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The cold chain: how good is temperature control in Australia?

Chaîne du froid : quel respect des températures en Australie ?

Author(s) : BLANCHARD A., SHARP A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Deliveries are generally palletised, with chilled and frozen foods often transported as "mixed loads", in which chilled and frozen foods (and sometimes non-refrigerated foods) are carried together in the same refrigerated space. This practice keeps the chilled foods cool, but may allow frozen foods to warm and chilled foods to freeze. Past Australian cold-chain studies are summarised in the article, and a recent study is described. The findings are discussed in the light of the recommendation of the Australian Code of Practice: frozen foods must be never warmer than -18 °C, and chilled foods (of all categories) must be never warmer than to 4 °C. This paper is a translation of an article entitled " The Australian retail grocery cold chain" by A. Sharp, A. Irving and K. Richardson; it was extracted from the IIR Conference "Refrigerated transport, storage & retail display" held in Cambridge, UK, March 29/April 1, 1998 (see also ref. Bull. 2000-0520).

Details

  • Original title: Chaîne du froid : quel respect des températures en Australie ?
  • Record ID : 2000-1877
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Rev. gén. Froid - vol. 88 - n. 994
  • Publication date: 1999/06
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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