Refrigeration and cold chain serving the global food industry and creating a better future: two key IIR challenges for improved health and environment

Refrigeration meets special needs, with special markets for refrigerated or frozen foods, but is also necessary for health, avoiding diseases and deaths. And health is one of the most important issues in Europe, because of the ageing of the population. Refrigeration is also partly responsible for ozone depletion and global warming. The sector will continue to expand. But we need more research, in order to reduce its impact on the environment and simultaneously to maintain a high level of safety in the cold chain. The regulations in the sector will be reinforced and we have to be prepared.