In the cold chain food services industry, maintaining product integrity isn’t just a ‘best practice,’ but a global scope requirement. As a cold storage manager, logistics manager, agency manager, or fleet manager, you can help maintain product integrity through cool-running, environmentally sensitive foods. However, even the best-laid plans expose you to hundreds of microbial risks. If the microbial risks are left unchecked, spoilage, rejection of export, brand reputational loss, etc, occur.
The Hidden Cost of Contamination
Bacteria, mould, fungi, and ethylene gas emission shorten the shelf life and affect the safety of perishable produce. In cold chain food services, contamination risk and microbial growth can:
- Hasten the spoilage of fruit, vegetable, dairy, and meat products,
- Pose health risks and result in failing compliance inspections,
- A compromise export shipment arriving at the receiving port results in financial losses, or
- Damage the reputations of brands and suppliers.
When contamination risks arise, traditional disinfection methods—manual sprays and chemical fogging—provide limited efficacy. The untimely disposal of products with bacteria, mould spots, etc., is always undesirable.
Biozone Ozone Technology: The Game Changer
Biozone Manufacturing provides world-class ozone-based disinfection solutions that eliminate airborne and surface-based contaminants throughout the cold chain food service process. Disinfection in the cold chain is essential at each process stage – packhouses, transport trucks, ripening rooms, and cold storage facilities.
✅ Kills 99.9% of bacteria, fungi, and viruses
✅ Oxidises ethylene gas to slow down the ripening lipid process
✅ Residue-None, just pure oxygen
✅ Automatic – and continual
All ozone gas will saturate the airspace, whether installed in a refrigerated truck or a cold storage warehouse. This is especially important, as areas obscured by equipment, shelving, and pallets can be reached virtually and subsequently disinfected with ozone gas.
Built for Global Compliance
Biozone systems are constructed to ensure your facility meets all levels of international hygiene compliance. Due diligence is performed regularly through validation using inspection or audits – greenhouse, grower, and food safety audits. Some of the global certifications available include:
- GLOBALG.A.P. – Good Agricultural Practices for global markets
- HACCP – Food safety employs analysing hazards and critical control points
- BRCGS – Brand Reputation through Compliance Global Standard
- SIZA
Our ozone technology is trusted and relied upon by clients exporting fresh produce, including fresh citrus, berry fruit, grapes, etc., to help maintain certification and conduct borderless trade. For instance, a leading citrus exporter saw a 30% reduction in product rejections at international inspection points after implementing Biozone systems in their cold chain logistics routes.
Export Hygiene – At All Steps of the Way
The integration of ozone disinfection into your cold chain logistics routes provides the exporter:
- Extended shelf life of perishable produce
- Lower level of rejections experienced at international inspection points
- Less reliance on chemical sanitation products
- Better cold chain traceability and audit compliance
- Protection of brand reputation at the manufacturer or supplier level.
Biozone systems and services combine to protect your products and brand reputation, from the ripening rooms in your distribution centre to the cold storage containers on the road.
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Don’t let contamination slow down your exports.
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If you’re ready to improve your cold chain practices and ensure your exports meet global food safety compliance, we’re here to help. Contact our sales team at [email protected] or call our team for immediate guidance. Let’s work together to protect your products and brand reputation.