• Wood is the first choice in packaging material for use in the food transportation, storage, handling and distribution
• Properly manufactured pallets and cases, employing best practice, good handling and proper sanitation methods, make wooden packaging suitable for most applications in the food industry
• Use only clean, dry pallets, moisture below 20%. At this level and lower moulds, fungi and bacteria encounter a negative living environment
• Use heat treated packaging or microwaved process packaging
• The use of high temperature treatments for sanitation is efficient, with no bacterial growth afterwards
• Store wooden packaging indoors or protect it to avoid biological, chemical and physical contamination
• Keep pallets and packaging separated for hygienic reasons
• Use designated space for wooden packaging storage and for their mechanical loading/off-loading equipment
• Wood-Food is a pan-European resource website designed to provide information about use of wood when in contact with, or transporting food. For more information concerning wood in the food industry, along with the latest news and result from research and development in this field, go to www.wood-food.com