They don t treat the pallets with methyl bromide.
Heat treated pallet symbol.
Yes your pallet should be safe it is an heat treated pallet.
This pallet has been heat treated to eliminate parasites and insects.
These pallets have been heated in a kiln to kill off any wood pests.
The heat treatment process is critical to the safety of consumers.
Ispm 15 markings signal to government border inspection services that a solid wood pallet or solid wood packaging has been treated with heat or methyl bromide treatment in accordance with the standard.
Rental pallets are sometimes used for international shipping so there can be.
Chemical traces from the fumigation process were found leaving a moldy smell.
Colored pallets blue pallets brown pallets red pallets are controversial.
There has been food and pharmaceutical industry recalls as a result of fumigation.
Looking at the marking the left hand portion is the symbol for ippc or international plant protection convention which oversees ispm 15.
Kd kiln dried.
Kamps pallets is certified to perform the heat treatment process necessary to be in compliance with ispm 15 or international standards for phyto sanitary measures no.
This mark of compliance is colloquially known as the wheat stamp.
For both heat treatment ht and methyl bromide mb fumigation programs the quality treatment mark consists of the a agency trademark which is the identifying symbol logo or name of the accredited agency b the facility identification which is the wpm product manufacturer name brand or assigned facility number c the ht or mb mark d.
Ht heat treated.
But as stated in the article.
Ippc symbol code of the producer or company carrying out treatments region and license de nw 49xxxx ht o.
The ippc symbol which is located on the left side of the stamp.
Mb db type of treatment ht heat treatment mb methyl bromide db debarked heat treated pallet stamp standards via.
The wood is heated to a minimum of 56 c 60 c for hardwoods for at least 30 minutes.
Only our heat treated.
Pallets with an ippc international plant protection convention stamp are used for international shipping.
These stamps typically include.
Kiln drying can also help to avoid warping and fungal growth.
In the heat treatment process wpm must be heated until its internal temperature reaches 56 degrees celcius or more for 30 minutes.
The method of sterilization by heat treatment seems like the only safe option for sterilizing wooden pallets and wood cases.
Ispm 15 affects all wood packaging material pallets crates dunnages etc requiring that they be debarked and then heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide and stamped or branded with a mark of compliance.
These pallets are used for domestic transport within the country and most are not chemically treated.
