The Risk of Stored Product Insect (SPI) in Food Supply Chain The presence of SPI can cause enormous economic losses to your business by damaging and contaminating food material. Rentokil.com.my 1300 881 911 Copyright 2015 © Rentokil Initial Malaysia. All rights reserved. Source: (1) International Food Policy Research Institute (2) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (3) https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pest-insects/insect-pests-stored-grain Rice Weevil Flour Beetle Cigarette Beetle Sawtoothed Grain Beetle Raw Materials RM184.9 Bil of crops production destroyed annually due to pest infestation in Asia. (1) Food Processing & Manufacturing Larva webbing can cause blockages and damage to production machinery Warehouse / Distribution Estimated 1 quarter of the world’s stored grain crop is lost annually due to SPI attack. (3) Logistic & Export Stock may spill and deteriorate during transportation, making stock susceptible to SPI infestation. Food & Beverage SPI can hide between cracks in the store walls, reinfesting fresh supply of stocks. Consumer SPI encourages the growth of microtoxin which can be toxic for human consumption. Packaging SPI larva can penetrate through cracks as small as 0.12 mm. (2) Birds are also a risk to your supply chain management by Did you know? carrying and spreading insects and mites into your food processing facility. Common Species of SPI in Malaysia SPI Infestation Across Food Supply Chain Rentokil Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for SPI Control Feeds off tobacco, dry stored food products, spices, seeds, grains and dried plant material. Grows, feeds and pupates within a grain kernel. Feeds on durable commodities such as nuts, spices and coffee beans. Feeds on grains, cereals, dried fruit and nuts. SPI can infiltrate at any stage of food supply chain, resulting negative impact to your business with loss of commodity and revenue. At Rentokil, we apply IPM by ensuring effective control against SPI infestation from farm to table. With the application of myRentokil online reporting as part of IPM, it provides you better traceability and easy access to all key information needed for your end-to-end food supply chain management.

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The Risk of Stored Product Insect (SPI) in Food Supply ChainThe presence of SPI can cause enormous economic losses to your business by damaging and contaminating food material.

Source:(1) International Food Policy Research Institute(2) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences(3) https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/pest-insects/insect-pests-stored-grain

Rice Weevil

Flour BeetleCigarette Beetle

Sawtoothed Grain Beetle

Raw MaterialsRM184.9 Bil of crops production destroyed annually due to pest infestation in Asia.(1)

Food Processing & ManufacturingLarva webbing can cause blockages and damage to production machinery

Warehouse / Distribution

Estimated 1 quarter of the world’s stored grain crop is lost annually due to SPI attack. (3)

Logistic & Export

Stock may spill and deteriorate during transportation, making stock susceptible to SPI infestation.

Food & Beverage

SPI can hide between cracks in the store walls, reinfesting fresh supply of stocks.

Consumer

SPI encourages the growth ofmicrotoxin which can be toxic for human consumption.

Packaging

SPI larva can penetrate through cracks as small as 0.12 mm. (2)

Birds are also a risk to your supply chain management by

Did you know?

carrying and spreading insects and mites into your food processing facility.

Common Species of SPI in Malaysia

SPI Infestation Across Food Supply Chain

Rentokil Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for SPI Control

Feeds o� tobacco, dry stored food products, spices, seeds, grains and dried plant material.

Grows, feeds and pupates within a grain kernel.

Feeds on durable commodities such as nuts, spices and co�ee beans.

Feeds on grains, cereals, dried fruit and nuts.

SPI can infiltrate at any stage of food supply chain, resulting negative impact to your business with loss of commodity and revenue. At Rentokil, we apply IPM by ensuring e�ective control against SPI infestation from farm to table.

With the application of myRentokil online reporting as part of IPM, it provides you better traceability and easy access to all key information needed for your end-to-end food supply chain management.