Re: EU Traceability in 2005

From: Virendra Sharma (v.sharma.airfreight@carpenters.com.fj)
Date: Tue Oct 05 2004 - 13:37:36 PDT

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    At 08:06 AM 10/5/04 +0200, Catherine ANDRE REILLY wrote:
    >Hello Layachi, digital copy please shout.
    > Dermott Reilly
    >
    >
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    > > Message du 04/10/04 21:07
    >> De : "layachi Najib"
    >> A : PDIONPDA@aol.com
    >> Copie à : "ListSeafood"
    >> Objet : Re: EU Traceability in 2005
    >> Hello Paul, Here in Morocco, we have the same problem because we are
    >a big exporter of seafood to the EU.The regulation about raceability is
    >there since 2002.However, it is not very difficult to apply IF the seafood
    >exporters are already applying a Haccp type of quality system. The
    >regulation tells what to do but it does not tell you how to do it. So for
    >our small producer, simple registers are good enough. For big ones,
    >electronic devices for recording and bar codes are used. Liability is upon
    >european importers not on foreign exporters. We noticed that the difficult
    >part to trace is the primary production done by small fishermen or farmers.
    > regards najib layachi MOROCCO ----- Original Message ----- From:
    >PDIONPDA@aol.com To: seafood@ucdavis.edu Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004
    >12:37 AM Subject: EU Traceability in 2005
    >> Gentlemen,
    >>
    >> I just returned from a trip to a small island country in the Indian Ocean
    >that is exporting seafood product (tuna) into the EU. They will continue to
    >do so in 2005. I met with government, industry and fishing representatives
    >during my fact finding mission. Approximately 90% of the people that I
    >spoke with had no idea of the EU General Food Law Regulation 178/2002,
    >Article 18, which will require, "that traceability of food or
    >food-producing animals or any other substance intended, or expected, to be
    >incorporated into food or feed shall establish at all stages of production,
    >processing, and distribution." It also requires the identification of
    >supplier and customer for each market channel transaction, and provisions
    >of all relevant documentation.
    >>
    >> Could anyone out there familiar with this regulation and the EU
    >traceability standards shed some light on this area. January of 2005 is
    >fast approaching.
    >>
    >> Thank you in advance for your insights.
    >>
    >> Paul Dion Associates, Inc.
    >> Plymouth, MA
    >> USA
    >
    >
    Regards,

    Virendra Sharma
    Export Supervisor
    Carpenters Airfreight.
    Tel : 679 6722933
    Ext : 2314
    Mobile: 9996 442



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