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Orlando, FL – Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS) has mounted a defense of plastic pallets following calls by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that the fire retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (decabromine) be banned. EWG raised its concerns with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a letter to Dr. Margaret Hamburg that the substance could be migrating into food during the process of hydro cooling.

iGPS has rejected the allegations, saying that tests show there is no detectable transfer of decabromine to foods when plastic pallets are used. iGPS also responded to charges that decabromine was carcinogenic, saying, “No authoritative governmental public health, environmental or regulatory agency in the world classifies decabromine as a known or suspected carcinogen.”

FDA spokesman Sebastian Cianci tells FoodProductionDaily.com, “The FDA has received the letter from EWG and will give it careful consideration.”

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