Editorial: seventh edition of Latam Plagas
Editorial presentation, with the axes, context and technical perspective that guide this issue of Latam Plagas.
According to the latest statistics from the United Nations (UN), the world population is expected to increase by more than 1,000 million people in the next 15 years, reaching 8,500 million in 2030. By 2,050, the world's inhabitants would reach 9,700 million, while in 2,100, the total population of the globe would be 11. 200 million. Inevitably, this population growth will generate a great impact on the primary and secondary production of food, as well as on the industrial processes of manufacturing beverages, farinaceous products, meat, horticulture, etc. In this context, and given the vulnerability implicit in each of these production processes, it is expected that pest populations and the demand for services for their rational management will increase significantly. Without a doubt, these projections are auspicious for the global professional pest management industry, and will be an excellent development opportunity for those companies that prepare properly to meet the demands demanded. The concept of food safety is based on the generation of food in safe, healthy environments free of pathogens and pests. Among other things, the regulations known as HACCP, BRC and ISO/FSSC 22,000 Certifications pursue the standardization and optimization of various environments. In any of these programs, pests represent one of the risks to be minimized. Globalization has allowed the distribution of food between countries to increase significantly over the last 40 years, not only raw materials, but also finished products. Due to this, multinational companies, in order to maintain the brand positioning and quality of their products from manufacturing to consumption, have increased the demands regarding audits. Auditors, regardless of who they work for, substantiate
their inspections using one or more of the regulations mentioned above. Despite this, there are two issues that most analyze carefully. Firstly, the environment and the level of airtightness and hygiene, and secondly, the suitability of those who carry out pest management management. In this sense, service providing companies that can understand the importance of properly implementing preventive strategies and corrective actions will have a great chance of being successful. At LATAMPLAGAS we maintain our commitment to the professional pest management industry, bringing you the latest tools, products and trends. We consider it our obligation to disseminate events and specific training courses offered in the world, for this reason we permanently update our sections linked to it. We hope that this new issue of the magazine provides valuable information for the intellectual and professional development of each of the readers.