What do you need to know?
• Pests such as mice, birds and insects can spread disease. They do this by picking up bugs from dirty items such as waste and transferring them to food and food equipment.
What do you need to do?
• Check for and remove any signs of pests daily (e.g. droppings, empty full traps, dead insects).
• Clean and sanitise any affected equipment and areas that come into contact with food.
• Follow the procedure on what to do 'When something goes wrong' if you find signs that a pest may be present in your food business.
What do you need to show?
• Show your verifier how you check for pests.
