North Alabama Mobile Refrigeration Trailer Rental

Overtime Food Inspection After Storm

The local source article “Overtime Food Inspection After Storm,” dated May 19, 2011, reports Redstone Commissary lost refrigeration after the April 27, 2011 storms. The Army’s May 19 account described two nights of food inspections and phased resumption of chilled and frozen sales. Some stock was discarded, while approved items returned to sale. The store director’s account of overall inventory losses also included backup stock. Our North Alabama service covers Huntsville and Madison, continuing through Athens to Decatur, Hartselle and Moulton; west across Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Russellville; south through Cullman, Hanceville and Arab; and east along Guntersville, Albertville, Boaz, Scottsboro, Rainsville and Fort Payne to Stevenson and Bridgeport. We also serve the Huntsville-area communities of Harvest, Meridianville, Hazel Green and New Market

The May 19, 2011 retrospective showed that restoring retail access involved both refrigeration and inspection. Dry goods and produce went back on sale first; chilled and frozen sales followed inspectors’ work. Backup inventory also figured in the reported losses.

For a similar outage, an emergency mobile refrigeration facility could support the approved holding portion of that recovery, but cannot reverse spoilage or replace a release decision. Establish the power source before moving food and agree who labels, checks and retrieves each lot. Call +1 (866) 216-4667, answered by phone 24/7, to discuss a receiving arrangement that fits the inspection and reopening plan.