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UK food industry rejects temperature changes

Proposed changes to temperature regulations of foods being stored and transported in the UK have been met with criticism from the local food industry.

Under the new European Union (EU) rules, all chilled foods would have to be kept at a constant temperature of 2° Celsius during transportation and storage, which the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says is unnecessary, as current rules are “more than adequate.”

A BRC spokesperson told Food Production Daily the changes would place a huge financial burden on companies, for little positive outcome.

“It’s not just a case of them using the fridge you already have and lowering the temperature,” the spokesperson said.

“A lot of them can’t operate at that level and would require new equipment to do that.”

Read the full story at Food Quality News.

Does the Australian industry need similar rules to this? Or do the current regulations work just fine?

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