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Written product requirements
Use the shipper or product owner’s written temperature, preparation, loading, sanitation, and condition instructions.
Reefer preparation resource
Confirm the shipment instructions before refrigerated loading begins.
Use this shipper-focused checklist to align roles, written product instructions, equipment expectations, loading readiness, pickup details, exception contacts, records, and receiver requirements.
- No generic temperature assumptions
- Private checklist selections
- Shipment-specific roles
Responsibility before loading
The product instructions and operating roles must be explicit.
FDA’s Sanitary Transportation rule addresses responsibilities for shippers, loaders, transportation providers, and receivers. The applicable responsibilities depend on the food, activity, written procedures, and agreements—not on a generic website checklist.
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Prepared equipment
The responsible party should confirm equipment suitability, sanitary condition, and preparation against the actual shipment requirements.
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Defined exception path
Know who receives a condition concern, what records are required, and who can make product or food-safety decisions.
Private checklist
Review the handoffs that should be resolved before loading.
Selections stay in this browser tab. The checklist does not collect or submit shipment information.
Shipment preparation worksheet
Review the load-specific instructions before loading.
This checklist organizes questions. It does not replace the shipper’s written product requirements, equipment inspection, a food-safety plan, a contract, or advice from a qualified compliance professional.
Checklist selections stay in this browser tab and are not submitted.
Source and review
Use the current FDA rule and shipment-specific procedures.
Created and reviewed August 6, 2026 by the Center Valley Logistics content team. Next scheduled source review: February 6, 2027.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FSMA Final Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food ↗
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Key changes in the Sanitary Transportation final rule ↗
This page summarizes planning questions and is not legal, regulatory, food-safety, or equipment advice. Consult the current rule, contractual procedures, and qualified professionals for the shipment.
Prepare the actual load
Bring the written reefer instructions into a shipment-specific quote.
Share the origin, destination, dates, commodity, packaging, pallets, weight, equipment, written instructions, stops, and appointments.