What are the requirements of an HACCP insect trap?
What are the requirements of an HACCP insect trap?
Bacteria, viruses and parasites
The main purpose of an insect trap is to address biological hazards. Indeed, insects can carry bacteria, viruses and parasites.
These bacteria, viruses and parasites can be transferred to the produced food if an insect comes into contact with the food.
A good insect trap is therefore very important in places where food is produced!
In addition to the fact that the wrong insect trap can contribute to chemical and physical hazards, it may not even solve the aforementioned biological hazards at all.
An insect trap with a high voltage grid is a good example. This is because the trap does kill insects the moment they fly into the grid. But even though the insect has been killed, this does not mean that the bacteria, viruses or parasites carried by the insect have also been killed. The disintegration of the killed insect may allow parts of the insect to enter food production and still pose a hazard.
glueboards
An insect trap that wants to meet the HACCP code needs a good trapping method that ensures the insects stay in the trap. The solution of choice for this is an insect trap with an adhesive plate.
In an insect trap with glueboard, the insect is lured to the trap by lamps with UV-A light. Then the insect lands on the glueboard in the trap. The glue traps the insect on the glueboard. Thus, the insect is caught in the trap in one piece and cannot move. As a result, the insect is no longer a health hazard.
Easy cleaning
It is obviously important that an insect trap that wants to meet the HACCP code must be easy and easy to clean. There should be no places on the device where dirt can easily accumulate, as this is often a source of bacteria.
What other dangers can an insect trap pose?
A traditional insect trap uses fluorescent lamps. These bulbs are made of glass and contain a heavy metal (mercury). Breakage of the lamp can release both mercury and glass particles.
Mercury poses a chemical hazard (mercury poisoning) due to the high toxic content of this metal. The glass particles can lead to physical danger when consumed, after all, ingesting glass can lead to major problems in humans.
Safe lamps
So an insect trap that wants to meet the HACCP code will need special lights.
These lamps, if broken, may not simply disperse the glass and mercury. To prevent this, there are lamps with a special coating.
These special lamps can fall up to a height of 2.5 meters without scattering glass or mercury, due to a plastic layer placed over the lamp that holds the broken bulb together.
Insect traps with LED bulbs have the advantage that the LED bulb no longer contains mercury. But again, he must be safe if he falls. The insect trap with “shatterproof LED lamp” is the best option in this case.
In conclusion
, The above points determine whether an insect trap is suitable for use in professional setting and thus whether it meets the stated HACCP code
An insect trap with glueboard, safe lights and that is easy to clean is suitable for use near food. Often, when an insect trap is sold, it is mentioned if it meets the HACCP code.
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