Urban pest elimination to be tackled in urban pest management and food safety and quality systems confab in Cagayan de Oro City

Urban pest elimination to be tackled in 

urban pest management and food safety and quality systems confab 

in Cagayan de Oro City

Urban pest elimination in food establishments, and urban and agricultural areas here will be tackled in time for the Urban Pest Management And Food Safety & Quality Systems Annual Conference-Exhibition on September 27-29, 2013 at the SM City in Cagayan de Oro City.

Roque Tibor, assistant director of the National Committee on Urban Pest Control [NCUPC] said the conference-exhibition is one of the highlights of the 17th National Urban Pest Control Week from September 23-29 by virtue of Presidential Proclamation 990 & 2063.

Tibor said urban pest elimination formed part of the Food Safety & Quality Systems, Auditing, Good Manufacturing Practices, Waste Recycling & Integrated Pest Control, And Green Management in food establishments, and in urban and agricultural areas. He said food establishments are required by laws to comply with good manufacturing and sanitation practices.

Tibor said many establishments are asking the NCUPC to conduct seminars on effective urban pest management that is designed for food establishments and offices.

Tibor said NCUPC would like to address the volumes of wastes being generated by companies as these wastes are serving as their food, hiding places and breeding media for urban pests.

NCUPC is also promoting recycling as part of sanitation and good manufacturing practices. Organic and solid wastes can be recycled or reused and become useful instead, Tibor said.

Meanwhile, Tibor expressed disgust over the lack of concern on the part of Department of Health [DOH] on rodent elimination. Tibor said the NCUPC is alarmed by the widespread multiplication of rats and mice in the face of the DOH's pronouncement that it has no budget for rodent.