TS 13075/T1

TS 13075/T1 is a standard on general rules for workplaces that provide foodstuffs transport services. Its technical focus is the organization, vehicles and personnel involved in moving raw, semi-processed and finished foodstuffs, as well as food additives, by-products intended for processing, and food packaging from one place to another.

Organisation and operating rules in food transport services

This standard treats food transport as more than a logistics activity: it is an operational process that affects product integrity and service continuity. Management and operating rules are important for planning shipments, classifying loads correctly, preventing mixing of different goods, and keeping different food categories properly separated. In general technical terms, food transport is closely linked to temperature control, hygiene, prevention of cross-contamination and traceability.

Technical frame for vehicles, workplaces and personnel

The scope also covers the characteristics of transport vehicles, the workplaces that provide food transport services, and the personnel working in them. This points to the need for vehicles that are suitable for food cargo, orderly workplace arrangements, and staff who can carry out their duties in line with food safety principles. In general practice, such services are expected to use cleanable surfaces, controlled loading and unloading procedures, and personnel equipped for their assigned tasks; however, the detailed technical requirements belong to the standard itself.

• The scope includes raw, semi-finished and finished foodstuffs.
• Food additives and by-products intended for processing are also covered.
• Transport of food packaging is included as well.
• Vehicle characteristics are addressed together with workplace and personnel characteristics.
• The document sets out general rules for food transport services.