IPPC

International Line Pest Control Company is one of the IPPC ISPM-15 compliant Fumigator/Pest control service provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is an intergovernmental treaty signed by over 180 countries, aiming to protecting the world’s plant resources from the spread and introduction of pests, and promoting safe trade. The Convention introduced International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) as its main tool to achieve its goals, making it the sole global standard setting organization for plant health.

The IPPC is one of the “Three Sisters” recognized by the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Agreement, along with the Codex Alimentarius Commission for food safety standards and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for animal health standards.

ISPM-15

ISPM-15, International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures #15 was created by the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), a part of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization. The standard addresses the need to have all wood packaging made of softwood or hardwood species treated. It requires packaging that has been treated to carry a special mark to certify it as such.

The treatment could be for each individual piece or the completed packaging and the method of treatment could be either via heat treatment (HT) or fumigation with Methyl Bromide (MB).

Visit our wooden pallet treatment service page to know more in detail.