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6. Interfaces
The loading/unloading stages have often been weak links in the cold chain.
The regulations stipulate that these operations must be carried out as quickly as possible, and without causing temperatures to rise which could be detrimental to food quality. They tolerate temperature rises above set limits on the surface of foodstuffs, for short periods limited to handling operations.
Many operators take the issue of interfaces very seriously, investing considerable resources either in fully air-conditioning loading/unloading docks, or even bursting platforms, or in equipment to maintain product temperature in the absence of air-conditioning (small containers equipped with cold production devices).
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Bibliography
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Thesis
- - http://www.sudoc.abes.fr
- FILALI (A.) - Détection d'une rupture de la chaîne du froid lors de la conservation d'aliments crus réfrigérés ou congelés. - Université Louis Pasteur (Strasbourg) (2004).
Regulations. Standardization
Recent French, European and international regulations governing the cold chain
Council Directive 89/108/EEC of December 21, 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to quick-frozen foodstuffs for human consumption. OJEC of February 11, 1989, p. L40/34-L40/37.
Agreement on the international carriage of perishable foodstuffs and on the special equipment...
Organizations
Ministries
French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Direction générale de l'Alimentation (DGAl). Sous-direction de l'Hygiène alimentaire. http://www.ac-aix-marseille.fr/restauration/haccp/nds10898.htm
French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry. Direction générale de...
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