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Traceability of refrigeration.

La traçabilité du froid.

Author(s) : BILLIARD F.

Summary

Since the "mad cow's" disease outbreak began in Europe, there has been growing awareness of the importance of traceability. This traceability concept has also taken on importance in the cold chain. The importance of being able to follow both time and temperature factors throughout the life of a perishable product is now widely accepted. In the first part of the paper, the author explains expiry dates and dates of minimum durability. He then provides a list of various means used to monitor the temperature of a product over time (thermometers temperature recorders, centralized systems, temperature indicators and integrators) and analyses difficulties encountered in the control of the product temperatures. The third section is devoted to an analysis of the means of traceability of refrigeration. Afterwards the author makes a survey of already available regulatory and standards tools.

Details

  • Original title: La traçabilité du froid.
  • Record ID : 2001-0212
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Quality and safety management of the cold chain./ Gestion de la chaîne du froid en matière de qualité et de sécurité.
  • Publication date: 1999/04/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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