Pallet Wars: Wood vs. Plastic for Food Safety

They’ve carried your food, they’ve carried your clothes, your medicine, and probably part of your house.

For the past year industry leaders have been caught up in a pallet panic over consumer safety that could easily rival the plastic versus wood cutting board battle of the 1990s. On one side is the new competitor that distributes plastic pallets. On the other are larger, older companies and associations that deal with wooden pallets such as the National Wooden Pallet & Container Association.

But unless you work with those industrial, stackable platforms, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard about pallets, or the ongoing pallet wars. Read the complete story at ABC News

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