Periodic testing performed to a protocol designed by food safety, microbiology and toxicology experts from the University of California - Davis and Haley & Aldrich, and sponsored by the corrugated industry confirms
corrugated containers used to transport fresh produce are safe and clean.
Not exact matches
The mill, which boasts 121 employees,
uses recycled fibres to make
container board for
corrugated packaging.
He mentions
using collapsible plastic
containers instead of
corrugated fibreboard cartons for packaging poses a challenge to logistics and creates health concerns.
The
corrugated box has long been
used as a reliable, sturdy, economical shipping
container.
BCM Inks
uses the recovered ink to develop a new water - based flexographic ink called «PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) Black» to print on
corrugated shipping
containers.
The IFCO LCA, «Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Reusable Plastic
Containers and Display - and Non-Display Ready
Corrugated Containers Used for Fresh Produce Applications,» was conducted by Franklin and Associates and evaluated three types of
containers, RPCs, Display and Non-Display
Corrugated Containers across ten large - volume produce commodities.
Using data provided * by a large grower in Mexico, a transparent software - modeling tool was used to analyze total annual costs for using corrugated containers vs. RPCs to ship 144 million pounds of Roma tomatoes to Houston
Using data provided * by a large grower in Mexico, a transparent software - modeling tool was
used to analyze total annual costs for
using corrugated containers vs. RPCs to ship 144 million pounds of Roma tomatoes to Houston
using corrugated containers vs. RPCs to ship 144 million pounds of Roma tomatoes to Houston, TX.
Both growers and retailers save money when
corrugated containers are
used to ship tomatoes in this case scenario.
Actual data provided by a large onion grower confirmed that
using RPCs instead of
corrugated containers increased their annual shipping costs by 10.4 percent system - wide.
Wax coatings on boxes have been traditionally
used as a moisture barrier to preserve the strength of a
corrugated container holding wet or iced products such as fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, and seafood.
After they are
used,
corrugated containers are returned to the paper mill for recycling.
«The single -
use approach for
corrugated containers minimizes the potential for contamination.
Implemented RFID tracking system for product
containers, leading switch from single -
use corrugated boxes to plastic
containers, saving $ 4M annually.