Bahrain
ISPM-15 Compliant Wooden Pallets Treatment- Fumigation
International Line Pest Control offers ISPM 15 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures.
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As you’re likely aware millions of wooden pallets are shipped to and from different countries every day to facilitate the transport and logistics of goods.
With pallets being constructed from wood this obviously has a huge risk of spreading pests, diseases and contaminants in the wood.
That’s where ISPM 15 comes in.
It’s sole purpose is to reduce the risk of introducing and/or spreading pests, diseases and contaminants associated with wood packaging material used in international trade.
Specifically wood packaging (and dunnage) made of coniferous and non-coniferous raw wood.
However it excludes any wood packaging processed in such a way that makes it free from pests, such as plywood.
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ISPM 15 describes three approaches to eradicating the potential for pests and contaminants.
These are:
- Heat Treatment
- Kiln Drying
- Methyl bromide (MB) fumigation for wood packaging material
There are strict regulations for each of these approaches which ensures that pests, diseases and contaminants are all eradicated.
Why do wooden pallets need to be treated?
We’ve established that one of the main approaches to becoming ISPM 15 compliant is through fumigation treatment.
ILPC fumigation treatment is one of the few officially approved approaches which meets ISPM 15.
This is because fumigation treatment successfully eliminates all of the following pests.
- Insects
- Anobiidae
- Bostrichidae
- Buprestidae
- Cerambycidae
- Curculionidae
- Isoptera
- Lyctidae (with some exceptions for HT)
- Oedemeridae
- Scolytidae
- Siricidae
- Nematodes
What markings do heat treated pallets have?
Obviously, the pallets have to be stamped to show that they have been through this process.
Pallets that have been through the ISPM 15 process will be stamped with an authentication mark that is recognised worldwide.
This consists of the IPPC logo, which is an ear of corn with the “IPPC” mark next to it.
Then there’s the two-letter International Standards Organisation country code.
So for pallets from the Bahrain it would be BH, and for from USA, this would be US; for pallets from Great Britain, it would be GB.
It’s very important that the wood packaging can be traced back and a chain of responsibility established for its whole passage into the supply chain.
So the next part of the code identifies the regulator in charge of the process and the certification number used by the manufacturer of the pallet or the organisation that treated it.
Then there are two more letters that tell you how this pallet has been treated. If it’s had a compliant heat treatment, it will bear the letters HT.
If it has been fumigated using the chemical methyl bromide, it will be stamped with the letters MB.
These are the absolute essentials for the stamp to show that it is compliant.
However, some pallet manufacturers choose to add extra details on their heat treated pallets.
But if you see the ISPM 15 authentication mark, you know that the pallets are safe to use.
If you’re in need of professional ISPM compliant wooden pallets treatment, look no further!
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