Storage temperature is the specified temperature condition at which a product must be held throughout its supply chain to preserve safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
In trade practice
For quick-frozen fruit and vegetables, EU rules require maintenance at or below the level set in the applicable quick-frozen foodstuffs regulation throughout storage and transport. Chilled products follow separate cold-chain requirements, while dried fruit, honey and ambient goods require cool, dry conditions defined in the product specification. Logistics teams verify compliance using temperature loggers, and QA teams check that storage records accompany each consignment. A common mistake is failing to pre-cool a cold store or reefer before loading, causing a warm-start excursion that appears in the logger data.
In a specification
A product specification or purchase contract states the required storage temperature as a condition of acceptance, and transport documents such as the CMR or bill of lading should reference the same requirement.