The USA Poultry & Egg Export Councill (USAPEEC) has offered assistance to Global Cold Chain Alliance South Africa (GCCA-SA) members with rejection of USA poultry by DALRRD. 

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Namibia is on a drive to bolster its frozen food capacity at the Port of Walvis Bay with a new cold chain facility capable of storing 12 500 tonnes of export and import goods.

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A virtual offering of the short course on industrial refrigeration as practiced in food freezing, refrigeration and in other low temperature applications.  A systematic study is made of the technical background, the practice, and the latest developments in low temperature refrigeration. Started in 1982, this is the 54th offering of the workshop. The virtual workshop will take place between 08 – 18 March 2021.

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The published report by the International Institute of Refrigeration addresses the deployment of an efficient cold chain being essential for global food security. Drawing on the latest available figures and findings from reputable international organisations, this IIR informative document demonstrates the essential role that efficient cold chains can play in improving global food security and the institute has announced that the document is now available in Chinese as the latest addition.

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The Chemours Company has announced that, during the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company divided its former Fluoroproducts segment into two new reportable segments: Thermal & Specialised Solutions (‘TSS’, formerly Fluorochemicals) and Advanced Performance Materials ("APM", formerly Fluoropolymers).

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With data and AI, the entire food supply chain has a huge opportunity to evolve to solve many of the challenges that exist. When it comes to automation, agriculture is one of the most advanced industries. Intensive labour practices and the need to get the absolute most out of a shrinking amount of useable soil and land, have led the sector to embrace automation faster than nearly any other industry.

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