Dr. Mark White and the MMH Pallet Survey

There is a rich history between Modern Materials Handling Magazine and pallets, dating back to the Second World War with Modern’s forerunner, The Palletizer. And Modern has been involved in pallet usage surveys for awhile. I have one on my shelf dating from 1996, and I’m guessing that it wasn’t the first. The new Modern [...]

Pallets and Food Safety: iGPS Responds to “Dishonest and Reckless” NWPCA Assertions

The pallet food safety public relations war rages onward. In response to the recent NWPCA press release related to butter contamination and iGPS pallets, iGPS has posted this response to its customers. December 09, 2010 Letter to Our Customers: You may have read a press release issued by the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association [...]

FDA Probe Finds Listeria at Texas Produce Company

This October, the Texas Department of State Health Services ordered a San Antonio fresh produce processor to close after state investigators found Listeria in the chopped celery that it produced for restaurants and institutions. The testing came about in the wake of 10 listeriosis cases, including the five fatalities, in the previous 8 months. On [...]

The National Consumer League calls for pallet safety standards

Andrew Mosqueda has weighed in quickly on the press release issued by the National Consumer League, announcing the results of tests that found contamination in both wood and plastic pallets, and calling for the FDA to set minimum pallet safety standards. What we have here, Andrew concludes is a failure of imagination. Read more.

Pallets and Food Safety: Another Call to Set Minimum Safety and Sanitation Standards

There have been other pleas recently for FDA intervention when it comes to pallets and food safety (See IGPS Announces New Wood Pallet Bacteria Results), but this one is  from the National Consumers League, consumer group rather than a particular competitor such as the maker of a pallet of a particular material type calling into question [...]