Ice packs or gel packs are commonly used in cold chain packaging and shipping solutions, a process that places food, pharmaceuticals, medicines, and other types of temperature sensitive products under cold temperatures during packaging and shipping. Businesses are using them for their food and other deliveries to maximise the arrival of their goods to their customers in a cold and fresh state.
If you have a business that sells ready made meals, seafood, meat, fruit, and vegetables and you plan to do deliveries, you should seriously consider your packaging and shipping processes and requirements. You must look for ways to ensure that your products will arrive at their destination in excellent condition. Otherwise, your customers will not be satisfied and your ratings may drop!
You can use ice packs for your deliveries. Here are some tips to help you maximise their use:
Consider the temperature requirement of your goods
If you are shipping foods that must remain cold, chilled or frozen, then you should use ice packs.
So, when should you use ice packs? When you need to keep your products fresh and cold during shipping. They are the best substitute for messy ice. They are recommended for packaging and shipping meals, perishables, seafood, meat, chocolates, dairy products and other temperature sensitive items.
Use thermal insulated bags or carton liners
Combined with thermal insulation bags and carton liners, ice packs can effectively keep food products cold and fresh during shipment. If you use a regular box without a thermal insulated liner and ice packs, there is no guarantee that your products will be protected. If any, they will be subjected to temperature fluctuations and may result in your items arriving at their destination in a spoilt manner.
Pack goods correctly in your box
The ice packs will be effective when they are packed correctly with your goods and will there for assure that the food will not spoil in transit. You should ensure that the accurate ratio is being used between the coolants and products inside your box.
If you want to save time, consider using pre-frozen gel ice packs. The ice packs will be delivered to your premises already frozen and you can place them along with your perishables into your shipping containers immediately. This helps speedup your process, as well as free up more space in your freezer and saving you valuable time!
About the Author: This article is written by Sam Jones, Manager of Thermal Ice. Thermal Ice, an Australian Registered Company established in the year 2000 and are industry experts in their own field. With an experience of over 20 years and above Thermal Ice has been known for providing environmentally friendly, innovative, and quality temperature-controlled products for cold chain packaging and shipping, logistics, health, medical, pharmaceutical, sporting, and recreational industries all around Australia. Their products are manufactured using the highest quality materials, practices, and systems after meticulous research and development methodologies. Their company is highly environmentally conscious and makes sure that any product manufactured or supplied is non-hazardous and recyclable.
