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A ship is loaded with a cargo of a 鈥渃orn meal, soybean flour and milk powder mixture鈥?in multi-wall paper bags |
Travel Info A ship is loaded with a cargo of a 鈥渃orn meal, soybean flour and milk powder mixture鈥?in multi-wall paper bags with sealed plastic liners. Each bag holds 80 pounds of the product and is handled and stacked in the ship by hand. The shipment of 500 tons is delivered to Bombay, India as a part of the Food for Peace program of the US government. When the ship arrives in Bombay and is opened for unloading, it is noted that many of the bags have spots or patches of mold growing on the outside. The product on the inside of the bags seems to be free of mold and completely wholesome. a.Why would mold grow on the outside of the bags and not on the inside? b.Besides the paper bag, what was the food source for the mold? c.What can be done to prevent mold from developing on future shipments? any suggestions..? Travel Tips a)鈾?the producer is free from infection; the infection was under decks of cargo carrier; the tight plastic lining protected the product from outside infection; b)鈾?the mixture spilt during packaging; c)鈾?under-decks cleanse and disinfections; Others The mold grows where the air comes into contact with the food source. The problem could have been in the moisture content of the corn or soybeans used in the product. Grain with a higher moisture content will mold more easily. In the future, try using plastic lined bags for the product and make sure the grain is dry. Also, make sure that no seawater is contaminating the bags. Overseas shipping agent for agricultural products. That's Pretty normal. The bags have dust from the product on the outside. When humidity affects the dust, along with heat from the normal temperatures, it will produce the mold on the outside of the bags. this will not affect the food inside, as the multi-wall bags contain a mosture barrier, with the sealed plastic liner. Next time, make sure the bags are wiped off and dry before shipping. |
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