wood packaging program update
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Wood Packaging Program Update. Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association IPPC-Vancouver March 1, 2005. Wood Packaging Update. History Jane Levy, USDA June 2000 – UN-FAO/NAPPO meeting Ottawa Mexico, Vancouver, Ottawa – NAPPO meetings - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Wood Packaging
Program Update
Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association
IPPC-Vancouver March 1, 2005
Wood Packaging Update
History Jane Levy, USDA June 2000 – UN-FAO/NAPPO meeting Ottawa Mexico, Vancouver, Ottawa – NAPPO
meetings CFIA, CWPCA/ACMPC, Lumber Industry,
all interested parties
European Union
EU MeasuresEU Measures October 1, 2001
Softwood Pine wood nematode
Mandatory treatment Heat Treatment 56/30 fumigation - registered chemical pressure impregnation
Certification mark – No Bug Mark
Status
February 2005 CWPCP - program designed by
industry and government 370 registered facilities Facility Distribution
Western Canada 29% Ontario 47% Quebec 17 % Atlantic Canada 5 %
Today's Environment
IPPC adopted ISPM # 15 March 2002
Created to be paperless
IPPC - ISPM # 15
Approved measures Heat treatment 56/30 (HT) Methyl bromide (MB)
Softwood and hardwood Dunnage
ISPM #15 WOOD PACKAGING RECOGNIZED MARK
IPPC= International symbol
XX = CA for Canada
00000 = Specific Facility Reg. No.issue by CFIA
YY = Treatment abbreviation MB=Methyl Bromide, HT= Heat Treatment
Implementation - ISPM # 15
North America Mexico, the United States,
Canada target: September 2005 (strict
enforcement) Countries Now ISPM No. 15
New Zealand, Australia, India,
Canadian Program (CWPCP)
Export - CWPCP (D-01-05) Policy Directive CWPCP
harmonized to ISPM # 15 Heat Treatment facilities within
this directive
Program Structure near future: Introduction of Verification
Bodies Quality Systems Manual Systems inspection Surveillance inspection
CWPCP
Technical Heat Treatment Guidelines and Operating
Conditions Manual
Generic schedules specific for 4” x 4”: Softwood & some deciduous species (Aspen, Poplar, Manitoba maple,
basswood, Red Alder)
Other Hardwood – 4” x 4” material(Alder, Oak, Maple, Birch, Ash,
beech)
Next Steps
Service contract / Verification Body agreement
Generic schedule for large dimensional lumber
Complete the Fumigation Program