Keep the cold chain in four easy steps
Keep the cold chain in four easy steps
For the food, Maintaining the appropriate temperature throughout the supply chain is essential. This is achieved: Maintaining product quality, Compliance with regulations and profitability in profit. Sensitech® has worked in the food industry for over 20 years, Providing a comprehensive range of services and products to help ensure product quality worldwide. Our global reach and proven innovation, Allow to respond to almost every customer need.
The refrigeration chain is a condition of the industry used to describe the distribution and storage of temperature-sensitive (Susceptible) Products through the supply chain. The process of delivering a product from the farm to the fork is long and complex and includes several steps, which can be considered as chains. Each link in the chain is crucial for the proper transportation of the products.
A break in the cooling chain can shorten the lifespan, Reduce quality and cause food diseases to be created.
For any refrigerated goods transported by road, Rail, By air and by boat, There is an ideal temperature that will yield the longest life and the highest quality. Due to the fact that products with different ideal temperatures are usually shipped or stored together, It is common for temperature-sensitive products to be exposed to changing from their ideal temperatures as they travel through the cold chain.
It is important to understand that each product is unique and can be influenced by other products, From environmental factors, Even from the same. Certain products are susceptible to absorption of odours from other products or from the transport ship. Extra, Some products may be very susceptible to ethylene, A plant hormone that participates in the maturation, while others produce ethylene. Therefore, It is imperative to understand which is and which and to have proper handling. When examining the products, It is important to keep in mind that the product is still alive and able to breathe and, In some cases, Generates heat that can lead to a multitude of quality defects.
To a degree, The overwhelming majority of all reactions occurring in a food product is slowed down by lowering the temperature. This includes decomposition, Breath, Maturation, Oxidation, Color change and many other chemical reactions. Often, Temperatures below the ideal can be just as damaging as the temperatures above the ideal. For these reasons, Careful temperature management is critical.
It is important to strictly follow the transport instructions and require high quality transport equipment.
There are four simple steps to ensure that a load of consumables is successfully transferred:
- The product must be placed at the right temperature. This is because refrigeration units are designed to maintain the temperature of the product and not to be cooled further.
- Before loading, It is important to properly prepare the trailer. Should be pre-cooled by selecting the correct temperature limit setting point. A check should be carried out so that the towed vehicle is clean and undamaged. Damage to the vehicle walls, The sealing of the doors and any damage to the insulation in older trailers can allow the penetration of heat.
- The towed vehicle must be loaded properly. Pallets should be loaded at a distance from the walls so that no product comes into contact with them. When pallets are loaded near the walls, The product can be warmed up due to the heat channeling through the walls. An insufficiently laden trailer with a product stacked too high or to the walls, Will not allow proper airflow. Any litter under the product, They are also likely to block the airflow.
- When all the above steps are applied correctly, The fourth step should be achieved – Maintaining the temperature during transport. Due to the extremely variable nature of the distribution temperatures, Sensitech recommends that each mission contain a device TempTale® To ensure that the temperature is maintained during transport.
Regardless of the quality challenges of your products, Sensitech offers solutions that help you optimize your supply chain to improve the quality and attractiveness of your products.
Source: Sensitech®