Despite seeming to make economic and ecological sense, there are potential issues that make reusing single use fruit and vegetable boxes and bins for other produce sales a food safety risk.
For a small or mid-sized fruit and vegetable grower, reusing produce containers designed for single use, like waxed boxes and cardboard bins, sounds like a good idea both economically and ecologically. Unfortunately, there are potential issues that make reuse a food safety risk. Here are four issues that revolve around traceability, storage between uses, and the law.
