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Does the use-by date on the label account for transport?
4 April 2023
Does the use-by date on the label account for transport?

The label date holds on condition that the stated storage requirement is met; it does not show a transport excursion. If there was one, the shipment's temperature record decides, not the date.

Food quality and shelf life
How does honey crystallisation affect a quality decision?
3 April 2023
How does honey crystallisation affect a quality decision?

Do not treat crystals alone as proof of spoilage or quality. Compare batch requirements, measurements, and any heating record with the buyer specification.

Food quality and shelf life
Freezing risk in winter medicine shipments
2 April 2023
Freezing risk in winter medicine shipments

Qualify winter packaging against route and product data; isolate a suspected affected shipment and await a quality decision.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
How to interpret an accelerated shelf-life test
1 April 2023
How to interpret an accelerated shelf-life test

A laboratory result is meaningful with the tested product and storage conditions. Do not generalise it directly to field conditions.

Food quality and shelf life
What identity do you need to track reusable containers?
31 March 2023
What identity do you need to track reusable containers?

Before choosing a tag method, define what you need to track: total stock, customer balance or each container's maintenance history.

Managing reusable containers
Where the cold chain strains in poultry distribution
30 March 2023
Where the cold chain strains in poultry distribution

The legal limit for poultry meat is 4 °C; the chain strains at door openings and in a container that was not pre-cooled, with leakage the second problem.

Food quality and shelf life
How to validate a medicine shipment in summer
29 March 2023
How to validate a medicine shipment in summer

Assess the season using real route and pack records, not assumptions. Put waits, stops and delivery deviations on one timeline.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Sequence cold-chain investments from bottleneck data
28 March 2023
Sequence cold-chain investments from bottleneck data

Measure the capacity constraint before buying containers, plates, wash equipment or vehicles. Link each investment step to a trigger and an outcome check.

Cost and investment
How to set batch conditions for royal jelly and pollen transport
27 March 2023
How to set batch conditions for royal jelly and pollen transport

Do not assume fresh, dried, or differently packed goods share one chain. Match each batch to its product spec, measurements, and transit record.

Food quality and shelf life
Where returned chilled product goes
26 March 2023
Where returned chilled product goes

With returned chilled product the decision rests on the temperature record more than on the product coming back. Customer and depot returns have different legal bases, and the limits for meat are written as numbers.

Retail operations
How to read a temperature excursion chart
25 March 2023
How to read a temperature excursion chart

Before interpreting a chart, check raw data, axis range, logging interval and averaging; brief events can disappear in summary views.

Measurement and traceability
Can solar panels power a cold store?
24 March 2023
Can solar panels power a cold store?

Start with the store's hourly load profile, then compare site-specific generation and backup proposals.

Cost and investment
Container loading: palletised or floor-loaded?
23 March 2023
Container loading: palletised or floor-loaded?

Floor loading fits more product, palletised loading unloads faster. The decision sits between the volume gained and the handling time lost.

Warehouse and dispatch
How to handle chilled stock during inventory counts
22 March 2023
How to handle chilled stock during inventory counts

Plan the count around time out of storage; start, return, and temperature records make methods comparable.

Retail operations
Where is a food transport vehicle registered?
21 March 2023
Where is a food transport vehicle registered?

Registration is in the business's name: the certificate is valid for trade name, address and activity. Vehicle rules sit in Article 13 of the Food Hygiene Regulation; the registration regulation describes no separate vehicle notification.

Regulations and standards
What to decide first when a medicine transport vehicle breaks down
20 March 2023
What to decide first when a medicine transport vehicle breaks down

Separate vehicle repair from load protection. The driver should record the breakdown, alarms and logger status, then follow the contact plan.

Pharmaceutical cold chain