{"id":18339,"date":"2018-11-10T10:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-10T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=18339"},"modified":"2018-11-07T20:36:33","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T19:36:33","slug":"ifco-rpc-reusable-transport-containers-extend-food-shelf-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/ifco-rpc-mehrwegtransportbehaelter-verlaengern-lebensmittel-haltbarkeit\/","title":{"rendered":"Food in reusable transport containers lasts up to four days longer"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the Brambles Group company, fresh produce stored in reusable transport containers from IFCO has a longer shelf life. A study by Dr Lippert Qualit\u00e4tsmanagement commissioned by IFCO showed that fresh produce stored in IFCO RPCs (reusable plastic containers) kept for up to four days longer and remained visually fresh.<\/p>\n

For the study, Dr Lippert simulated quality management, which emerged from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Bonn, Realistic scenarios along the supply chain<\/strong> from producer to consumer for four products. The processes were analysed using the examples of melons, tomatoes, mushrooms and grapes.<\/p>\n

Reusable transport containers were assessed on the basis of 19 criteria<\/h2>\n

The conditions were recreated as they would have been Transport<\/strong>, in the Trade<\/strong> and with the customer at home<\/strong> prevail. Depending on the product type, the tests lasted up to 19 days. A total of 19 Criteria<\/strong>, from stem health, pH value and product firmness to rotting condition and mould infestation as well as visual appearance.<\/p>

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The testers identified the following key advantages of reusable transport containers over disposable packaging Faster and more effective air circulation<\/strong> and a Better heat dissipation<\/strong> for the goods. The RPCs can also be stacked without damaging the food they contain. \u201eThere was a clear positive effect on product quality, which led to an increase in shelf life of up to four days,\u201c summarised tester Phillip Loer, crop scientist at Dr Lippert.<\/p>\n

Individual results show a differentiated picture<\/h2>\n

The following picture emerged for the individual foodstuffs: The Tomato panicles<\/strong> were still visually perfect after seven days in the reusable transport container and were suitable for sale for a total of 15 days. Tomatoes in single-use packaging were only suitable for sale for twelve days.<\/p>\n

Disposably packaged Melons<\/strong> showed mould growth after just four days. The melons in the RPCs, on the other hand, were still completely fit for sale after 13 days.<\/p>\n

All mushrooms in the RPCs were still fit for sale after four days. Of the once-packed Mushrooms<\/strong> only 60 per cent managed this. After six days of testing in a refrigerated environment modelled on a salesroom, 91 per cent of the\u00a0Grapes<\/strong>\u00a0in reusable transport containers were still saleable, compared to 55 per cent of those in disposable packaging.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to a study commissioned by the company, fresh produce stored in reusable transport containers from IFCO can be kept for up to four days longer.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18354,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[114,113],"tags":[38,52,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-18339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-aus-den-unternehmen-news","8":"category-produkte","9":"tag-lebensmittel","10":"tag-logistik","11":"tag-transportverpackung","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}