What should be done with deliveries to prevent pests?

• A. Deliveries are inspected only if suspicious
• B. Deliveries are stored outside the building
• C. All deliveries are checked to ensure they are free from pests
• D. Deliveries are never checked

Answer: (C)

Checking all deliveries on arrival is a frontline defense against introducing pests. When every order is inspected as soon as it arrives, staff can catch signs of infestation or contamination before items are stored or used. Look for damaged or opened packaging, chew marks, droppings, shed skins, live or dead insects, or any odd residues on boxes and pallets. If anything looks suspicious, separate the goods, quarantine them, and arrange for follow-up with the supplier or manager rather than letting them into storage. Keeping deliveries in clean, intact packaging and storing them in closed containers helps prevent pests from getting in or moving around. Recording receipt checks and applying this consistently across all deliveries makes the system effective, because pests can be hard to spot once they’re inside the building. This approach is far better than inspecting only suspicious deliveries, storing deliveries outside, or never checking at all.