Indiana State Police discover ‘hot loads’ headed for stores

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In the past year or so, the Indiana State Police has slapped citations on dozens of box trucks carrying “hot loads” headed for restaurants and store shelves in the state.

Capt. L. Wayne Andrews of the ISP’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division told Land Line recently that his officers have discovered several tons of food “deemed unfit for human consumption” through routine inspections.

The majority of the tainted food is being hauled in box trucks with refrigerated units that are either not running or at temperatures well above 41 degrees.

“Our efforts have increased due to the frequency of the complaints on these loads,” Andrews said. “It became hard to ignore.”

He said a cooperative effort between the ISP and the state’s Department of Health offices in the counties has allowed officers to “identify problems with laser temperature sampling, and after our inspections, the health department addresses the safety of the consumables.”

Recently, an ISP Trooper stopped a box truck, registered to U&D Service of Indianapolis, for a routine inspection on Interstate 69. During the inspection, he noticed the reefer unit wasn’t running, but was transporting food products. When the officer checked the temperature, the cargo area was 67 degrees, according to the ISP report.

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