Portonave cold room pioneer in international food safety certification

Iceport, a cold room facility integrated with Portonave, located in Navegantes, Santa Catarina, has been awarded the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000). This recognition is a testament to the facility’s excellent food safety management practices and operational reliability, which have been strengthened through the dedication of its professionals and the establishment of the Food Safety Team (ESA).

The FSSC 22000 encompasses all aspects of food safety, including risk management, quality control, hygiene practices, personnel training, and supplier monitoring. It is endorsed by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), an international organization dedicated to developing and promoting global food safety standards.

Iceport provides comprehensive solutions that integrate management and logistics for warehousing, road transport, and reefer container depot operations for both exports and imports. Spanning an area of 50,000 square meters, it offers a static storage capacity of 16,000 pallet positions and a pre-chamber with 13 docks for goods receiving and dispatch. From January to September, the facility handled 172,000 tons, with 60% of the goods comprising poultry and pork, 36% of potatoes and other vegetables, and 4% of beef. This recognition serves as a significant asset for increasing their operational throughput.

The chart below shows the throughput of reefer containers associated with Iceport, the cold room facility at Portonave, from Jan 2019 to Aug 2023. The data is from DataLiner.

Reefer container throughput | Portonave | Jan 2019 – Aug 2023 | TEUs

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

Established in 2000 by a consortium of retailers and food manufacturers, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) is an international business initiative aimed at continuously improving food safety management systems. Its goal is to instill confidence in providing sanitary food to consumers worldwide. Moreover, it is based on ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management) principles, making it compatible with other management systems, such as ISO 9001 (Quality Management).

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