refrigeration

That includes proper refrigeration transport, as well as strict food safety standards and resources to enforce them to keep food fresh in the tropical heat.

It plans to add more refrigeration and storage elements designed for specialty pharmaceuticals, treatments for diseases that impact smaller populations and are more complex.

One morning in early September, refrigeration consultant Lawrence Leask woke before 3 a.m., got into his car in pajamas and slippers and waited.

“They do not require full refrigeration at all times,” he said.

In the Middle Ages, before refrigeration, cheese and butter were essential for preserving milk from the spring and summer for use during the colder months.