How to transport perishable products

Perishable products can be transported by almost all types of vehicles. However, during transportation in each type of transport certain conditions must be met that will guarantee the safety and freshness of the products.

All products that can go bad in a short time can be divided into certain types:

1) Living plants. This group includes seedlings and fresh flowers.

2) Products of animal origin, this group includes poultry and animal meat, fish, milk and eggs.

3) Products grown and having a plant structure, this group includes berries and fruits, vegetables, mushrooms.

4) Products obtained during processing include cheeses, fats, dairy products, sausages, frozen vegetables and fruits.

If you apply for transportation services to a trucking company, you are required to provide rolling stock for the transportation of perishable products, which must comply with the necessary sanitary and hygienic standards.

Before loading perishable products, the sender must check the conformity of the technical characteristics of the refrigerator, as well as the conformity of the temperature regime. Temperature indicators are necessarily recorded in a special sheet of control checks of cargo temperature.

It is necessary to monitor the container in which the products are placed before transportation, it must be durable and clean, it should not have a foreign smell. Vegetables and fruits should be transported only in packaged form, and it is necessary to use boxes specially provided for by GOST as containers. Vegetables and fruits to be transported are packed tightly in the container so that they do not beat and do not rub. In addition, fruits must be packaged in terms of ripeness, and types of varieties.

The sender of perishable goods must present for transportation goods that meet certain requirements. Vegetables and fruits should be sent only fresh, dry, they should not be contaminated and have mechanical damage. For example, cherries and cherries need to be translated only if they have a peduncle.

Sausages and meat smoked are transported in special boxes that have gaps. The breast and turkey have a protective layer, so they are transported in dense boxes. The bird is transported chilled or frozen in boxes, while it must be completely gutted.

Only strict adherence to the rules of transportation will ensure that the products remain fresh and do not deteriorate before they reach store shelves.