Protecting perishable foods during transport by truck.

Type of monograph: Other

Summary

This updated edition provides a compilation of best industry practices, and its recommendations have been shown to be effective under normal conditions. It reflects the dynamic changes and innovations in the handling and transportation. Some of these are the rapid change from handstacked loads to unitized loads on pallets and slipsheets, the use of microprocessors for more efficient refrigeration, and the use of satellites to monitor and control the performance of refrigerated vehicles during transit. Extract from the table of contents: important factors in protection of perishable foods; preparation for loading; loading considerations and load patterns; individual commodity requirements: fresh fruits and vegetables (more than 60 products, classified alphabetically), canned foods, fresh and cured meat and fresh seafood, frozen foods; regulatory considerations for truck construction materials, cleaning compounds, and sanitation. Appendixes: estimating mobile refrigeration requirements; sample refrigeration requirement calculation. (See also the revised 2000 version: 7168.)

Details

Original title: Protecting perishable foods during transport by truck.
Record ID : 1997-1262
Languages: English
Subject: Regulation
Publication: Usda (united states department of agriculture) - United states/United states
Publication date: 1995/09
Source: Source: handb. n. 669; 88 p. (14 x 21.5); fig.; phot.; tabl.; append.
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