With high temperatures traveling in a truck how can the high potency guarantee be honored? ICE PACKS ARE NEEDED!
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Hello, We apologize for any inconvenience but we don't currently offer cold pack service. We are able to assure you that the shipping time is not long enough to have a significant impact on the quality of the products. We test our products throughout their shelf life to ensure that they meet the label claims. We ship our products to Arizona to be tested for potency and purity by independent third party labs and the potency is still meeting label claims despite shipment in high temperatures. Since these samples are not refrigerated during shipment, our testing tells us that our supplements withstand heat during shipment without damage to potency. Air is the enemy of potency of products, not heat from sitting in a delivery truck. We ship supplements all over the world to hotter destinations than Florida without concern, as do our competitors. Supplements are shipped via ground in trucks without temperature controls nationwide to local health food stores as well. We hope this information is helpful! If there is anything else we can assist you with, please let us know. Thank you! -Anna H.
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Correction to our previous answer- we use ice packs in shipping during warm months or shipping to warm climates. In the winter, shipping to cold states, the temperature maintained during shipping is well below room temperature, and an ice pack is not required.
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When heated it turns into a oily substance. Cooled back to a soft solid. It was most likely a little melted from the heat of the truck
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Hello John! As with most other supplement companies, we do not ship products with a cold/ice pack. Manufacturers are aware that products are not going to be refrigerated 100% of the time during transit, therefore the amount of organisms exceeds the product label claim to ensure that by the time the product gets to you, it will still contain the amount indicated on the label. We hope this information is helpful! Jessi V.
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I did not receive a cold pack with mine (it arrived in the winter so it was plenty cold from that). If you put it in the fridge upon receiving, the integrity of the product shouldn't be compromised.
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Only when outside temp is 70 degrees or cooler. It is delivered UPS and their trucks get hot inside.
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Hello, Unfortunately we do not ship items with ice packs. When a manufacturer formulates a probiotic, they are aware that the product will not be able to be refrigerated 100% of the time. The manufacturer knows that products will not be shipped refrigerated, therefore there is a very decent amount of time allowed so that a product can be shipped and still exceed its potency. Please also be assured that this product is stored at our temperature-controlled facility at all times. As long as your product is sealed and not in direct sunlight, its potency and integrity will not be compromised. We also send probiotics continually to third party laboratories in all months, including the hottest ones, to ensure that the product does hold up to the label claims. So far we have ran into no issues concerning the products. We hope this information is helpful! Best in Health, Jessi V.
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there is a self life to the water and food stuffs of fire years from packaging. there are some things that can be added by yoourself that have longer shelf lives like mre's that can last on the shelf for as much as ten years. i got this so i would have something in the truck if i ever got stuck on hiway during a winter storm when you might be there for a day or so. that down't happen too often but better to be ready for it.
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We suggest ordering during the fall so that products are not exposed to such intense heat. We could put ice packs inside but we do not know what temperatures it will be exposed to during transit, so this does not guarantee it will stay cool.
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Freeze. They feel like they are gel filled but the freeze hard. Like any ice pack you would get with a small cooler.
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That's a hard question for me to answer but I can say that as flight crew on over night trips it keeps my food cooler than my other crew members' coolers have. We'll meet in the lobby the next morning and my water bottle will be the only one with condensation. Their water bottles are room temperature even after being in their cooler over night. Mine is always a few degree cooler that crew will ask "how did you keep your's so cold." Now, I think a hot car is something completely different. If you are a Sales Rep for example, in and out of the car, a/c on during drive time etc...I think it'll be ok. If you're a road construction worker w/ his truck parked on the side of the highway all day then I don't recommend. Although, I couldn't name any that would work for that. As flight crew we add ice quite often from the plane and hotels!
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I'm not convinced any reusable cold pack would suffice since the active body warms them sorta fast. But this one's higher density and mass might go the diatance. It is heavy though.
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According to the manufacturer: Durable, zip-close re-sealable packaging; withstands extreme conditions and temperatures (-22F to 149F). I bought these specifically for my car since they can withstand extreme temps.
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Mine wasn't shipped in a thermal envelope, nor with a cold pack. It was shipped from Las Vegas, where the temperature was in the 70s. Imagine how hot it was in the shipping truck! I'm returning it.
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I do not know positively nor do I remember if I received it w/ cold pack. But the label says" "to maintain potency store tightly closed and refrigerated Short term heat exposure is acceptable" I prefer Jarrow's SB Plus MOS which is excellent and does not require refrigeration, but I refrigerate to sustain potency anyway.MG
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My guess is no. First off, you would probably damage the bottle, and second, the bottle is so well insulated that it would probably take a long time to get the snow/ice melted. I have heard of people in AZ and other warm states talk about how iced tea, or ice water will stay for hours in their Hydro Flask in a car well over 120 degrees (they even said the bottle was too hot on the outside, but still had ice inside). Now, is it possible? I think it could be, so if you are only concerned about using it emergencies, I think you are okay. Otherwise, I would purchase a small tin cup or something to add to my pack in case of emergencies.
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No you don't need to put ice in it but you can if you really want things to stay cold . There are no ice pack included but I already had some and I use them due to my lunch cooler sits in my work truck and with the Texas heat it helps keep things cold.