Two ministries and commissions organize and carry out the demonstration work for standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products
The Ministry of Commerce recently issued the "Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Commerce and the Office of the Standardization Administration of China on Carrying Out the Demonstration Work for Standardization of Cold Chain Circulation of Agricultural Products" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice"), deciding to carry out the demonstration work for standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products together with the Office of the Standardization Administration of China.
The "Notice" states that standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products is an important component and foundation of the cold chain circulation system for agricultural products. Against the background of the current economic development entering a new normal, carrying out demonstrations for standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products is conducive to accelerating the improvement of the standard system for cold chain circulation of agricultural products, promoting the standardized development of the cold chain circulation industry for agricultural products, and enhancing the modernization level of agricultural product circulation; it is conducive to achieving high quality and good prices for agricultural products, promoting the optimization and adjustment of the agricultural structure, and promoting agricultural modernization and increasing farmers' incomes; it is conducive to advancing supply-side structural reform of agricultural products, shoring up shortcomings in agricultural product circulation, improving the quality and efficiency of agricultural product supply, and meeting the objective needs of the generally rising living standards of the people in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
The "Notice" makes clear that the work will follow the overall approach of "linking the chain through pilot points, moving from easy to difficult," focusing on fresh agricultural products such as meat, aquatic products, fruits and vegetables, cultivating a group of demonstration enterprises and demonstration cities for standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products with advanced facilities, strict standards, standardized operations, and stable operations, giving play to their demonstration and driving role, promoting the improvement of the standard system for cold chain circulation of agricultural products, exploring the establishment of a regulatory mechanism for cold chain circulation of agricultural products, creating a market environment of high quality and good prices, and forming a replicable and promotable standardization model for cold chain circulation of agricultural products.
The application conditions are as follows:
(1) Applicant units include enterprises and cities.
(2) Applicant enterprises shall be enterprises engaged in cold chain circulation of fresh agricultural products or providing services such as information and monitoring, specifically including fresh agricultural product production enterprises, sales enterprises, third-party cold chain logistics distribution and supply chain enterprises, fresh agricultural product e-commerce companies, third-party cold chain monitoring service enterprises, etc.
1. Applicant enterprises shall have been registered for more than 3 years and have independent legal person status; have been engaged in the production, circulation, sales of fresh agricultural products or the cold chain logistics industry for more than 3 years; have an annual turnover of more than 30 million yuan from operating fresh agricultural products or providing related services; and have had no major accidents such as quality or safety accidents within 3 years.
2. The facilities and equipment of applicant enterprises shall comply with current national and industry standards and meet the requirements of high efficiency, low consumption, and green environmental protection; the site selection and construction of fixed facilities such as cold storage and collection and distribution centers shall comply with relevant local plans and national engineering construction procedures and pass engineering acceptance.
3. Applicant enterprises shall have a complete system for real-time collection, recording, and storage of cold chain operation data, and conduct temperature monitoring of the main links in cold chain circulation.
(3) Applicant cities shall be cities at or above the prefecture level.
1. Applicant cities shall have officially issued an overall local plan for future cold chain logistics development, formulated detailed implementation plans, action plans, or annual advancement plans, and have a clear organization, coordination body, or mechanism for cold chain logistics development.
2. Applicant cities shall have formed a complete standardization system for cold chain circulation of agricultural products and promoted its application locally. Priority shall be given to cities that have issued local regulations and policies supporting the development of cold chain logistics as applicant cities.
3. Applicant cities shall have a clear cold chain logistics industry chain and have formed a cold chain logistics industrial system or industrial cluster area. They shall have a number of cold chain logistics enterprises meeting the above application conditions for enterprises. The local per capita ownership of standardized cold storage and refrigerated vehicles and the cold chain circulation rate of agricultural products shall be relatively high.
4. During the pilot demonstration period, applicant cities shall establish a urban cold chain logistics monitoring platform to monitor and manage the cold chain logistics situation of local enterprises.
The "Notice" states that the demonstration content includes the following:
(1) Establish and improve the standard system for cold chain circulation.
In combination with demonstration work practice and market demand, establish and improve the enterprise standard system, promptly formulate a batch of enterprise standards for cold chain circulation of agricultural products that meet needs, promote demonstration enterprises to formulate operational management specifications higher than current national and industry standards, and convert them into local standards or group standards in due course.
(2) Effectively improve the level of standard application.
