News / Campaign to raise reefer temperatures 3ºC gaining global support

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The ‘Move to –15ºC’, an initiative to transport perishables at -15ºC rather than -18ºC, has gained support from the company behind the current temperature standard, as stakeholders look to reduce carbon emissions.  

DP World’s account director for reefer supply chain services, Dirk Hoffman, told The Loadstar: “The legend is, when Birdseye was creating its cold storage facilities in the US in the 1930s, it set its operating protocols at 0ºF, which is the closest to -18ºC. So, for 100 years, ...