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Use an EcoVadis assessment in supplier decisions
24 May 2023
Use an EcoVadis assessment in supplier decisions

Do not treat a score as product certification or a rating for every legal entity. Check scope, date and current evidence.

Sustainability and carbon
How to check a meat lot at butcher delivery
23 May 2023
How to check a meat lot at butcher delivery

Bring lot identity, product instructions, packaging condition and measurements together in one receipt record.

Food quality and shelf life
The first hours after buying produce at market
22 May 2023
The first hours after buying produce at market

Three hours is not a universal shelf-life threshold. Record purchase, stops, delivery and cold-room entry times, then compare product readings.

Transport and routing
Verify container dividers and clearance with measurements
21 May 2023
Verify container dividers and clearance with measurements

Check contact risk between product and plate, load layout and sensor position. Do not generalize one arrangement to different products.

Containers and equipment
What happens when the cold chain breaks: regulatory and commercial
20 May 2023
What happens when the cold chain breaks: regulatory and commercial

A break opens two separate accounts: the regulatory duty under food law and the commercial outcome under the contract with the buyer. In both, the record of the product's temperature history decides.

Regulations and standards
Prepare for a food inspection with daily store records
19 May 2023
Prepare for a food inspection with daily store records

Complete measurement, cleaning, and corrective-action records during each shift. Confirm applicable inspection requirements in current official guidance.

Retail operations
How to agree cold-chain handoffs with a broker
18 May 2023
How to agree cold-chain handoffs with a broker

Write down handoff conditions between grower, broker, and buyer, and keep measurement and waiting records at each stage.

Supply relationships
Working in a frozen store: time, breaks and equipment
17 May 2023
Working in a frozen store: time, breaks and equipment

In a frozen store, time and breaks come from the risk assessment; ACGIH recommends a warm-up regime at -7 °C and below and constant observation at -12 °C and below.

Warehouse and dispatch
Early refrigeration warning: records and service
16 May 2023
Early refrigeration warning: records and service

Do not call longer operation, icing or repeated excursions a failure by themselves; combine context, records and qualified technical review.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
How to write up a cold chain break report
15 May 2023
How to write up a cold chain break report

A cold chain break report is completed as the event happens, with the instrument still in hand. Without the time, the measured value, the measuring point and the action taken, it serves neither an audit nor a commercial dispute.

Regulations and standards
How to compare EPS box quotes
14 May 2023
How to compare EPS box quotes

Do not compare quotes by litres or unit price alone. Request internal dimensions, wall, lid, sample test, freight and minimum-order fields.

Single-use packaging
Cheese leaving the ripening room keeps ripening on the road
13 May 2023
Cheese leaving the ripening room keeps ripening on the road

Ripening in aged cheese depends on time, temperature and conditions, and in transport all three change at once. Measuring weight loss makes both the humidity and the money lost visible.

Food quality and shelf life
How many hours before a cold chain spoils: time or temperature?
12 May 2023
How many hours before a cold chain spoils: time or temperature?

Spoilage depends on how long the product stays at which temperature. The 2-hour rule for perishables, -18 °C with a 3 °C tolerance for frozen goods, and the minutes above threshold on a chart are the measures to use.

Measurement and traceability
Build the return flow when switching to reusable containers
11 May 2023
Build the return flow when switching to reusable containers

A transition depends on more than the container. Map delivery, return, inspection, washing and readiness for reuse along the route.

Single-use packaging
What makes gel ice pack prices differ
10 May 2023
What makes gel ice pack prices differ

Two packs of the same weight can differ several times in price. How many uses the cheap one survives is where the real arithmetic sits.

Eutectics and insulation
Power and backup planning for chilled fair products
9 May 2023
Power and backup planning for chilled fair products

Assign an owner, record times and plan for power loss from hall entry through return transport.

Containers and equipment