1. Promote the application of standardized facilities and equipment. Promote demonstration enterprises to improve the standardization level of cold storage and refrigerated vehicles, carry out standardized renovation of equipment and facilities such as forklifts, shelves, and platforms associated with standard cold storage, and gradually form a standardized equipment and facility system that is mutually supporting, organically combined, and mutually reinforcing, and conduct cold chain temperature management for products in cold chain transportation in storage, transportation, and handover environments through equipment such as vehicle-mounted GPS/GIS, temperature probes, temperature sensors, temperature recorders, and automatic alarm systems with real-time data upload or storage functions.
2. Strengthen standardized cold chain operation management. In combination with the specific characteristics of the varieties of fresh agricultural products transported, formulate scientific, strict, and systematic operational management specifications and standards regarding temperature change ranges and operation times for transportation, inbound and outbound storage, etc., with emphasis on strengthening temperature control capabilities in warehousing, transportation, and the handover process of each link. Establish a complete system for internal management, division of responsibilities, and personnel training, clarify the acceptance responsibilities of operating personnel in each link, and regularly train personnel engaged in cold chain circulation of fresh agricultural products.
(3) Innovate the cold chain circulation regulatory system.
Explore the establishment of a regulatory system and regulatory model combining industry management and social supervision. Promote demonstration enterprises to build cold chain circulation information management platforms on their own or relying on third-party institutions, create real-time visual monitoring and management platforms, improve cold chain circulation data collection and storage systems, ensure data is complete, accurate, and traceable, and meet the needs of internal enterprise management and external supervision. Production and sales demonstration enterprises shall introduce QR code information query systems so that consumers can query information such as the standards adopted for products and the storage and transportation temperatures in circulation links by scanning product QR codes, and accept social supervision.
The application process is as follows:
(1) Organized application. Provincial competent departments of commerce and standardization shall accept applications from enterprises and cities, and before August 31 submit the application form for pilot enterprises for standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products, the application document for pilot cities for standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products, and the summary table of applicant pilot units for standardization of cold chain circulation of agricultural products to the Ministry of Commerce and the Standardization Administration of China. The number of enterprises recommended by each province (autonomous region, municipality) shall not exceed 10, and the number of recommended applicant cities shall not exceed 3.
(2) Determination of pilot units. The Ministry of Commerce and the Standardization Administration of China shall organize an expert group to select pilot enterprises and pilot cities on the basis of merit according to the application conditions and the "Specification for Cold Chain Circulation of Fresh Agricultural Products (Trial)". The Ministry of Commerce and the Standardization Administration of China shall publicly announce the list of pilot enterprises and cities to society, and after a period of operation, shall in batches award the title of "National Demonstration Enterprise for Standardization of Cold Chain Circulation of Agricultural Products" to enterprises that operate maturely and pass acceptance, affix labels to the enterprises' cold chain logistics equipment and vehicles, and award the title of "National Demonstration City for Standardization of Cold Chain Circulation of Agricultural Products" to pilot cities that pass acceptance.
(3) Enterprise commitment. Demonstration enterprises shall publish the cold chain circulation standards for agricultural products adopted by their units on the Enterprise Standards Information Public Service Platform of the Standardization Administration of China (website: http://www.cpbz.gov.cn/index), ensure that the production, processing, storage, transportation, and sales of fresh agricultural products are within appropriate temperature ranges, operate and manage strictly in accordance with published standards, voluntarily accept supervision by third-party institutions, and provide relevant monitoring storage data and documents.
(4) Supervision and management. Provincial competent departments of commerce and standardization shall be responsible for urging demonstration enterprises and cities to operate strictly in accordance with work requirements and enterprise operational management specifications, conduct regular spot checks, and promptly report work progress to the Ministry of Commerce and the Standardization Administration of China. The Ministry of Commerce and the Standardization Administration of China shall entrust third-party institutions to uniformly collect relevant cold chain circulation data, conduct on-site inspections, regularly publish evaluation reports to society, and disqualify enterprises or cities that fail inspection from demonstration enterprise or city status.
(5) Summary and promotion. Provincial competent departments of commerce and standardization shall increase publicity for demonstration enterprises, enhance the market awareness and recognition of demonstration enterprises and cities, summarize and promote the experience and models formed by the demonstration work, fully give play to the leading and guiding role of demonstration enterprises and cities in the standardization work of cold chain circulation of agricultural products, create a market environment of high quality and good prices, and form a benign development mechanism for cold chain circulation of agricultural products.
Contact information: Department of Market Construction, Ministry of Commerce
010-85093691010-85093695 (fax)
Service Industry Department, Standardization Administration of China
010-82261655010-82260665 (fax)