<p>A shipping carton for ventilating and/or cooling the carton contents during transit and/or cold storage comprising a body section open at each end, closure means for each open end and means attaching said closure means to the body section which wrap around the outer surface of the body section adjacent each open end to form on said body section a peripheral projection which defines on the outer surface of the body section an area which is recessed with respect to the projection. This recessed area is apertured in order to ventilate and cool the contents of the carton.</p>
