Unique, industry-leading guidance for transporters of perishable goods, has been updated and reissued by the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA).

The guidance developed by industry experts is a comprehensive resource for any business or practitioner seeking to implement the best possible practice in planning, operationalising, and recording the safe transport of perishable foods. The Guidance entitled Cold Chain Transportation Best Practices is designed to help businesses to meet and ideally exceed the requirements of regulators and food standards certifiers.

“Safety is the single most crucial responsibility conveyed on businesses charged with transporting a nation’s food and the Best Practices Guide plays a pivotal role in ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant transportation within the cold chain industry.  A highly professional, experienced, and well-regulated food supply chain benefits consumers,” said Don Durm, chair of the GCCA Transportation Board. “Regulators provide significant flexibility to operators to ensure they implement the best procedures for the circumstances and purposes for which they operate. However, I know from experience that businesses appreciate a strong, clear reference point to benchmark what constitutes industry best practices, and that is what GCCA has delivered.  The added benefit to the day-to-day business execution in implementing the best practices will yield operational efficiency saving time and money in a highly competitive environment.”

The Best Practice Guide covers:

• What to agree in writing before taking on work.
• How to prepare vehicles, equipment and processes to avoid failures.
• Pre-loading and loading procedures.
• Departure and arrival processes.
• En route requirements.

It is supported by checklists and other resources.

The Cold Chain Transportation – Best Practice Guide  is one part of the membership benefits provided by the Global Cold Chain Alliance to refrigerated transportation businesses. Members can also benefit from the unique Cold Carrier Certification program for refrigerated road transportation operators.

About GCCA
The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is the leading association advocating on behalf of the temperature-controlled warehousing, transportation and logistics industry while promoting best practices through research, industry benchmarking, networking, and education. GCCA unites all partners to be innovative leaders in the movement of perishable products globally