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Logistics
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Packaging for Frozen Fruit Exports: Liners, Cartons and Pallet Patterns
Food-contact liners, carton grades, labelling obligations and pallet configuration for frozen fruit shipped from Ukraine to the EU.
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What should we do when the temperature logger shows a break?
Put the load on hold rather than rejecting it at the gate, take product core temperatures before anything moves, record a reservation…
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Cold Chain Management for Frozen Exports: Controls That Hold Up in a Dispute
How to design and document a frozen cold chain from tunnel exit to buyer intake, including monitoring, handover responsibility and deviation handling.
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How many pallets fit in a reefer trailer or container?
A standard European reefer semi-trailer takes 33 euro pallets on the floor in a single tier, with a payload normally in the…
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How should frozen berries be stored and transported?
Frozen berries should be held at -18 degrees Celsius or colder as a continuous product temperature, in sealed food-grade liners inside wet-strength…
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Can frozen and chilled goods travel in the same trailer?
Physically yes, with a multi-temperature trailer and movable bulkheads. Commercially it is usually a bad trade for the frozen consignment. A shared…
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How is frozen fruit transported?
Frozen fruit moves in temperature-controlled reefer equipment held at -18 degrees Celsius or colder: refrigerated road trailers for European destinations, reefer containers…
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Who owns the temperature risk under FCA?
Under FCA at the seller’s premises the seller carries risk up to and including loading onto the buyer’s nominated vehicle; from that…
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What is the cold chain?
The cold chain is the unbroken sequence of temperature-controlled storage and transport that keeps a product within its required temperature range from…
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What should you do when a reefer arrives above the agreed temperature?
Do not unload into your own stock. Record the arrival state with photographs, take product core temperatures in several positions, download both…