Liz:
Thank you for volunteering for further intercessions on behalf of my
intercession! But I don't understand your last sentence. How could "flaming
and obscene language" ever be associated with the good efforts of FDA?
Regards,
Dan Brooks
Int'l Food Technology, Ltd.
Bangkok
----- Original Message -----
From: "Liz Brown" <bfeab@uaf.edu>
Cc: <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: FDA and Foreign HACCP
>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.
>
> -
> 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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