Good morning. I'm Monty Berg with the USDC Seafood Inspection Office in
St. Petersburg, Florida. I will very pleased to speak with anyone
regarding quality and economic verifications. My cell is 727-642-9935.
Good day.
----- Original Message -----
From: George Souza <george@endeavorseafood.com>
Date: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:36 am
Subject: RE: 2007 NFI Technical Conference
> Dear Bob,
>
>
>
> I am not sure this is a technical issue per se.
>
>
>
> There is no shortage of technical help in this area. There also
> seems to be
> no shortage of people who are willing to cut corners (okay, let's
> drop the
> euphemisms and say cheat) in order to deliver the very cheapest price.
> People knowingly produce, buy and sell products that are not as
> represented(species substitution, short weights, etc.). That
> occurs at every level of
> the supply chain. It is the consumer who ultimately pays. Is it
> practically possible to educate those consumers that they are not
> eatinggrouper or that the fish in their fish & chips weighs 2.7 oz
> rather than 3.0
> oz?
>
>
>
> In my opinion, this is not a technical issue but rather one of
> economics and
> enforcement. The NFI Economic Integrity Task Force has done a
> significantamount of fine work in this area. Maybe NFI could give
> an overview of these
> activities. Also Peter Redmayne wrote an excellent article ("Fish
> BusinessGets Fishier") in the June issue of Seafood Business which
> is accessible on
> line.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> George Souza
>
> Endeavor Seafood, Inc.
>
> Newport, RI
>
> 401-841-5412
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu]
> On Behalf
> Of BOBFISH@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 9:24 AM
> To: bblakistone@nfi.org; seafood@ucdavis.edu
> Cc: bcollette@nfi.org
> Subject: Re: 2007 NFI Technical Conference
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/9/2006 7:01:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> bblakistone@nfi.org writes:
>
> ANNOUNCING NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE 2007 TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
>
> National Fisheries Institute announces the 2007 Technical
> Conference at the
> Disney Coronado in Orlando, FL January 29th through Feb. 1st. The
> fourth in
> the series of biennial conferences, this year's program offers
> scientificreviews on timely topics such as neurological and
> cardiovascular benefits of
> omega 3's in human health, understanding the benefits versus the
> risk of
> seafood consumption, and the quest for U.S. organic seafood
> standards. The
> second day will offer concurrent sessions on product development,
> with a
> focus on functional ingredients, and traceability and authenticity
> in the
> global supply chain. Technical sessions will highlight research on
> post-harvest treatments to control pathogens from high pressure
> processingto antimicrobial packaging. Exhibit hours will afford
> the opportunity to
> take a closer look at applications presented in the sessions.
> Registrationmaterials will be available soon, but do not wait to
> mark your calendars!
>
> Barbara Blakistone
>
> Barbara:
>
>
>
> Will there be any technical discussion on product substitution and
> how the
> industry can be assured as to what kind of fish they are
> buying/receiving?Product substitution is rampant in many parts of
> the country and this issue
> needs to be put on the table for discussion to see what technical
> help, if
> any, can be created to stop it.
>
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Bob Jones, Executive Director
> Southeastern Fisheries Assn.
> 1118-B Thomasville Road
> Tallahassee, Florida 32303
> 850.224.0612
> www.southeasternfish.org
>
>
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