China has spearheaded the launch of the world's first requirements for contactless cold chain delivery services, aiming to strengthen hygiene in the global moving of food and other goods that require constant refrigeration.
According to China's market regulatory authorities, the document specifies requirements for refrigerated delivery service providers to deliver goods directly from refrigerated storage areas at distribution centers to recipients while minimizing or eliminating human contact with the goods.
The introduction of the requirements is expected to provide crucial technical guidance for global cold chain operations and foster broader standardization in the industry globally.
Specialists from around the world, including Japan, France, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Germany, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, collaborated with Chinese experts to develop the requirements, drawing on insights from global cold chain logistics companies, associations, research institutes, and universities.
China leads release of first global standards for contactless delivery of refrigerated goods
China leads release of first global standards for contactless delivery of refrigerated goods
A cold wave has blanketed areas in northern China, bringing snow to some regions and prompting the National Meteorological Center to continuously issue blue cold wave warnings on Sunday.
China has a four-tier, color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue.
Parts of northern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China have experienced widespread snowfall and temperature drops in recent days. The railway authorities have taken measures such as suspending some passenger trains and mobilizing hundreds of workers overnight to carry out snow and ice removal operations.
At present, affected passenger trains are gradually resuming service.
Multiple regions of northwest China's Qinghai and Gansu provinces have experienced moderate to heavy snowfall from Saturday night to Sunday.
Road maintenance and traffic police departments have promptly carried out traffic management and snow removal operations to ensure smooth passage.
In some areas of Gansu's Zhangye City, snow accumulation reached up to 16 centimeters. While continuing snow removal on key road sections, local authorities have also increased patrols on bridges, culverts, and steep slopes to ensure the safety of travelers.
On Sunday morning, the Shaanxi Provincial Meteorological Bureau issued a blue snowstorm warning. From 10:00 Sunday to 10:00 Monday, most areas of northern Shaanxi, the northern part of the Guanzhong Plain, and parts of the Qinling-Bashan mountain range are expected to experience sleet or snow.
The National Meteorological Center predicts that from Sunday until Nov 28, temperatures will drop by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius across most of China.
During this period, many northern regions will experience widespread rain and snow, with Inner Mongolia and northeast region of China being the key areas for this rain and snow event.
It is expected that the heaviest snowfall will begin in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province on Tuesday, with local areas in the north possibly experiencing heavy to extremely heavy snowfall.
Cold wave brings snowfall, temperature drops to China's northern regions
