Seven Versacold facilities approved to export meat to China

Toronto, Ontario—Seven of VersaCold Logistics Services’s facilities have been approved to export meat and meat products to the People’s Republic of China as of September 8, 2016.

VersaCold now has ten total approved facilities in Canada. It received approval for three of its refrigerated warehousing facilities in 2014 and 2015.

Only 30 facilities in the country that have received approval to export meat and meat products to China.

All ten of the VersaCold refrigerated warehousing facilities, located in Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia, met the requirements of the Meat Inspection Act and the requirements of the Chinese veterinary hygiene and public health regulations and were approved following a rigorous review process.

VersaCold engaged with senior government officials, retained the services of legal firms, and worked with industry groups in both Canada and China in order to meet the stringent requirements of the approval process.

“We are extremely proud to have the largest number of refrigerated warehouses in Canada approved to export beef and pork to China,” said Douglas Harrison, president and CEO of VersaCold.

“We fully intend to continue to expand our reach globally in key markets such as China and to always be looking for new and innovative solutions and services that will drive business success and revenue growth for our valued customers within the highly sensitive and regulated environments in which they operate.”

The ten VersaCold refrigerated warehousing facilities approved to export beef and pork to China are:

•  Surrey (Surrey, British Columbia)
• Foothills (Calgary, Alberta)
• Brandon (Calgary, Alberta)
• Dawson (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
• Lethbridge North (Lethbridge, Alberta)
• Delta (Delta, British Columbia)
• Derwent (Delta, British Columbia)
• Cliveden (Delta, British Columbia)
• Valley (Abbotsford, British Columbia)
• Walker (Brampton, ON)