Transportation and Distribution of Iced Products

Iced products, primarily produce items such as broccoli, celery, green onions, etc. continue to present challenges to transporters and distributors.  These products are normally packed in waxed corrugated cartons and top iced to keep them cool during transport and storage.  It is paramount that the ice be made from potable water, so that no bacterial or chemical contamination results from the ice itself.  Transport and storage temperatures are typically controlled at approximately 1° - 3° C (33° -36° F). Unfortunately this allows the ice to melt and the water to run down through the product as well as on any cases underneath, and on to the pallet on which products are packed, then finally onto the floor of the conveyance or cooler in which they are carried or stored. Therein lies the problem.  Read more here.