Freshtag Shell Safe Shipping label

The USA NSSP (National Shellfish Sanitation Program) is the guide for the Control of Shell stock. One of the main themes throughout is maintaining proper temperature control. Developed with USA FDA, Freshtag® Shell Safe Shipping Labels are this CCP. There is a need for cost-effective, package level, time/temperature monitoring to service the Shell stock market. The risk associated with a single package of Shell stock can result in many people being adversely affected. The goal is safety, the reduction of illness and even death from consuming raw shellfish, all while increasing consumer confidence in this excellent source of protein. The time/temperature monitoring solution needed is Vitsab’s® Freshtag® Shell Safe Shipping System. You can validate your product was delivered under proper temperature control during the full journey. Freshtag® Shell Safe Shipping Labels were developed with the help of USA FDA’s Shell stock Research Facility in Dauphin Island Alabama, state regulators, and industry. After receiving from FDA time/temperature predictive growth data for vibrio species, Vitsab scientists then worked with the State of Connecticut and their local shell stock farmers to validate FDA’s predictive growth data and calibrate Freshtag’s® Shell Safe Shipping formulation. As a result, Shell Safe Shipping Labels have been calibrated to change color according to the time/temperature relationship for vibrio species to double one-time. Shell Safe Shipping Labels use “Stop Light” technology and are calibrated to align with NSSP temperature monitoring guidelines.