Hello,
My company shipped some pallets of foodstuff, all sealed finished goods, on a trailer which was later loaded with a pallet of 6.1 Hazardous material (poison). Before it could even make it to the customer, it was rejected by the carrier. They are now looking to return to us. There is a high dollar associated with the shipment so it's of some concern on should it be accepted, should some type of claim be filed, ect. The CFR states its not acceptable to ship and we are SQF certified, so we much follow all applicable regulatory guidelines.
My main question is, what would others do? Are there proposed corrective actions from the FDA on these types of situations? I would reckon its easy to say the material should be considered contaminated, but I am curious if there is another way?
The carrier is also saying there are new DOT regulations within the past week that made it not okay to ship 6.1 poison with foodstuff. The CFR looks to date back to 1999 so I am not buying what they are saying. Was there a DOT change anyone knows of?
I feel like scenario will spawn a new company policy.
Thanks for any help or insight!