Perishable Food

"Perishable Food" means a food item or ingredient that is susceptible to deterioration or loss of quality due to the microbial or enzymatic actions when such foods or ingredients are subjected to temperature abuse...... • Physical hazards such as pieces of metal, wood, glass or other foreign bodies which may find their way into foods while being transported. • Chemical hazards from previous non-food cargoes, from non-food cargoes mixed in the same load; from refrigerant leaks, from residues of cleaning agents, or from the external environment. • Biological hazards from contamination by bacteria, moulds, yeast, parasites, algae, and the growth of biological contaminants if the temperature control is inadequate.