Category: Refrigerated Vehicles | Comments Off on Electric Refrigerated Vans: Offering Access to Healthy Foods in Urban Neighborhoods
Posted by Rachel Perkins | September 26, 2019 | Tags: green, nutrition, temperature controlled, refrigerated van, refer van, groceries, goods, perishable, produce, fresh, refrigeration, urban, city, low income, environmentally friendly, temperature sensitive, delivery vehicle, electric, eco-friendly, sustainable, food deserts, healthy food, access, food delivery, FSMA, Food Safety Modernization Act, FDA, cargo
Photo: foodiesfeed / Freepik Lack of access to fresh foods, in areas called food deserts, is not a new problem, but it’s also not getting much better. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) identified more than 18 million people living in food deserts. Of those, only 1.4 million got access to a new supermarket…
