1. Furniture in the cold chain

The term "cold chain" is commonly used to designate all fixed or mobile refrigeration equipment and operations used to transport perishable foodstuffs, maintained at a controlled temperature, from the production stage to the final consumption stage.

It is made up of five links:

• refrigeration at the production stage ;

• cold storage ;

• cold in transport ;

• cold at the distribution stage ;

• domestic refrigeration.

The first four links are strictly controlled by the public authorities, and are subject to extensive and constantly evolving regulations.

In the distribution of chilled and frozen foods, rigorous maintenance of cold chain...