Vulnerability becomes higher in case of food supply
chains, and in particular for fresh and frozen goods,
where it is needed to abide by a number of requirements
(i.e. range of temperature, range of humidity, expiring
date) in order to preserve products quality and integrity.
In this framework, the concepts of food safety and food
security that are directly related to human life quality are
of crucial importance. Although these concepts are interrelated,
they are rather different indeed food safety refers
to the extent to which food is safe and therefore focuses
on a variety of aspects along the handling, preparation,
and storage processes in order to prevent illness and
injury [19]; in other words, food safety pertains to manipulation,
preparation, transportation, and storage processes
where, especially for fresh and frozen goods,
food contamination and degeneration may occur.