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The Food storage and Prevention of
Infestation Division has the mission of ensuring the safety and
wholesomeness of food/feed entering commerce in Jamaica. The objective
is:
- to carry out disinfestation activities
in order to reduce the loss of food in storage
- to ensure that food entering
commerce is not contaminated (eg. with insects, rodent filth,
biological and chemical toxins)
- to train persons dealing with
food in correct storage practices, in pest and pesticide management,
and in the general requirements of the Food Storage Act.
The Division serves mainly exporters,
importers, farmers, establishments dealing with food and feed, the
pest control industry and consumers. Its functions are to prevent
the contamination of food/feed, ensure the safety and effective
use of pesticides and transfer of information on storage technology
and integrated pest management.
The activities performed included
surveillance and regulatory inspections, disinfestation operations,
rodent control, sample testing, research, training, licensing and
certification of pest control operations and transfer of food storage
and pest management technologies.
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