BBM Magazine Issue-Sayı: 32 May/June - Mayıs/Haziran 2019

INTERVIEW • RÖPORTAJ 54 BBM / MAY-JUNE 2019 • MAYIS-HAZİRAN 2019 ment to Human. And for all points in the external surround- ing, we provide pest control solutions for all areas ranging from farms to plazas, residences, industrial facilities, parks, gardens, and enterprises. In order to fight against diseases threatening and complicating human life and totally eliminate all these diseases, we use vector control solutions. Thanks to pest control management that we have developed, we pro- tect public health and hygiene while we increase food safety. FOOD SAFETY IS VITAL When speaking of food safety, what kind of solutions do you provide for the food industry? The Bayer Environmental Health Business Unit pays great attention to the food industry. The food safety and the pro- tection of food storing areas against pest have critical impor- tance for enterprises for economic sustainability and also for the individual’s health. As Bayer Environmental Health, we regularly explain the integrated pest control methods to our business partners in the food industry. Thus, we increase the level of information of both institutions and individuals about chemical and physical control methods. We also contribute to preventing economic losses. We provide efficient solutions in rodent control in addition to pest and rhubarb fight for the food industry and particularly companies in Horeca. When we look at the factory floor, meaning storages in which crops are stored, we develop solutions to keep organisms that we name as warehouse pests under control. As Bayer, you stress the importance of pest control in stored grains. Could you explain this a little more? What kind of problems exists in grain storing? If I were to talk about the place where foods are cultivat- ed, which are arable fields, I would like to say that the plant protection struggle in order to get high yields does not start and end only in the field. Stored crops should be protected against pests after the harvest. When the warehouse pests contaminate a product, they cause direct quantitative losses. When this contamination is intensified, molding, heat, and pu- trefaction occur. Based on the condition of the environment, these pests can cause a loss of between 10 and 30 percent in crops. Because of residue and dirt they left on products, the product quality diminishes which may cause economic loss as well. Some warehouse pests directly attack the germs and prevent the germ from germinating. This can cause the loss of the protein value of the grain. On the other hand, con- suming products containing warehouse pests creates risk for human and animal health. WE PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR BOTH CROP AND WAREHOUSE What kind of practices are in effect for protecting the stored grains? When the ambient temperature drops below 8°C, the stored grain pests cannot reproduce; that’s why keeping işletmelere kadar her alana yönelik haşere kontrol çözümleri sunuyoruz. İnsanların yaşamını zorlaştıran ve tehdit eden hastalıklarla mücadele etmek ve bu hastalıkları tamamen ortadan kaldıra- bilmek için, vektör kontrol çözümlerimizi kullanıyoruz. Geliştir- diğimiz haşere kontrol yöntemleriyle; kamu sağlığını ve hijyenini korurken, gıda güvenliğini de artırıyoruz. GIDA GÜVENLİĞİ HAYATİ ÖNEM TAŞIYOR Peki gıda güvenliği demişken; gıda endüstrisi için ne tür çözümleriniz mevcut? Gıda endüstrisi, Bayer Çevre Sağlığı İş Birimi’nin çok önem verdiği bir sektör. Gıda güvenliği ve gıdaların depolandığı alan- ların haşerelerden korunması işletmelerin ekonomik sürdürüle- bilirliği için olduğu kadar bireylerin sağlığının korunmasında da hayati önem taşıyor. Biz Bayer Çevre Sağlığı olarak, gıda en- düstrisindeki iş ortaklarımıza düzenli olarak, entegre pest kont- rol yöntemlerini anlatıyoruz. Böylece hem kurumların hem de bireylerin kimyasal ve fiziksel mücadele yöntemleri hakkındaki bilgi seviyesini artırıyor hem de oluşabilecek ekonomik kayıp- ların önüne geçmelerine katkı sağlıyoruz. Gıda endüstrisinde, özellikle Horeca kanalındaki işletmelere yönelik yürüyen haşere