COLD FOOD CODES
The Australian Food Cold Chain Council (AFCCC), acting on behalf of the cold chain industry, has taken on the responsibility of developing a new series of Codes in a practical move to help combat the country's food loss and wastage problem, which is estimated to cost the country nearly $20 billion a year. (Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre 2020)
Codes released to date:
Australian Cold Food Code Part 1
Basic principles of thermometers and how to use them
Australian Cold Food Code Part 2
Guiding principles of fresh produce transport in the Australian cold chain – Product Specifications
Australian Cold Food Code Part 3
Guiding principles of fresh produce transport in the Australian cold chain
(IN PRODUCTION)
The Australian Cold Food Codes will be industry-owned. The Council's work on the development of up-dated Cold Food Codes is its contribution to foster a change for the better in a cold chain culture in Australia that urgently needs tighter and more robust processes. At risk is not only food loss and wastage, but environmental and energy losses.
While the Code documents will be vital for setting the standards, it will be the associated training program that will have the greatest impact on those working in the many sectors of the food cold chain. The first of these programs, called the Cold Chain Professional Development Series, can be accessed on this website.