PLATE ICE
September 1st, 2001
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKEA JAPANESE company has developed a system for manufacturing clean seawater ice, which is softer than freshwater ice and so can be used to transport fish products to market in cool temperatures without the scarring or bruising that often occurs.Mayekawa Mfg.Co.Ltd., of Japan, has completed its design andmanufacture of a "plate ice system" that uses purified and sterilised brine. Its aim is to preserve the quality and hence the price of fish, shellfish and other marine products cooled in crushed ice.The system allows adjustments to ...
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