Recording delivery temperatures (and why accept/reject is your call)

Updated 18/07/2026 · 3 min read

Delivery temperatures have no automated pass or fail band. Rated5 records the number you enter, and whether the delivery is accepted or rejected is a decision made by whoever's on the door.

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Log the delivery and enter the temperature

When stock arrives, record the delivery and enter the temperature the goods arrived at, alongside the supplier and items.

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There's no calculated verdict

Unlike storage, cook or reheat readings, a delivery temperature is never run through a server-side band calculation. Rated5 simply records the figure you enter — it doesn't tell you whether it's a pass or a fail.

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Accept or reject is your judgement

You mark the delivery accepted or rejected yourself, based on the reading, the packaging, and the state of the goods.

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A rejected delivery needs a reason

Marking a delivery rejected requires a reason. It also opens a guided corrective action automatically, so the follow-up — return, replace, or whatever your process calls for — is tracked the same way any other issue is.

Delivery checks sit alongside every other reading type in temperature logging.

Tip: The temperature is part of the permanent record whether the delivery is accepted or rejected.

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