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PERISHABLES SHIPMENTS BY AIR

CHALLENGING, BUT

SOLUTIONS GALORE

With cargo airlines and
airports paying special attention
to perishable cargo, be it fruits/
vegetables or meat or fish
fillets, and demand increasing
globally, it is interesting times
for the sector.
Jyothi Shankaran

erishable goods are time and/
or temperature-sensitive items
requiring fast and safe delivery to
Pmaintain quality. Due to a short
shelf life and the very particular storage
requirements, shipping perishable goods
by air is a preferred means of transport, says
International Air Transport Association in its
guidelines on shipping perishable goods.
“With each type of perishable good, there
are specific shipping requirements. The kind
of good determines how it must be stored.
Certain perishable goods need lower
temperatures to slow down respiration and
therefore slow the ripening process and re-
duce any harmful effects on the perishable
cargo. Meat and seafood should be frozen
to avoid harmful microorganisms infecting
the product.”

Some of the perishable
goods shipped by air include
Fruits
Vegetables
Spices
Flowers
Meat and Meat Products
Seafood
Cosmetics
Pharmaceuticals; and
Frozen Food

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