Maintaining Cold Chain Integrity  Managing a food supply chain
has inherent challenges that require all players in the supply
chain to adhere to stringent operational practices in order to
ensure the product is safe for consumption once it reaches the
end consumer. When fresh or frozen foods are being transported,
especially in a global supply chain, the procedures and
equipment needed to maintain the integrity of the cold chain are
elevated to a more critical role.   Food safety and quality are
drivers  Two issues that continue to drive best practices for
managing the cold chain are food safety and food quality,
according to Bob Biesterfeld, director of transportation,
produce sourcing, for C.H. Robinson.  “From a legislative
standpoint, we’ve had different versions of the Sanitary Food
Transportation Act in place since 1990,” he says. In general,
the regulations assure that certain requirements related to food
transportation are being met along the supply chain from
shipper, to carrier, to receiver.  Among