ECO ALUMINUM PALLETS

on April 19th, 2011    
in Safety

Over one billion wooden pallets are used across America in the transporting of freight to stores and businesses nationwide. But are these pallets transporting more than just goods to consumers? Experts say yes.

In a recent study conducted by Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), wooden pallets from Portland, ME fishing docks and Philadelphia, PA food markets were scientifically tested, discovering dangerous amounts of bacteria in the pallets, an article in Food Poison Journal states.

According to results, 5 out of 30 pallets from Portland contained Listeria, a type of bacteria that can lead to food poisoning, with three of those containing the most dangerous form of the bacte...

on January 28th, 1999    
in Safety

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on March 26th, 2011    
in Safety

Orlando, FL: In a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and Florida Attorney General's Office, Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Co. LLC) is calling for a formal investigation into the misleading and abusive trade practices of the wood pallet industry. It says the actions by the wooden pallet industry that spread false and misleading information about the safety of plastic pallets epitomize the reckless and disreputable character of the industry. "Asking a politician in his final minutes in office to submit a letter, such as the letter former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at the obvious request of the wooden pallet industry, is ...

on September 19th, 2011    
in Safety

DENVER (AP) — Health officials have issued a warning for cantaloupes from a revered melon-producing area of the U.S. state of Colorado amid a bacteria outbreak blamed for four deaths in the state and New Mexico, troubling farmers who depend on sales of the fruit.

The warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came after numerous cases of a strain of Listeria were reported in six states, including at least 11 from Colorado, 10 from New Mexico, two from Texas, and one each from Indiana, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

The agency said it was the first Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe in the United States. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said it had not rec...