Several truckloads of counterfeit EPAL pallets found in Belgium

At the end of May, several truckloads of counterfeit EPAL Euro pallets were discovered and seized in Belgium. This successful action took place in close cooperation between the European Pallet Association (EPAL) and Bureau Veritas, who on behalf of EPAL carry out unannounced, quality inspections worldwide.
Original EPAL Euro pallets can be recognised by the EPAL logo on all four corner blocks, and new pallets also have either a yellow or black control staple embossed with the ‘EPAL in oval’ marking on one of the middle blocks. Counterfeit pallets are usually missing the EPAL control staple, and almost without exception have significant quality defects (Press Release EPAL, 23 June 2016).
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