Is your wooden packaging
in compliance with ISPM 15?
in compliance with ISPM 15?
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ISPM-15 at its core.
principle
Keeping nature in balance.
FAO – A higher goal.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is the originator of ISPM-15 and a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone can play a part in ending hunger.
Heat Treatment: First (expansive) choice in protection.
Since 2015 is heat treatment (HT) the only treatment that can be used for common application. Wood packaging material must be heated in accordance with a specific time–temperature schedule that achieves a minimum temperature of 56 °C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core). Various energy sources or processes may be suitable to achieve these parameters. For example, kiln-drying, heat-enabled chemical pressure impregnation, microwave or other treatments may all be considered heat treatments provided that they meet the heat treatment parameters specified in this standard.
Insect treats:
- anobiidae
- bostrichidae
- buprestidae
- cerambycidae
- curculionidae
- isoptera
- lyctidae
- oedemeridae
- scolytidae
- siricidae
Nematoden treats:
- bursaphelenchus
- xylophilus
“It’s about what’s wrong and what’s good. it’s about how we treat wood.”
Exemptions
Presswood Pallet
- Sawdust, wood shavings, recycled wood and wood wool.
Plastic Pallets
- Plastic Mondipal pallets are fully free of any ISPM-15 laws and regulations.
<6 mm Wood Packaging
- Wood packaging material made entirely from thin wood (6 mm or less in thickness).
Wood Packaging
- Wood packaging made wholly of processed wood material.
Euroblock Palletblocks
- Wood fiber export palletblocks 100% ISPM-15 proof.
Barrels
- Barrels for wine and spirit that have been heated during manufacture.
Sawdust
- Sawdust, wood shavings and wood wool.
Gift Boxes
- Wood components permanently attached to freight vehicles and containers.
