To answer your question. The daily audit log covering the 8 points of
sanitation as listed by FDA will have a category for Employee Health.
That would be the only required medical evaluation on a daily basis done
by plant management.
On another note, your message was not clear as to whether the fisher are
selling to EU food stores, public, retail outlets etc. If that were the
case, the concept of "Approved Source" for seafood entering commerce
even as an exported product forbids, in Alaska, Fishers selling the
catch to consumers. Unless the seafood has exited a facility under the
regulatory oversight of either a Federal, State, municipal health
department, it cannot be sold in direct commerce to consumers such as
restaurants, food stores, retail outlets, citizens etc. Each and every
Fisher in Alaska has the right to ship their product to a permitted
processor but they cannot sell to the general public. This concept of
"Approved Source" is the reason most Fishers secure permits and we in
turn inspect their vessel or facility.
Ernest F. Thomas 907-269-7637
Environmental Health Officer III
Seafood Permit Coordinator
Processed Foods Specialist
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of ignaciopesca@mac.com
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:49 AM
To: seafood@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Medical Certificate on fishing boat crew
Dear Experts
In order to be listed by our "competent authority" to be allowed to sell
our fish to exporters intending to send products to Europe, the local
inspector says that all crew on board need to have annual medical
certificates... I asked him to provide me with a reference of the
requirement but he does want to...
I have read Regulations 852, 853, 854/2004 from the EC and found no
reference to medical certificates... they talk about product handlers
with good health... which is understandable... and we would not embark
(we have a small longliner) some one looking sick anyway... small
confined space and away from medical care... would be silly...
Does anyone have a exact reference for a medical certificate in the EU
regs?
What is the point of having a medical certificate if you could be really
sick a month later, anyway?
Would a visual check of the general health (no dripping orifices, eyes,
nose, ears and so on?) before embarking and recorded in our daily
checklist satisfy the requirements?
Your help is appreciated
Ignacio Irunaga
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