When refrigeration is looked at from a global perspective, it is easy to discover the haves and the have not’s. Developed countries like the United States, Canada, and most nations in Europe have refrigeration systems that protect food where it is gathered at the source, transported in refrigerated containers to well-functioning and safe warehouses and distribution centers, and then brought even closer to customers for access from refrigerated cases. But in developing countries, that refrigeration aspect is often missing in most every step along the cold chain.
That concern formed the basis for much of the talk during a panel presentation at the most recent International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration (www.iiar.org) Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.