Conclusions and Summary
- Automatic air temperature monitoring equipment should be fitted to all refrigerated delivery vehicles since this is the most practical means of providing adequate defence of 'due diligence' if there is a temperature related problem.
- Automatic air temperature monitoring equipment does not normally provide a means of recording product temperature, but does give a good indication of the performance of the vehicle refrigeration system.
- It is a mandatory requirement to fit an automatic temperature monitoring device to record air temperature in vehicles used in primary distribution of quick-frozen foodstuffs.
- Within transport, an automatic air temperature monitoring device must be approved by the competent authorities of the country in which the transport equipment is registered, and should have a current certificate of calibration valid for the range of temperatures it normally measures.
- Temperature recordings must be dated and stored by the operator of the distribution vehicle for a minimum of one year.
