IS 19175 : 2025/ISO 31512 : 2024 Cold Chain Logistics Services in Business to Business (B to B) Sector - Requirements and Guidelines for Storage and Transport

ICS 55.020; 03.100.10

SSD 23

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard which is identical to ISO 31512 : 2024 'Cold chain logistics services in business to business (B to B) sector - Requirements and guidelines for storage and transport' issued by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on recommendation of the Cold Chain Logistics Sectional Committee and approval of the Service Sector Division Council.

Steady economic growth and increasing incomes in the world in recent years have diversified food choices and created a heightened awareness of the need to maintain food freshness and safety. Such changes have led to an increase in demand for cold chain logistics services (for example, refrigerated transport services and refrigerated storage services), primarily for foods such as agricultural and marine products and frozen foods. On the other hand, these business developments have been facing foodborne disease, as well as food loss and waste problems since some logistics service providers lack awareness and knowledge of proper operation measures for highly reliable cold chain functions for ensuring food quality.

To enhance the quality of cold chain logistics services that directly affect the condition of foods, appropriate handling of cargo, facilities, and equipment are indispensable, in addition to the development of infrastructure and equipment.

This standard has therefore been adopted to improve the quality level of local cold chain logistics services.

The text of ISO standard may be approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without deviations. Certain terminologies and conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words 'International Standard' appear referring to this standard, they should be read as 'Indian Standard'; and

b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker, while in Indian Standards, the current practice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.