Test verifies cleanliness of corrugated shipping containers
No organisms were detected on 40 of the 48 tested containers.
An independent study conducted by the Fibre Box Association (FBA), Itasca, Ill., and its member companies confirmed that corrugated containers used to transport fresh produce are safe and clean.
For the latest assessment, containers manufactured by an FBA member company were collected and sampled at an industrial site in Tennessee. Sampling and laboratory analysis were performed by Primus Laboratories, Santa Maria, Calif., using a protocol based on prior sampling and testing protocols developed by Dr. Trevor Suslow, vice president of food safety at the Produce Marketing Association, Newark, Del.