Temperature & Climate Controlled Warehouse and Fulfillment

With outdoor temperatures in the United States varying wildly throughout the year, and indoor temperatures not always ideal for some merchandise, it can often be important for businesses to find temperature-controlled fulfillment services for certain items in their product lines. Not to be confused with cold chain fulfillment, temperature-controlled fulfillment is warehousing kept at a certain temperature to ensure that a variety of non-refrigerated products remain fresh and intact year-round.

Products stored in temperature-controlled warehouses typically stay within a range of the low 60’s or 70’s. Temperature controlled storage is ideal for products that don’t need refrigeration but will lose product integrity if they become too cold or too hot. Storing these products within a specific temperature range ensures that products like health and nutrition products, cosmetics, oils, chocolates, lotions and other items maintain their shape and consistency even while in storage.

FDA Requirements for Climate Controlled Goods

Not only does temperature-controlled warehousing ensure that products in storage remain intact, it also helps to keep those products compliant with FDA (Food and Drug Administration) requirements for health, food, and nutrition products. Unfortunately, not all warehouses are created equal – and not just any facility can help with FDA compliance. To achieve FDA compliance, a temperature-controlled fulfillment center must be registered with the FDA in order to store these products and they must meet the FDA’s own set of strict requirements.

To earn the FDA approval to store FDA controlled products, temperature-controlled fulfillment centers must go above and beyond simply setting their thermostat to the correct range. They must meet other stringent requirements according to the FDA, including, “storage areas designed to provide adequate lighting, ventilation, temperature, sanitation, humidity, space, equipment, and security conditions,” and have ironclad pest control in place such as Orkin Platinum Service, which is the golden standard and highest level of pest control available in the warehousing industry.

Temperature controlled fulfillment centers must also meet cleanliness standards that fall within prespecified FDA guidelines (“Be maintained in a clean and orderly condition”), have maintenance teams in place for general maintenance and maintenance emergencies, and have strict security in place for both the FDA approved areas and the rest of the warehouse.

Going Above and Beyond FDA Standards

But while most temperature-controlled fulfillment centers do follow these minimum guidelines, a select few others take these requirements to heart and go the extra mile for businesses requiring temperature-controlled services. One such company is Carol Stream, Illinois-based Shipfusion.

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