ADVISORY/Many Seafood Companies Failing to Meet Standards, Report Says.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 TOPIC: A new Congressional report on seafood safety reportedly states that less than half of American seafood companies are following safety standards aimed at preventing bad fish from entering the consumer market. According to a story by CNN, the FDA's strict safety program, introduced in 1997, was designed to prevent 60,000 of the estimated 114,000 food poisonings Americans suffer from bad seafood each year. But the Congressional report found that only about 44 percent of companies allegedly are meeting those standards, the story said. In addition, the government has not been quick enough to act on known violations, the report alleged. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. Steven Grabacki has more than 22 years of experience in fisheries fisheries. From earliest times and in practically all countries, fisheries have been of industrial and commercial importance. In the large N Atlantic fishing grounds off Newfoundland and Labrador, for example, European and North American fishing fleets have long development & management, and seafood business & marketing. He currently works for Graystar Pacific Seafood, Ltd. and an adjunct adjunct (aj´ungkt), n a drug or other substance that serves a supplemental purpose in therapy. adjunct Professor at University of Alaska Anchorage UAA comprises eight colleges and schools: The College of Education, College of Health and Social Welfare, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, School of Engineering, School of Nursing and School of Social Work. , teaching a small-but-complete ocean-to-plate fisheries curriculum: Oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as , Fisheries Management Fisheries management is today often referred to as a governmental system of management rules based on defined objectives and a mix of management means to implement the rules, which is put in place by a system of monitoring control and surveillance (MCS). , and Seafood Marketing. Projects range from resource forecasting & seafood quality, to processing operations & supply chain logistics, to business plans & marketing strategies, to fishery regulations & community economic development. 907-272-5600; graystar@alaska.net Mr. Allan Heller is CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FreshLoc, a company that markets wireless temperature monitoring systems for food distribution. 972-423-3313; rik@new-id.com Prof. Reginal Harrell is an environmental scientist at the University of Maryland University of Maryland can refer to:
1. pertaining to larvae. 2. larvate. larval migrans see cutaneous and visceral larva migrans. culture, grow-out to market size, genetics and physiology. 410-827-5579; 301-405-1000 (University PR Phone). ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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