{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cold chain","description":"A vaccine shipment must stay at 2–8 °C from the moment it leaves the manufacturing site until it reaches the administering clinic. That unbroken sequence of temperature-controlled handling is the cold chain: every actor—manufacturer, freight forwarder, warehouse operator, last-mile courier—must maintain specified temperature bands and document compliance at each handover point. A single gap, whether a malfunctioning reefer unit or an unshaded tarmac delay, risks product degradation or total loss","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cold-chain-3","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-23T15:46:00.992618","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_chain","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cold-chain-3","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cold chain · A vaccine shipment must stay at 2–8 °C from the moment it leaves the manufacturing site until it reaches the administering clinic. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_chain"}