Temperature-controlled storage and distribution has come under considerable scrutiny, as the food industry balances a need to keep food fresh and safe with the environmental and financial cost of doing so.
Ammonia refrigeration systems are set to become more widely used by food processors as other refrigerants, which damage the earth’s ozone layer or causes global warming, are phased out.
Food and drink manufacturers must get to grips with new regulations to control the use of refrigerant gases or risk prosecution, warns a specialist in the field.
Food manufacturers, including some big-name processors, have been accused of burying their heads in the sand over imminent changes to the law on the...