On 28 Dec 2015, Xiamen Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision issued the following five local cold-chain logistics standards, which will come into force from 1 Jan 2016.
No. | Standard name |
1 | DB3502/Z 030.1-2015 Food Cold-chain Logistics Part 1: Code Storage Technology and Management Rules |
2 | DB3502/Z 030.2-2015 Food Cold-chain Logistics Part 2: Requirements for Storage, Transportation and sales Temperature |
3 | DB3502/Z 030.3-2015 Food Cold-chain Logistics Part 3: Work Specification for Storage, Transportation and sales of Fruit and Vegetables. |
4 | DB3502/Z 030.4-2015 Food Cold-chain Logistics Part 4: Work Specification for Storage, Transportation and Sales of Aquatic Products |
5 | DB3502/Z 030.5-2015 Food Cold-chain Logistics Part 5: Work Specification for Storage, Transportation and Sales of Livestock and Poultry Meat |
Xiamen was designated as the pilot city for development of cold-chain logistics between China mainland and Taiwan in 2011. Despite this the city’s cold-chain logistics have lagged far behind other developed cities in term of facilities and technologies, industrial standards as well as overall management. The issuance of these 5 local standards is designed to update Xiamen’s local regulations in line with best practices.