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Certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) aims to improve the handling and transport of perishable products to ensure food safety, as well as reduce food waste and loss along the supply chain. This Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification program is known as CEIV Fresh.
Insufficient refrigeration causes significant food wastage. About 12 percent of total food production is lost due to insufficient refrigeration, according to IATA. Officials emphasize that every supply chain stakeholder has a responsibility to safeguard the world's food supply.
"Given the sensitive nature of perishables, maintaining product integrity requires exceptional standards,” said Nick Careen, IATA's senior vice president for operations, safety and security, when All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the first Japanese airline to receive CEIV Fresh certification.
