In 2016, the CFI (the British Paper and Board Organisation) launched a Common Footprint Quality standard especially for the fresh produce industry in Great Britain. This standard runs parallel to the current standard in Europe and guarantees the safety and effectiveness of the corrugated cardboard packaging for fruit and vegetables. The result?
The cost of the supply chain is reduced and the products stay fresh for noticeably longer.
The CFI has developed a Common Footprint Quality standard especially for the fresh produce industry in Great Britain. This standard runs parallel to the current standard in Europe and guarantees the safety and effectiveness of the corrugated cardboard packaging for fruit and vegetables. The result? The cost of the supply chain is reduced and the products stay fresh for noticeably longer.
Corrugated cardboard packaging
Fresh products such as fruit and vegetables require sturdy, ventilating and moisture-resistant packaging to guarantee the freshness of the products. The most ideal packaging material? Corrugated cardboard. Also in Great Britain they are fully aware of the benefits of corrugated cardboard. That is why CPI, like the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers (FEFCO), developed a series of quality control standards for corrugated cardboard packaging boxes: the CFQ standard. With the CFQ, the British corrugated cardboard industry wants to safeguard the position of corrugated cardboard as the packaging material of the 21st century. They provide, among other things, unity in production method, robustness and weight. This results in an extremely cost-efficient supply chain for the fresh produce. In addition, a standard corrugated cardboard packaging ensures optimum protection of fruit and vegetables and these products stay fresh for up to 3 days longer.