Compliance with the cold chain in medium-sized and large supermarkets: is it misleading? An instructive visit in the company of the French Fraud Squad.

Le respect de la chaîne du froid en GMS est-il un leurre ? Visite éloquente en compagnie de la DDCCRF (Direction Départementale de la Concurrence, Consommation et Répression des Fraudes).

Type of article: Article

Summary

This article presents results of temperature measurements in various refrigerated display cabinets containing frozen or chilled foods. Although frozen foods were displayed under acceptable conditions in most cases, chilled products fared less well in spite of regulations governing them.

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Original title: Le respect de la chaîne du froid en GMS est-il un leurre ? Visite éloquente en compagnie de la DDCCRF (Direction Départementale de la Concurrence, Consommation et Répression des Fraudes).
Record ID : 2000-3120
Languages: French
Source: MAD Outil Froid - n. 21
Publication date: 2000/05
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Themes: Specialized cold stores;
Supermarkets, display cabinets
Keywords: Chilled food; Display cabinet; Temperature; Supermarket; Quick-frozen food; Control (generic)