Our well-being and health are of utmost considerations by manufacturers of temperature controlled packaging, to ensure of a fresh and undamaged food and even pharmaceutical products as these are being transported to their destinations.
Most of us are not aware that special care and effort are taken into consideration, so that as these products arrived to us, they are in perfect condition. These insulated shipping boxes, insulated shipping containers and even packaging that are temperature controlled are being ensured by these manufacturers to pass the required limits of cold chain validation and qualification. These companies working in this kind of distribution, from pharmaceutical, medical samples, frozen food, and biotechnology clinical trials, fully understood how important their job in the cold chain distribution.
In a cold chain distribution supply chain, temperature sensitive items must be stored within a cold temperature range, or else, the quality of the product will be affected that could be damaging to our health. As examples in the chilled and frozen industry, temperature of 0 to 4 degrees Celsius are to be maintained for chilled foods, and -18 to -23 degrees Celsius are to be maintained for frozen foods.
The design of packaging and transport of these types of products are made in such a way that while in transit, there temperature loss is avoided and thus variations of temperature is minimized. The extreme temperature, humidity changes, delays and transportation methods are taken into consideration as these temperature controlled packaging and validation are designed.
These frozen products like foods are here to stay, and there are several reasons why this method cannot be ignored, and these are what we will cite below.
Frozen foods lack preservatives, and this is the number one reason why these foods should be frozen. The freshness of the foods like in the day they are produced or picked is being kept by having them undergo the freezing process and thus not needing for them to have a “shelf-stable” condition. As an example, restaurants far from the coast, can still serve delicious fish dishes since the fresh fish can be flash-frozen without additives on it.
Know that frozen fruits and vegetables have the same nutritional value as the fresh picked ones, and this is another advantage when you freeze your foods. As frozen foods are thawed, their protein, fat and carbohydrates are retained because of the process, thus avoiding the loss of vitamins and minerals.
You can cut down on food wastage because frozen food would still use and consider vegetables for example with a little bit of imperfection, and this is another benefit in using frozen foods.
Frozen foods are easy to prepare the whole year round, and this is its next advantage.