🐀 Pest Control & Food Hygiene: Why One Mouse Could Cost You Everything and How Eighty Eight can save you

Eighty Eight
May 22
2 min read

Eighty Eight’s Pest Control & Food Hygiene Services

When it comes to food safety in care homes, schools, and healthcare settings, the presence of pests is more than just unpleasant — it’s a direct threat to your food hygiene rating, compliance status, and the health of those in your care.

Even a single rodent sighting can lead to closures, fines, and a serious loss of trust.

❗ Why Pests and Food Hygiene Don’t Mix

Pests such as rats, mice, cockroaches, flies and ants carry harmful bacteria like Salmonella, Listeria, and E. coli. These bacteria can quickly spread through:

Food and packaging
Surfaces and utensils
Waste areas and kitchen ductwork

In high-risk environments like hospitals or care homes, this can lead to outbreaks of illness, damaged reputations, and public concern.

🔍 How a Pest Problem Can Tank Your Food Hygiene Rating

EHOs and CQC inspectors are trained to spot the smallest signs of infestation. Even minor evidence — droppings, smells, gnawed packaging — can result in:

Immediate drop in your food hygiene rating
Temporary or emergency closure of the kitchen
Warnings or prosecution
Negative press and loss of placements or referrals

🛠️ Eighty Eight’s Pest Control & Food Hygiene Services

At Eighty Eight, we provide rapid-response and long-term pest control services to help schools, care homes, hospitals, and primary care providers stay fully compliant.

Our services include:

✅ Emergency pest removal (24/7 call-outs)

✅ Rodent-proofing and entry point sealing

✅ Monitoring stations and digital reporting

✅ Routine pest prevention contracts

✅ Hygiene audits and corrective action planning

✅ Waste area sanitisation and bin cleaning

We work discreetly, quickly, and with full understanding of healthcare and safeguarding environments.

And as part of your wider hygiene strategy, we can also provide:

✔️ Kitchen deep cleaning

✔️ Duct and extraction cleaning

✔️ Biohazard and sharps removal

✔️ Food Safety Management Systems based on HACCP principles

📈 Protect Your Rating — and Your Reputation

A single pest sighting could ruin years of hard work.

Don’t wait until you’re facing enforcement action — get ahead of the problem with Eighty Eight. We’ll help you stay compliant, safe, and fully protected from infestation and inspection failure.