Freezing & frozen storage
Continuous fluidised-bed tunnel; product suspended on cold air; crust freezing then core freezing; 3 MT/hr.
Stage 10
Fluidised-bed IQF freezing
Even feeding into the continuous fluidised-bed tunnel; product suspended on cold air; 3 MT/hr; a magnet on the outlet hopper; product is passed through the tunnel again if the temperature varies
- Parameter shown
- Tunnel −20 to −35 °C for 3–15 min
- Control / record
- OPRP-02 in the HACCP plan: tunnel temperature and residence time
3 MT/hrIQF line
MEDIA-HOME-02Frozen carrot dice cascading off the fluidised-bed IQF discharge belt — frost visible, pieces separate
MEDIA-PROC-10Tunnel exterior with the air-temperature display, and the infeed belt
Stage 13
Frozen storage
ISPM-15 pallets, stretch-wrapped, corner boards; 3,600 MT frozen storage at −18 °C or below; FIFO by lot; racking [COPY TBC]
- Parameter shown
- Cold store at −18 °C or below
- Control / record
- OPRP-03 in the HACCP plan: cold-store temperature record
3,600 MTfrozen storage at −18 °C
Reefer dispatch & cold-chain integrityMEDIA-PROC-13Frozen store high-bay racking with labelled pallets and the −18 °C display in frame