It is to remember, that the cold chain can be broken in any time. Although, that presently there are mechanical or electronic monitoring systems of transported or stored goods, the problem is left unsolved. These devices register only the temperature of the surrounding which is inside the mean of transport or storing place; however they do not register the temperature of the products. It is very easy to break the chain at the moment of e.g. reloading of goods. Therefore, very often there are a lot of misunderstandings on the line among the producer- transport company and distributor. It is also connected with the problem of taking responsibility for braking the cold chain and damage of goods.
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HACCP Legislation
HACCP – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point – is done to ensure the safety of groceries designed for consumers. HACCP is used in companies producing and trading in groceries. This method ensures safety of food. It is based mainly on preventing the threats, by identification of places in which the threats may occur and the proper reaction in case of threat. HACCP legislation constrains the temperature monitoring for the products sensitive to its change. Therefore TTI indicators are an ideal tool that allows producers to fulfil this condition. The use of temperature indicators on the level of single or combined pack will ensure constant measurement of monitored product and will indicate the possible cold chain break
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Application of TTI
It is to remember, that the cold chain can be broken in any time. Although, that presently there are mechanical or electronic monitoring systems of transported or stored goods, the problem is left unsolved. These devices register only the temperature of the surrounding which is inside the mean of transport or storing place; however they do not register the temperature of the products. It is very easy to break the chain at the moment of e.g. reloading of goods. Therefore, very often there are a lot of misunderstandings on the line among the producer- Transport Company and distributor. It is also connected with the problem of taking responsibility for braking the cold chain and damage of goods.
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Remember
Even the best frozen product can quickly lose the proper quality due to even slight omission in storage process, transport or selling. The emphasis is put mainly on these cells of cold chain. It is so, because researches show that these are the points of potentially the biggest threat of decreasing the quality of frozen products.