02 Sep Protecting Perishable Foods During Transport by Truck and Rail

UF | IFAS Extension, University of Florida

by: Jeffrey K. Brecht, Steven A. Sargent, Patrick E. Brecht, Jorge Saenz, and Leonard Rodowick

These handbooks have been extremely popular, and tens of thousands of copies have been distributed worldwide. The importance of protecting perishable foods from loss of quality during transport has long been recognized. Increased recognition of the importance of the transport link in the food distribution cold chain in securing the safety of perishable foods has more recently become as well recognized. Thus, an updated version of this handbook has been long overdue, addressing both the advances in technology and the importance of food safety considerations in the transport of perishable foods…