Product visibility in the South African citrus cold chain: Examining the efficacy of temperature loggers.

ABSTRACT: Product visibility is a challenge for many fruit cold chains. Most challenges arise because of technological constraints, which lead to the inability to predict whether fruit temperatures are still within the stipulated requirements. To ensure that the intricately linked cold chain for citrus fruit is well coordinated and offers the visibility of fruit temperature, technologies such as temperature data loggers are used to record and communicate temperature measurements. Concerns arise because temperature-monitoring loggers are not automated and therefore do not offer real-time temperature visibility. They require manual handling, which makes continuous access to temperature data impossible. Receiving real-time temperature data of citrus fruit during the different stages of the cold chain w

SUBMITTER: Khumalo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9860275 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature