Re: FDA and Foreign HACCP

From: Daniel Brooks (brooks@ift-ltd.com)
Date: Mon Jan 15 2007 - 02:57:02 PST

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    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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    >
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    >
    >
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