TS EN ISO 23953-1

TS EN ISO 23953-1 is a vocabulary standard for refrigerated display cabinets. Standards of this kind align the terms and definitions used in design, testing, cataloguing, and technical communication, here focused on refrigerated cabinets used to sell and present foodstuffs.

What the terminology covers

The standard defines the names used for refrigerated display cabinets intended for the sale and display of food products. In general technical terms, these cabinets are retail refrigeration units designed to keep food within a controlled temperature environment while maintaining product visibility and customer access. Because this is a vocabulary part, its role is to standardize concepts and terminology rather than to set performance requirements or test methods.

Boundaries of application

The scope is limited to retail sales and display applications. ISO 23953-1 does not apply to refrigerated vending machines or to cabinets intended for catering or similar non-retail uses. That distinction matters because retail display cabinets and foodservice or vending equipment operate in different contexts and therefore require different terminology and technical distinctions.

This part belongs to the ISO 23953 series and uses the official ISO language versions as the authoritative source for terms and definitions. German, Italian, and Spanish equivalents are provided for reference, but only the terms and definitions in the official languages are considered ISO terms and definitions.