Extra virgin olive oil is a delicate product. It needs to be preserved from light, oxygen, extreme cold and heat. Glass is its best shield, but it needs to be protected in turn.
Shipping olive oil safely from one side of the world to the other could now be easier from Italy, as the global logistics provider UPS has presented a new safe shipping package for bottles of olive oil.
The new packaging launched in Milan last week was developed in Italy for Italian clients, in order to make it possible to safely ship one of Italy’s most famous products — olive oil — throughout the world.
One of the main features of the new package developed by Grifal® exclusively for UPS is Mondaplen®, an innovative material with exceptional protective and insulating properties. The packaging — which measures 400 by 300 by 200 mm, and can contain up to two, one-liter (or three, half-liter) bottles — has an outer shell made of double corrugated cardboard while its walls are covered with Mondaplen®. Inside the package are two more Mondaplen® insulating bags covered with perimeter panels laminated with aluminium, which can be sealed with the adhesive tape provided for further protection of the bottles.
The packaging, which UPS dedicated to small and medium-sized Italian companies producing quality oil exporting abroad, is designed to defend the product from temperature changes during international transit.
The box is made with 50 percent recycled material, is itself totally recyclable, and could pass all ISTA (International Safe Transit Association) tests, as well as climate tests to verify that it can withstand low and high temperatures.
The cost of the package is €7.50.
Related Articles
Mar. 22, 2024
The Growing Pains of Albania’s Ascendant Olive Oil Sector
Production has doubled in the past decade and is expected to continue to rise. Some worry that quality will not follow suit.
Jan. 3, 2024
Tuscany Announces Funds to Prevent Olive Grove Abandonment
The measures are meant to encourage growers to take care of abandoned olive trees in difficult terrains and maintain them to prevent wildfire and pest development
Aug. 19, 2024
The Many Values in Recovering Abandoned Olive Groves in Tuscany
Fil Bucchino, Andrea Pagliai and Gionni Pruneti produce extra virgin olive oil from recovered trees to benefit communities and the environment.
Feb. 26, 2024
New Law in Italy Establishes Role of Farmers in Protecting Environment
Along with protecting Italy’s natural landscapes and promoting the cultivation of traditional crops, the law seeks to curb the rural exodus with economic incentives.
Jul. 15, 2024
Italy, Turkey, Brazil Lead the Way at 'EVO IOOC' Awards
Four hundred eighty-six extra virgin and flavored olive oils were awarded at the ninth EVO IOOC Italy event in Calabria.
Apr. 16, 2024
Small Producers, Oleotourism Take Center Stage at Ercole Olivario
The winners of the main competition will participate in the Shelf Life Monitoring Project, which will help improve best practices for producers and consumers.
Aug. 26, 2024
Italian Police Official Explains How Olive Oil Fraud Works
As the ways in which olive oil fraud is perpetrated have evolved, law enforcement has worked hard to keep up.
Jun. 25, 2024
Poets, Journalists, Researchers Awarded Literary Prize
Twelve awards were handed out in Rome for poetry, fiction and scientific research related to olive oil.