Hola Francisco!
You put forward very challenging demands to the group. Just to start the discussion please find my comments attached.
All the best.
Hector M. Lupin
IAFI Award 2006
(to utilize and justify, at least in part, the Prize)
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>From : owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu
To : "Seafood group" seafood@ucdavis.edu
Cc :
Date : Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:36:39 +0200
Subject : Minimum syllabus to be a "seafood inspector"
> Hi Everyone
>
> Coming from industry, I'm convinced that is my job to know the regulatory
> and market access requirements of the countries I'm aiming to export better
> than the inspectors, just because if something goes wrong, is my money on
> the line and not the salary of someone in the regulatory agency.
>
> But now, being on the capacity building side with many Competent Authorities
> (CAs) and Industry organisations, I have seen that the people in charge of
> regulatory compliance issues in regards seafood safety and market access
> come from various backgrounds.
>
> I have worked with veterinarians, microbiologists, chemists, fisheries
> people and some food scientists, and while knowledge of each is important,
> the sum is what make sense.
>
> Many training initiatives (particularly in developing countries) focus on a
> week of HACCP, or Risk Management or specific country requirements (such as
> the EU), not many (if any) cover all other aspects that are important
> (seafood Microbiology and biochemistry, on board handling, post harvest best
> practices, seafood processing, fisheries technology, general records and
> data management, and so on)
>
> I had the chance to talk this issue informally with colleagues over the
> years, but never confronted it "formally"
>
> Hence, I wanted to post the following questions:
>
> Is it worth to discuss it, or is just too wide, complicated and with to many
> variables to be useful?
>
> Has any CA set a minimal standard syllabus or training that potential
> seafood inspectors need to comply before starting the field work?
>
> Is there some educational institution that provides specific training to be
> a "seafood inspector"?
>
> I will be happy to hear comments
>
> Francisco Blaha
> (now at FAO in Rome)
>
> --
> Francisco Blaha
> www.franciscoblaha.com
>
>
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