RODENTS
Rodents were active in an office block loft space area where they were gnawing on electrical cables, thus causing a major fire risk and health hazard for the occupants of the premises. A thorough inspection of the premises by UPC revealed ingress points that the rodents were utilising to gain access into the loft area.
These were sealed with rodent proof material and an intensive baiting programme initiated to control the activity within the loft area. Over a period of 4 weeks UPC visited the property and completed high quality and professional treatments that gained control over the infestation and ensured that no further ingress by such pests would be possible. A continued baiting programme within the premises that entailed regular visits by UPC through out the year has ensure that the premise has remained pest free for over 4 years.
BIRD PESTS
Approximately 20 tonnes of pigeon fouling was removed from this old engine shed roof
void by Universal Pest Control. The area was treated post clean with an insecticide
and anti-
We years of experience and knowledge dealing with these pests which results in the completion of high quality work that is effective and will protect humans from potential Health and Safety issues.
£17,000 FINE FOR MICE IN DIRTY DEPOT
A dairy where milkmen had to flick mouse droppings off milk bottles has been fined £17,000.
Staff at the depot in Fenstanton were forced to hang customers’ groceries in bags before delivery in order to keep the mice away from them, magistrates at Huntingdon heard. The firm was said to be losing stock worth up to £12,000 a year through pest damage.
The company admitted four hygiene offences involving cleanliness at the depot, contamination by pests, inadequate drains and failing to stop the risk of contamination likely to render food unfit.
The court heard that Huntingdonshire District Council inspectors discovered the offences
during an inspection which followed a customer complaint about mouse droppings on
a milk bottle. Evidence of mouse droppings was found, along with stock damaged by
pests and effective drains. A squashed mouse was also found in a sticky-
During the inspection, staff complained that different parts of the business denied responsibility for carrying out repairs. However, magistrates have been advised that repairs have now been carried out.
The firm was also ordered to pay almost £4,500 in costs.
MOUSE DROPPINGS FINE WELCOMED
Health officials have welcomed an £8,000 fine on an Indian restaurant in Worcestershire where inspectors found mice droppings and nibbled vegetables in a food storeroom. Owners of the restaurant in Bromsgrove were prosecuted by Environmental Health Officers following a visit last year.
The two owners pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing of ‘failing to store food in a hygienic manner’. As well as the fine imposed this week, the pair were ordered to pay costs of £1,177.
Magistrates heard how the restaurant owners omitted to ensure proper pest control measures were in place at the premises. They were told the construction of the building did not favour good food hygiene.
The inspections team discovered mice droppings in and among food equipment with carrots and onions that had been gnawed on.
RAT-
Three food businesses in Hull have been forced to close because they were infested with rats.
Environmental Health Officers said public health had been placed at risk by the ‘filthy’ conditions they found.
Magistrates issued orders during February to stop trading at a takeaway, a fish processor and a home delivery firm all based in Hull. City Council officials said it was ‘highly unusual’ for three premises to be closed in such a short space of time.
The takeaway was closed after Environmental Health Officers found rat droppings and food left exposed to contamination by vermin ‘posing an imminent risk to public health’.
Rat droppings and signs of gnawing on boxes used for the delivery of processed fish were found at the shared premises of the fish processors and home delivery company.
The authority’s Head of Public Protection said ‘These cases have been the result of poorly constructed and badly maintained premises with have then become infested with rats. None of the businesses had any routine pest control measures in place’.
The cases are now being considered for further formal action, with prosecution being an option.
The most serious offences can lead to a £20,000 fine.
