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Salmonella survives plastic crate washing test, transfers to fresh cucumber

A scientific study just published in the international peer-review journal, Food Control, poses some serious questions about the sanitation of the re-usable plastic crates (RPCs) sometimes used to distribute fresh produce to retailers. The study shows how Salmonella can become established on RPCs and survive the typical sanitation cycles that are applied to decontaminate the […]

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The “humble brown box” just got better!

We know it mainly as the brown shipping box, although it also comes in various other shapes, sizes and colours. Whatever, the humble corrugated box just got better. According to a life cycle analysis released last week, the average US corrugated box has made significant strides since a previous LCA conducted back in 2006: 35%

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