Several clients asked me recently about a way to avoid mold on imported products shipped from a Chinese, Vietnamese, or Indian factory. This is a serious problem. The reason is usually a combination of these 5 factors: The products are contaminated while in the factory, and/or The products are too wet when packed, and/or They are packed with wet packing materials, and/or There is a lot of air in the packaging and that air is very wet, and/or The air in the container is or … [Read more...]
Avoiding humidity inside containers
Last week, an importer was asking us how to avoid the formation of mold on the shoes they ship from China to Chile. The goods stay up to 50 days inside the container, so that was an extreme case. I suspect the materials are not treated against mold, in the first place. We suggested taking some samples randomly in the factory before production, and testing them in a laboratory. But that kind of test takes 3 weeks (which is sometimes longer than production)! Another way of avoiding this … [Read more...]