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Wiktoria Kliczek

Graduate of the War Studies University in Warsaw (2021– 2024). Currently a master’s student in Logistics at the War Studies University in Warsaw. Participant in numerous scientific conferences and a non-commissioned officer in the Polish Territorial Defence Forces.

 
DOI: 10.33226/1231-2037.2025.4.3
JEL: D3, L9

A cold chain is a system that ensures the maintenance of a constant and controlled temperature during the production, storage, and transport of thermally sensitive products to the end user. The cold chain ensures the quality and freshness of products that can spoil under unsuitable conditions, and applies to food and pharmaceutical products, among others. The considerations undertaken in the article were aimed at finding an answer to the question that constitutes the research problem: How does safety management in the Ulmer cold chain influence the maintenance of a constant temperature, health safety and quality of transported products? The hypothesis was formulated as follows: Effective safety management in Ulmer’s cold chain has a significant impact on maintaining the quality and health safety of transported products. The article utilizes theoretical research methods such as analysis, synthesis, and inference, as well as an empirical case study approach. The article’s introduction defines the nature of the cold chain and describes the company. It then presents potential threats within the cold chain and outlines preventive measures in this area. The final section of the article contains conclusions. The article is based on publicly available literature and materials provided by Ulmer.

Keywords: cold chain; refrigeration line; frozen food and its storage; food safety