Is dry ice the best way to control the temperature of food?
Controlling the temperature of packages is crucial when it comes to shipping temperature sensitive goods, such as pharmaceuticals and food products, but is dry ice actually the best way to control the temperature inside your packages throughout the delivery process?
Dry ice has the ability to control the temperature of packages, but so do water ice packs and gel ice packs. It is important to establish which temperature controlling option is the best for your products and packaging.
Dry Ice
Dry ice is a solid form of carbon dioxide that sits at a temperature of -79 degrees Celsius. It can stay cold for a very long time and can be a good option for shipping frozen products.
- When dry ice thaws, it does not melt into a liquid, but instead turns back into a gas, so it does not get any products or shipping packaging wet.
- There is no secondary waste when it comes to dry ice because it turns into gas (“sublimation”).
That said, it’s also important to know that dry ice has its downsides.
- It can’t be used to ship items that should remain chilled, because it is too cold and will freeze them.
- Not only that, food shipped with dry ice should be 100% sealed because it can alter the taste and texture of a product.
- Dry ice suffers from natural sublimation as above – extra amounts need to be ordered to account for this.
Hydropac offers every customer a customized solution for chilled and conditioned shipping. For example, we help a customer with limited freezing capacity to deliver gel packs frozen and ready to use, and we can manufacture almost all shapes and sizes of cooling elements. As a customer, you come first: we are here to help you.
HydroFreeze™ Ice packs
Ice packs, such as those in the HydroFreeze™ range, have the ability to offer a safe way to deliver frozen and chilled goods with none of the negative associations that dry ice brings.
- All of the ice packs in the HydroFreeze™ range are completely food contact safe so will not alter the texture or taste of a food product, unlike dry ice. This also applies to all ice packs in the Hydropac main range of ice packs.
- They are FSA certified food safe, non-toxic and not classed as hazardous goods
- Unlike dry ice, they require no special safety handling guidelines or external labels.
- Multiple variants available, tailored to different needs.
- None of our ice packs suffer from sublimation, unlike dry ice, so you will not need to purchase extra to account for sublimation losses.
- They have a burst strength of over 200kg.
- They can be tailored and printed with a company logo for a professional appearance.
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