Temp log
Frozen storage −18°C or colderChilled foods 0 to 5°C typicalBananas avoid below ~13°CDanger zone 5–60°CIce cream hardening −25°C to −30°CLeafy greens 0–2°C, high humidityChocolate around 15–18°C, dryLive seafood species-specificBlast freezer air −30°C to −40°CCured vanilla cool, dry, sealedFrozen storage −18°C or colderChilled foods 0 to 5°C typicalBananas avoid below ~13°CDanger zone 5–60°CIce cream hardening −25°C to −30°CLeafy greens 0–2°C, high humidityChocolate around 15–18°C, dryLive seafood species-specificBlast freezer air −30°C to −40°CCured vanilla cool, dry, sealed
Refrigerated trucks outside a wholesale produce market

Lead story · Cold Chain · Alert

Cold chain temperature excursions: where perishable losses really happen between dock and shelf

Most temperature excursions are not dramatic truck failures. They are short, repeated warm spells at handover points: docks, cross-docks, back rooms and store floors.

Editorial desk · 28 October 2026

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