Re: Chilean Sea Bass nutrient info

From: Jack Wekell (jwekell@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Apr 16 2007 - 19:26:27 PDT

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    For legal labeling purposes, if the FDA asked, you would have to provide the data for the analysis on YOUR label. If YOU put it on the label, you would be held responsible for what YOU put there. If there were economic fraud involved, the excuse that "I read it somewhere" may not play too well. You are held responsible for what you put on your label. Also, be aware what FDA defines as a "label", it is not just something that you slap on a can or package, there is a bit more to it than that.

    The last I heard, many years ago (during my sodium days), the analysis for each label nutrient is permitted about a plus/minus 20% co-efficient of variation to account for natural variation. However, be aware that depending on the fish's life cycle (e.g., spawning, location, etc) there might be very high variations in each nutrient that may well exceed the 20% variation. I would suggest that you discuss this with the FDA.

    Jack Wekell, Ph.D.

    edtjong@redchamber.com wrote:


    Dear All:

    Sometimes I wonder should we copy the nutrition facts from private website as the source for our labeling? What would the legal impact be?

    Eddy


    Gerald Schlesinger <gschlesinger@blumos.cl>
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    04/13/2007 01:32 PM

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    Chilean seabass is also known by Patagonian toothfish (*Dissostichus
    eleginoides*)

    *100 g edible weight:
    Calories...................184.0 kcal
    Protein....................13.2g
    Total lipid (fat).......14.2g
    Omega-3.................1.3g

    Source: http://www.alwaysfreshfish.com/chilean_sea_bass.html
    *

    Gerald Schlesinger
    *BLUMOS S.A.*
    Fono: 56-2-9473343
    Fax: 56-2-9473399



    Janani Tulasendrapuram escribió:

    > Hello,
    > Is there a reliable source for finding out nutrition facts for Chilean
    > Sea Bass? I usually use the USDA nutrition library, but they don't
    > seem to have information on the above.
    >  
    > Thanks,
    >  
    > Janani

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