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SOME OBSERVATIONS ON TEMPERATURE AND QUALITY IN THE UK FROZEN FOOD CHAIN.

Author(s) : WIGNALL J., POTTER D., STOREY R. M.

Type of article: Book chapter

Summary

THE AUTHORS OUTLINE THE SCOPE OF A NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF THE TEMPERATURE AND QUALITY OF SELECTED FROZEN FOODS AT SUCCESSIVE STAGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION CHAIN. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF SAMPLES ON RETAIL DISPLAY WAS FOUND TO BE OF THE ORDER OF 254 K (-19 DEG C) IN SECONDARY COLD STORES AND 250 K (-23 DEG C) IN PRIMARY COLD STORES. THE MEAN TIME IN DISTRIBUTION WAS OF THE ORDER OF 96 DAYS.

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  • Original title: SOME OBSERVATIONS ON TEMPERATURE AND QUALITY IN THE UK FROZEN FOOD CHAIN.
  • Record ID : 1985-1467
  • Languages: English
  • Source: In: Therm. Process. Qual. Foods, Elsevier - 605-613; 7 tabl.; 2 ref.
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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