I have worked in the seafood industry and regulatory agencies. I
currently work in academia.
I understand that sometimes the reluctance to offend regulatory agencies
will stifle the opinions of processors. I would like to offer an avenue
for processors to respond to this question anonymously.
If you write to my non-academic address, lizsitka@hotmail.com, and
express your opinion I will 1) post your message to this listserve
without your name or affiliation* and 2) delete your message immediately
from my account so there is (hypothetically; I'm pretty lame about new
technology) no ability to trace your opinion to your name and company.
Bear in mind that anonymous postings will reduce your credibility.
Still, if it is important for you to express your opinion but you
wouldn't do so if your name and company were implicated I will intercede
for you.
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Liz Brown
Assistant Professor
Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 1549
Dillingham, Alaska 99576
907-842-1265
fax 907-842-3202
http://seagrant.uaf.edu/map
*if you flame or use obscene language, I won't.
brooks@ift-ltd.com wrote:
> Dear All:
>
> Anyone care to comment on this inquiry from Indonesia about any changes (in
> 2006) on how FDA handles HACCP non-conformances for overseas packers?
>
> "ISSUE ON FDA CHANGES POLICY ON HACCP NOTIFIXATION TO OVERSEAS COMPANIES
> We read an issue that prior to this year, the FDA extended to foreign suppliers
> the same ability to correct HACCP deficiencies following notification as exists
> for domestic suppliers. This year, without formal notice, they changed that
> policy. In 2006, without any formal announcement, FDA changed their enforcement
> policy regarding foreign suppliers. Under the new policy, if deficiencies are
> found during an overseas inspection, the FDA, without notifying the exporter,
> can declare its HACCP plan invalid, and detain its seafood products under an
> import alert for HACCP non-compliance."
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Brooks
> Int'l Food Technology, Ltd.
> Bangkok
>
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