ASC Pest Control

16/10/2026

Quick poll for QA and plant managers 👇

Audit season is close and pest activity is peaking. Which part of your pest file worries you most?

1️⃣ Gaps in trend data
2️⃣ Weak corrective actions
3️⃣ Flies near open product
4️⃣ Contractor paperwork

Reply with your number in the comments. We’ll share practical fixes for the top answer next week.

Audit-ready pest control for food, beverage and pharma sites: ascpestcontrol.co.za

15/10/2026

Is your pest contractor registered? In South Africa, commercial pest control operators must be registered under Act 36 of 1947. Ask to see the certificate and keep a copy in your pest file. Auditors may ask for it.

05/10/2026

If your site is 𝗙𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬 certified, here is a heads up.

Version 7 of the scheme was released on 1 May 2026, and it moves to the new 𝗜𝗦𝗢 22002:2025 prerequisite programme standards. Pest control is one of those prerequisite programmes.

Your current certificate stays valid until your site does its transition audit. But the best time to check that your pest programme records are complete, with the site map, device list, monitoring results and trend reports, is before the transition, not during it.

When did your pest records last get a proper review? Tell us in the comments.

01/10/2026

Quick one for anyone running a food premises.

R638 does not just say "deal with pests if they show up." It requires two specific things: your premises must be pest proof using the best available method, and you must have effective, ongoing measures in place to prevent and eliminate pests, not a once-off call-out.

An inspector will ask to see the proof: a current, documented pest control report from a registered pest control company.

If you do not have one on file right now, that is worth sorting out before someone else asks for it.

22/09/2026

Ever wonder how weevils end up in packaged dry goods before anyone sees a single insect? Pests like the maize weevil and the Indian meal moth spend most of their early life hidden inside the product itself or in gaps around the storeroom. A technician walking past will not catch them until it is too late.

That is why a proper pest programme uses pheromone traps placed through the store and checked on a schedule, not just a once off spray. It turns "hope nothing shows up" into a trend you can act on early.

Question for anyone running a food or beverage plant: when was your dry store last checked with proper insect monitoring, not just a visual walkthrough?

18/09/2026

Better visibility. Better control. Better compliance.
Technology should not make pest management more complicated. It should make it smarter, more traceable and easier to manage.

16/09/2026

The future of pest control is more than pest removal.

Modern pest management is increasingly about prevention, monitoring, documentation, analysis and continuous improvement.

That is why ASC Pest Control developed MY ASC Pest Control Hub, bringing together pest monitoring, field operations, reporting, compliance information, scheduling and other operational processes in one digital environment.

The objective? Smarter Pest Management. Better Visibility. Audit-Ready Records.

How is your business currently managing pest-control records: paper, spreadsheets or a digital platform?

Explore the Hub: https://ascpestcontrol.co.za/

15/09/2026

PEST CONTROL KNOWLEDGE CHECK

You don't always have to see a pest to know there could be a pest problem.

Early warning signs can include:

🐀 Droppings or tracks
📦 Damaged packaging
🪳 Insects or insect evidence
🚪 Gaps and potential entry points

Which one would you check FIRST when inspecting a facility?

👇 COMMENT YOUR ANSWER:

A. Droppings or tracks
B. Damaged packaging
C. Insects or insect evidence
D. Entry points / gaps

And tell us why you chose your answer! 💬

14/09/2026

𝗙𝗦𝗦𝗖 𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬 moved to Version 7 in May 2026, and your pest control file is part of what gets audited.

Here is why that matters for pest control. Pest management is a prerequisite programme, and Version 7 adopts the revised ISO 22002 prerequisite standards. 𝗜𝗦𝗢 𝟮𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮-𝟭:𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 replaced the 2009 specification that a great many pest files were originally built around.

The dates are fixed. Version 6 audits may only be delivered until 30 April 2027. Upgrade audits run from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2028.

That is enough time to fix a pest file properly. It is not enough time to leave it.

If nobody has opened your pest documentation since the day it was set up, that is where your gap will be.

Which version is your site certified to right now? Tell us below and we will point you at the right checklist.

11/09/2026

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀.

A mouse dropping near a pallet won't fail an FSSC 22000 or BRCGS audit on its own.

What fails it is having no record that anyone caught it before it got there, no trend showing it coming, and no proof anything was done about it.

We broke down exactly what auditors check in a pest control programme, and why "we sprayed it" is never the full answer.

A pest sighting fails an audit when there is no trend evidence behind it. What FSSC 22000, BRCGS and ISO/TS 22002-1 auditors actually check, explained.