| National Consumers League Tests Find Wood and Plastic Pallet Contamination, Group Calls for FDA Regulation |
Tests sponsored by The National Consumer League have discovered "alarming" levels of foodborne pathogens such as salmonella and E. coli and Listeria on pallets, according to an NCL release.
NCL is urging the FDA to do its own testing and set standards that will
help to ensure that pallets are cleaned and stored properly, thus
minimizing the possibility that they will be implicated in the spread of
foodborne illness. But is tertiary packaging such as the pallet really a food safety issue?
Read more.
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Brambles CEO Bullish on CHEP Outlook |
BRAMBLES is bullish about the Australian economy and the
company's outlook overseas was not as bad as some people perhaps
thought it should be.
Brambles'
business in Australia was in "good shape" and it was "pretty positive
and bullish" on the Australian economy, chief executive Tom Gorman
told an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon . Read more. |
Parting Shot: Ancient Egyptian Amphoras Showcase Ergonomic Design
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This week's parting shot is from the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archeology in Bodrum, Turkey. Amphoras were among the earliest reusable containers, even at that time paying attention to ergonomic design principles. Do you have a reusable packaging parting shot to share?
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