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Leveraging Packaging Material Innovations to Support Supply Chain Compliance

Leveraging Packaging Material Innovations to Support Supply Chain Compliance. Ryan Roessler 9/25/17. Today’s Agenda. Food Safety Modernization Act Materials & Additives Product Design Case Studies. Food safety modernization act ( fsma ). Food Safety Modernization Act (2011).

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Leveraging Packaging Material Innovations to Support Supply Chain Compliance

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  1. Leveraging Packaging Material Innovations to Support Supply Chain Compliance Ryan Roessler 9/25/17

  2. Today’s Agenda • Food Safety Modernization Act • Materials & Additives • Product Design • Case Studies

  3. Food safety modernization act (fsma)

  4. Food Safety Modernization Act (2011) • WHAT is the concept behind FSMA? Preventing production of contaminated food is much more effective than detection of contaminated goods once in distribution.

  5. Food Safety Modernization Act (2011) • WHY is FSMA needed? • 15% of U.S. food supply is imported • Growing population of at-risk consumers • Food and food manufacturing more high-tech and complex • HOW is FSMA beneficial? • Emphasis on partnerships and farm-to-table responsibility

  6. Food Safety Modernization Act (2011)

  7. What are ways I can support FSMA compliance today?

  8. Plastic Pallets Advantages

  9. Materials & Additives

  10. Traditional Plastic Materials • Polyethylene (PE) • Good chemical resistance • Ease of manufacturing • Good impact strength • Toughness/durability • Dimensional consistency • Temperature ranges 0° F to 120° F • Polypropylene (PP) • Similar to PE, plus • Better flexural modulus, for increased rigidity • Excellent chemical resistance • Elevated use temperature, up to 150° F

  11. Important Material Considerations • FDA-approved material, for direct food contact. FDA-approved material has 100% virgin content. • Materials that do not readily absorb environmental contaminants like odors, bacteria, pesticides, etc. • Materials that allow for high-temperature washing. • Materials that can be X-ray and metal detectable. • Custom colors to color code and segregate loads (allergen mgt, sorting lot #s, etc.) • Labels/hot stamping to identify pallets for lot numbers. • No dust or wood chips slow down equipment

  12. Material Breakthroughs for Reusable Packaging

  13. How do these materials help your application? • Metal Detectable Plastic Pallets • Streamlines inspections • Allows plants to use plastic hygienic pallets throughout their facility, for cleanliness • When loads are off-loaded to outbound shipping pallets, they can then be sent through metal detectors for inspection. • X-Ray Detectable Plastic Pallets • Streamlines inspections of outbound shipments • Allows plants to use plastic hygienic pallets throughout their facility, for cleanliness reasons. Continued >>

  14. How do these materials help your application? • Fire Retardant Pallets • Pallets are approved by Factory Mutual Research Corporation (FM) as meeting fire ratings equivalent to wood • FDA Compliant Totes and Pallets • Colors are tested and verified by the FDA for food contact • Product designs are highly cleanable

  15. Product design

  16. Hygienic Pallets: Defined Hygienic pallets are easily sanitized, non‐porous platforms designed to cleanly move and store food product within a facility and support sanitary conditions.

  17. Hygienic Pallets: Defined Easily sanitized, non-porous platform designed to cleanly move and store food product within a facility and support sanitary conditions. Characteristics include: • Minimized areas for contaminants to collect, with no hidden cavities or hollow areas. FDA approved material for direct food contact. • Open deck for flow-through for easy cleaning and fast drying. • Contoured surfaces/corners that lowers risk of product damage from punctures or snags. • No rust, nails, staples or loose boards. Non-rusting. • Does not absorb moisture or odor. Property of ORBIS Corporation

  18. Case studies

  19. Example #1 Plant cleanliness and automation challenges

  20. Example #2 Supporting change with supply chain partners

  21. Pallet Section Best Practices Step #1: Analyze • Review your product’s life cycle • Identify product load characteristics: Type (boxes/cases, powder, liquid, etc.), Temperature requirements, Dimensions and weight, Value, Load distribution. • Determine level of cleanliness needed Step #2: Select/Design • Determine required footprint: GMA, Euro‐sized • Determine pallet style: Rackable, nestable, stackable Step #3: Justify • Compare annual pallet costs • Compare environmental impacts of pallet alternatives • Compare hygienic characteristics of pallet alternatives Step #4: Implement • Get all stakeholders engaged (operations, material handling, maintenance, etc.) • Conduct a small trial • Train, train, train Step #5: Evolve/Continuous Improvement • Explore new materials • Add facilities and expand pallet usage

  22. Q&A

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