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Article: A matter of degrees: today's temperature monitoring technologies help food companies deliver safe, high-quality products.(COLD CHAIN REPORT)(Company overview)
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- Food Logistics
- Article date:
- July 1, 2009
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THE COLD CHAIN USED TO OPERATE in a shadowy area. Retailers and manufacturers would wonder if frozen foods were kept at optimum temperatures during shipment, hoping the quality of their products had not been diminished through thawing and refreezing. But all of that angst-ridden and expensive guesswork is passe because technology allows companies to maintain their cold chains optimally, keeping brand integrity intact through fresher, safer and higher-quality products.
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In the past, if retailers suspected frozen products had been thawed and then refrozen, they would usually pass their uncertainty back to the manufacturer. "A standard ...