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Chilling injury: not every product likes zero degrees
11 January 2023
Chilling injury: not every product likes zero degrees

Bananas, tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines and peppers suffer chilling injury well above freezing, between 7 and 13 °C. The symptoms mostly show after the product warms up.

Food quality and shelf life
Carrying hatching eggs: not cold, but steady
10 January 2023
Carrying hatching eggs: not cold, but steady

Hatching eggs do not want refrigerator temperature; what hurts hatch is often the fluctuation in the batch's history rather than the temperature itself. A three-degree, forty-minute rise was enough to lower hatchability in eggs from an older flock.

Transport and routing
Check readings, lot and packaging together at medicine receipt
9 January 2023
Check readings, lot and packaging together at medicine receipt

At receipt, match timestamps, lot details, logger data and pack condition. Refer uncertainties through the quality process.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
When can passive cooling reduce fleet needs?
8 January 2023
When can passive cooling reduce fleet needs?

Passive transport does not suit every route. Compare product conditions, route profiles and costs in a matched pilot.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Securing containers in a vehicle: verify the load plan and anchors
7 January 2023
Securing containers in a vehicle: verify the load plan and anchors

A load that looks secured may still shift in transit. Assess container mass, vehicle anchors, strap labels and checks in one load plan.

Containers and equipment
What temperature a commercial fridge should hold
6 January 2023
What temperature a commercial fridge should hold

The setting is decided by the most sensitive product inside, not by the cabinet.

Measurement and traceability
How to read unit hours on a used refrigerated vehicle
5 January 2023
How to read unit hours on a used refrigerated vehicle

Do not treat unit hours as a life estimate. Review the meter with operating mode, service records and test results gathered under comparable conditions.

Fleet and refrigeration units
How to document separation in organic transport
4 January 2023
How to document separation in organic transport

Set separation by product and certificate scope. Match lot, container, cleaning and shipment records to the certification body's requirements.

Regulations and standards
Isotec TBX Seafood: what to check at delivery and cleaning
3 January 2023
Isotec TBX Seafood: what to check at delivery and cleaning

Seafood transport involves meltwater and cleaning as well as product conditions. Review supplier documents alongside a route trial.

Food quality and shelf life
How to plan cold-distribution capacity in a new city
2 January 2023
How to plan cold-distribution capacity in a new city

Stage new-city investment from pilot route data on time, volume, dwell and delivery performance, not assumptions.

Transport and routing
Record waits and handovers in airline catering
1 January 2023
Record waits and handovers in airline catering

Link lot, trolley, loading time and apron dwell; verify requirements in the customer plan.

Transport and routing
Chick transport: route, ventilation and handover records
31 December 2022
Chick transport: route, ventilation and handover records

Plan transport around chick stage, load density and carrier instructions. Link waits, ventilation checks and handover observations in the trip record.

Transport and routing
How to verify practical skills in cold-chain training
30 December 2022
How to verify practical skills in cold-chain training

Check training with short role-based tasks: observe alarm escalation, receipt records and segregation of affected product.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Who can change the refrigeration unit setpoint? Record authority
29 December 2022
Who can change the refrigeration unit setpoint? Record authority

Record old and new settings, time, reason and approval together. Define driver actions under product and equipment procedures.

Fleet and refrigeration units
What to document when shipping dry-aged meat
28 December 2022
What to document when shipping dry-aged meat

Link ageing, cutting, packaging and handoff data to the batch. Confirm product conditions against the recipient's procedure.

Food quality and shelf life
The freezing curve: how ice crystal size decides drip loss
27 December 2022
The freezing curve: how ice crystal size decides drip loss

Both batches can sit at -18 °C and one still leaves water on the plate after thawing. The difference is how fast the product passed the zone of heaviest ice formation, roughly -1 to -5 °C in muscle tissue.

Eutectics and insulation