Disclosed is a container treatment apparatus, in particular a container sterilisation apparatus, having a plurality of transport devices for transporting a container along a predetermined transport path, at least one of the transport devices having at least one holding device for holding at least one container during container treatment and/or transport along the transport path, the transport device having a rotatable carrier and a plurality of holding elements arranged on this carrier, wherein a holding element in a first sector, in which a container is received, having a height with respect to a perpendicular projection of the transport path which is different from that in a second sector in which a container is dispensed, and wherein a sector in which an at least partial compensation of the height difference of the holding elements takes place lies along a direction of rotation of the carrier after the second sector and before the first sector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the treatment, in particular the sterilisation, of containers.

Apparatus for producing molded, filled and sealed receptacle products made of plastics material, comprisinga hose head (32) for dispensing at least one hose extruded using an extrusion means, a separating means (12) for separating a preform from the hose, a main mold (24) for accommodating at least one preform in the context of molding thereof, a transfer means (14) for transferring the preform from the hose head (32) to a filling means (16) for filling via an opening of the preform, anda supplying means (20) for a sterilizing fluid which allows for flow around at least one filling needle (22) of the filling means (16), characterized in that a further supplying means (30) for sterilizing fluid which at least partially protects at least the opening of the preform in the region below the hose head (32) from contamination is present.