quality-differentiated stock managementsystemsfor perishables that will help to
reducethe shrinkage to a few per cent,will improve the financialresults of
retailers. Additionally,thesesystems will reduce the environmentalimpactof
food supplychainssignificantly. Thesesystems mightappearto be fuzzy
science-fiction; however, it may be expected that the resultingsavingswill be an
incentivefor implementationin the comingyears.
25.8 Acknowledgements
Manypeoplecontributed to this chapter, mostlyvia personalcommunications.
Because hygieneis a relatively sensitive subject, many informers wouldnot like
to havetheirnamesand companynamesmentioned.We respectthat and thank
themfor theirsharingtheirknowledge and experienceswithus.
25.9 References and notes
- The completelist of standardsis availablevia: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/
standard_list.asp - Theterm`unitsof transportequipment'mightsoundcumbersome,but it is the
technicaltermused by the ATP (European Agreement on the Transport of
Perishables)to referto all typesof transportation:boats,planes,trains,trucks,etc. - In agreementwithEuropeanlegislation,two exceptionsare described:bulktransport
of liquidoils and fats and crudesugarby sea vessels.Whenproperlycleaned,these
sea vesselsare allowedto transportoils,fats and sugarsand non-foodcargo. - KEIJSERS, W.G.P.`Hygie»necode,codevoorhygie»nischwerkenbij transport,opslagen
distributievan levensmiddelen',version2/2001,publishedby EVO,Koninklijk
NederlandsVervoerand Transporten LogistiekNederland,Zoetermeer2001,in
Dutch. - Transportoperatorsregardprecisecleaninginstructionsas competitiveinformation.
Nevertheless,it shouldnot be a problemto publishgeneralisedhygieneinformation
on the web,whichwill still be interestingfor a broadpublic. - For moreinformationon the ATPsee website:www.unece.org/trans/main/wp11/
atp.html - PANOZZO,G.;MINOTTO, G.;BARIZZA,A. `Transport et distribution de produits
alimentaires:situationactuelle et tendancesfutures', International Journal of
Refrigeration1999, 22 , 625±639,in French. - See for instance:http://www.envirotainer.com/
- References to Coolboxx can be found out: http://www.vdgp.nl/referentie_
detail.asp?ProjectID=799 (Dutch), http://www.dunelmpr.co.uk/Geest-
CoolboxxDeliveries-PR.htmand http://www.agro.nl/innovatienetwerk/doc/Coolboxx.pdf
(Dutchreport). - AK, N.O.;CLIVER,D.O.;KASPAR,C.W.`Cuttingboardsof plasticand woodcontaminated
experimentallywithbacteria',Journalof FoodProtection1994, 57 (1), 16±22. - RODEL,W.; HECHELMANN,H.; DRESEL, J.`Thehygieneaspectsof woodenand plastic
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