A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain. An unbroken cold chain is an uninterrupted series of storage and distribution activities which maintain a given temperature range. It is used to help extend and ensure the shelf life of products such as fresh agricultural produce, seafood, frozen food, photographic film, chemicals and pharmaceutical drugs.
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... A cold chain can be managed by a quality management system ... (Parenteral Drug Association) Technical Report # 39 gives a rough summary of how the cold chain can be validated ... Performing thermal testing can also help with validating the cold chain ...
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