Are there packaging regulations when shipping perishable goods?
Packaging requirements are in place to help ensure the freshness of your shipment as well as protect aircraft from damage caused by leaking boxes or shipping containers. Since the carriage of food items has an important impact on public health, Air North exercises extreme care to ensure that packages are adequately protected against leakage, spillage and contamination from other cargo. Perishable goods must be packed to withstand: • 48 hours transit time domestically (within Canada shipping via connecting airline) • 8 to 12 physical handlings • Pressure of up to 60 lbs. per square foot • Sliding on any surface • A 12-inch drop to any surface • 30 seconds in the rain • Styrofoam outer packaging is not acceptable.
