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Cold chain

An unbroken chain of refrigerated storage and transport that keeps a food cold from the time it is produced until it reaches the customer.

Real-life application

Milk collected from village dairies in India travels through a cold chain of chilling centres and refrigerated trucks to stay fresh.

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