Published June 2010, reviewed January 2016. The food safety/pallet issue re-emerged as headline news last week with the NBCLA story entitled Can Shipping Pallets Contaminate Your Food? Reporters went to a produce market and sampled water … [Read more...] about Shipping Pallets and Food Safety – What’s Next on the Menu?
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Pallet and Container Theft Indictments: Shaping Public Opinion
This article first appeared in 2009. With last week's U.S. headline leading news about million dollar plastic pallet and container theft in Maryland, the reusable packaging community is left with much celebrate, and also much to ponder with … [Read more...] about Pallet and Container Theft Indictments: Shaping Public Opinion
Pallets and Food Safety: Another Call to Set Minimum Safety and Sanitation Standards
This article first appeared in May 2010. 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, … [Read more...] about Pallets and Food Safety: Another Call to Set Minimum Safety and Sanitation Standards
Asset Management Solution for Reusable/Returnable Containers in Bakery, Dairy and Beverage Distribution
This article first appeared in May 2010. Editor's note: The following release from The Kennedy Group echoes the theme of last week's editorial content here at www.packagingrevolution.net, emphasizing the importance of asset management in achieving … [Read more...] about Asset Management Solution for Reusable/Returnable Containers in Bakery, Dairy and Beverage Distribution
National Coalition on Plastic Container Theft Convenes in Chicago
This article first appeared in April 2010. Representatives from IDFA and several member companies met in Chicago this week for the first national cross-industry coalition meeting to combat the loss of milk crates, bakery trays, beverage shells and … [Read more...] about National Coalition on Plastic Container Theft Convenes in Chicago
Tylenol Recall: The True Root Cause Begs Further Examination
This article appeared in March 2010. ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After 18-months of complaints, drug recalls and a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration for its "Failure to thoroughly investigate," McNeil … [Read more...] about Tylenol Recall: The True Root Cause Begs Further Examination
Tylenol Leads to Wood Pallet Migraine
This article first appeared in February 2010. A large recall of Tylenol caused a PR headache for the wood pallet industry in January after drug maker McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnston & Johnston, implicated wood pallets as … [Read more...] about Tylenol Leads to Wood Pallet Migraine
RPN: iGPS Auction Okayed, Less Product Damage with Reusables, ORBIS RPM Service Center in Mexico
In this week's roundup, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has given a green light for the auction of iGPS. U.S. Bankruptcy Jude Kevin Gross cautioned, however, that his final approval of the actual sale would not be won unless the floor price set by a joint … [Read more...] about RPN: iGPS Auction Okayed, Less Product Damage with Reusables, ORBIS RPM Service Center in Mexico
Reusable Packaging News – IFCO LCA Study Supports Benefits of RPCs, CPC Considers Closure, and Pallets of the “Undead”
This week in the Reusable Packaging News, IFCO Systems has announced a new peer reviewed RPC Life Cycle Analysis study showing the benefits of reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for the shipment of fresh produce. The study conducted by Franklin … [Read more...] about Reusable Packaging News – IFCO LCA Study Supports Benefits of RPCs, CPC Considers Closure, and Pallets of the “Undead”
Why Use Pooled Returnable Transit Packaging – 10 Top Reasons
With thousands of tonnes of transit packaging being disposed of every year in the UK, more and more companies are considering the use of reusable, multi-trip Returnable Transit Packaging (RTP) as opposed to disposable single-trip packaging. But when … [Read more...] about Why Use Pooled Returnable Transit Packaging – 10 Top Reasons