Fresh and live commodities, as the name suggests, should be always“Fresh”. So keeping fresh iscrucial to fresh and live commodities.A mechanical freezing system, however advanced it is, can provideonly a low temperature, while cannot provide a humid environment. This disadvantage will dry the surface of,dewater or frostbite the fresh and live commodities. Only ice will provide a perfect cooling and watery environ-ment to keep the fresh and live commodities in an ideal status. Flake ice is widely used in seafood and freshmeat preservation and display in supermarkets. As flake ice is dry and smooth, it will not scratch the fresh andlive commodities, in the same time, it will maintain good ventilation. That will ensure the original taste of the com-modities and prevent loss caused by dewatering of the commodities.