.  A rodent that is in an area with non-toxic bait will smell the bait, eat the bait where it is (they can't take it away because it is secured), and will leave teeth marks on the block.  A pest management professional can see the teeth marks on the block and this indicates that rodents are in the area. So they are for monitoring rodent activity. 

 

In Australia, it is common practice to use non-toxic baits for rodent monitoring in food handling areas.  Auditors are usually okay with this.  Non-toxic baits are not made from glue, they are made from foods that rodents like to eat; grains, proteins, sugars and flavours. 

 

Glueboards are not baits and they are not used in the same way.  Glueboards trap the rodent without immediately killing it.  Rodent glueboards usually don't have any attractant, they are just a piece of card or plastic with really sticky surface, so they rely on the rodent running over them by accident or by having some tasty food placed nearby that will encourage the rodent to walk onto the glueboard.  

 

Tin cats are physical traps, so they are different again.  Both glueboards and tin-cats are used in food handling areas in Australia.  Because they are not toxic they are also considered okay by auditors.  Glueboards are banned from one state of Australia for animal welfare reasons.  To my knowledge there is no such thing as a rodent pheromone glueboard. 

 

Tips for non-toxic rodent products in food handling areas:

Baits and glueboards must be locked inside tamper-resistant bait stations.  The baits must be secured on sticks or wires inside the station.  The stations themselves must be secured to the wall or floor.

Stations containing glueboards and snap traps must be checked every 24 hours (for hygiene and animal welfare reasons)

Each station must be clearly labelled so that it is obvious whether it contains a toxic bait, a non-toxic bait or a glueboard or a snap trap.

A map showing all the pest management devices must be kept, and all devices must be on the map, even if they contain non-toxic baits. 

Non-toxic rodent baits are a food source and can actually attract rodents into areas they might not otherwise go, so their locations must be chosen with care.

Non-toxic baits are not useful if there is lots of other food sources for rodents in the same area.

If you operate an allergen-free facility, be aware that non-toxic (and toxic) rodent baits can contain human allergens. 

 

Hope this helps!

 


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Posted 12 March 2020 - 09:31 AM

I attach some hopefully related documents -

 

Attached File  pes1 - guide to pest control requirements BRC Food, BRC S&D,2019.pdf   402.88KB   45 downloads

Attached File  pes2 - Guide-to-external-rodent-monitoring-and-control-2015.pdf   522.22KB   27 downloads

Attached File  pes3 - Guide to Non-toxic options for monitoring and controlling rodents indoors,2019.pdf   588.34KB   25 downloads

Attached File  pes4 - Use of anticoagulant rodenticides outdoors,2018.pdf   260.27KB   20 downloads

Attached File  pes5 - Rodent Control in Food Stores,non-chemical and non-lethal chemical,2015.pdf   328.86KB   22 downloads

Attached File  pes6 - Pest Control in the Food Premises,2009 - UK Chartered Institute of Environment Health.pdf   1.46MB   27 downloads

Attached File  pes7 - Rodent Control Food Industry,Acheta Slide Presentation,2018.pdf   829.22KB   25 downloads

Attached File  pes7a - Some textual details for pes7,2017.pdf   401.86KB   22 downloads

 

For BRC7 -

https://techni-k.co....RC_Pest_Control

https://techni-k.co....on_conformances

https://techni-k.co....est_infestation


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Posted 12 March 2020 - 11:57 AM

As far as I'm aware, BRC has not banned non toxic baits.  You can get baits in a "block" form which do not spill so that's an option but consider what you'd do and how you'd explain to an auditor your corrective action if you had a "nibble".

 

I agree that glue boards are considered inhumane and should only be used in a last resort scenario in response to active infestation.

 

The solution I would suggest internally is break back traps which, if they trigger, actually catch and kill the pest quickly.



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Posted 13 March 2020 - 02:29 PM

I don't know if it's just me, or the site. However, I'm having difficulties with quoting.

 

To Post #7 (KarenConstable), thank you for the informative post. I don't know if there's any confusion on this thread, but as to my explanation of the glueboards with pheromones - I never said we used those for rodents. I was explaining in brief the kind of traps we used in our facility and the types pests they controlled. 

 

Pheromone glue traps were used for insects - not rodents. 

 

Exterior bait stations had pellets. Our "tin cats" (which were used on the interior) did not.

 

As to BRC Issue 8 4.14.5 " Bait stations or other rodent monitoring or control devices shall be appropriately located and maintained to prevent contamination risk to product. Toxic rodent baits shall not be used within production or storage areas where open product is present except when treating an active infestation. Where toxic baits are used, these shall be secured".

 

Therefore, to KarenConstable's point - non-toxic "blocks/bait" may be used to monitor rodent activity.



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Posted 02 May 2020 - 10:19 AM

Tamper proof bait stations should be used in production areas and they should be secured to the wall with a bracket or tether. This is to stop them getting lost and contaminating the product. Each box should be numbered and a sticker placed on the wall. The number and location should be on a map so someone knows where the box should be and can easily be identified if it is missing.

 

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A non-toxic block should be inside the box and NOT loose bait that can be spilled and lost if the box is knocked. When buying non-toxic blocks make sure they dont contain allergens if your site does not permit it, as some are wheat based.  If you have a rodent problem you can use toxic blocks but your customer preference would probably be snapback traps so the rodent doesnt go off and die in your product and is instead killed in the box instantly.

 

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Posted 04 May 2020 - 12:03 PM

Hi, 

 

As far as i'm aware (UK) the use of toxic bait blocks is frowned upon. 

 

We use electronic boxes internally, for production and storage areas. 

 

Externally we use non-toxic blocks, and whenever pest activity has been evident e.g. bites out of the block, it is replaced with a toxic block and monitored every 24 hours. Please bare in mind even toxic baits can take 4 days to kill once ingested, meaning the mouse for example, could die in a field and be eaten by a protected species etc. etc.

 

The pest management / consultants i've dealt with also suggest using toxic or non toxic pellets unreliable as it is hard to monitor whether pellets have been eaten / the quantity compared to seeing a chunk missing out of a block.

 

I hope this makes sense. I find pest management a very interesting topic as our contracted pest management have failed us several times, and gotten us several non-conformances over the course of several audits. I am also passionate about animal welfare so it is interesting to see peoples opinions on what is humane or not.  





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