03/29/1995 05:05 PM House FSH

 HFSH - 03/29/95                                                              
 HB 208 - SEAFOOD PROCESSING STANDARDS                                        
                                                                               
 Number 013                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHERYL SUTTON, Administrative Assistant to Representative Carl                
 Moses, indicated that committee members should have a committee               
 substitute for HB 208, Version U, in their packets.  She also                 
 stressed that she had contacted everyone who testified previously             
 on HB 208 and each participant supported this committee substitute.           
                                                                               
 Number 054                                                                    
                                                                               
 GARY DAVIS moved to adopt work draft CS for HB 208, Version U.                
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN AUSTERMAN objected for the purpose of discussion.                    
                                                                               
 Number 064                                                                    
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVES CARL MOSES and SCOTT OGAN arrived at 5:09 p.m.                
                                                                               
 Number 065                                                                    
                                                                               
 MS. SUTTON stated, "The Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)            
 is developing Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)                  
 regulations.  When they are developed and adopted by federal rule,            
 the state will adopt, in lieu of the current plans of operation for           
 seafood processing, the same regulations that are adopted by                  
 federal rule from FDA for HACCP.  The bill speaks to that,                    
 specifically in Section 2, where we separated out the permitting              
 process from the plan of operation.  In the past, the permit and              
 the plan of operation were tied together.  Section 2 now separates            
 that out, but the permit is still renewed annually.  The plan of              
 operation is not renewed annually unless there is some change that            
 requires renewal.  She went on to stipulate, "The top of page 3               
 reflects the separation out of the plan of operation and who is               
 required to have a plan of operation.  Then Section 4 will be the             
 section that will repeal Section 2, when the FDA HACCP regulations            
 are adopted by federal rule.  They will repeal the plan of                    
 operation as required and replace it with a HACCP plan."                      
                                                                               
 Number 121                                                                    
                                                                               
 HERB ECKMANNS, Owner/Operator, Alaska Sausage Company, testified              
 via teleconference from Anchorage, that he has looked at the                  
 different drafts and is very happy with this draft.                           
                                                                               
 Number 129                                                                    
                                                                               
 GREG FAVRETTO, Favco Inc., testified via teleconference from                  
 Anchorage, in support of HB 208.                                              
                                                                               
 Number 143                                                                    
                                                                               
 JANICE ADAIR, Director, Environmental Health, Alaska Department of            
 Environmental Conservation, testified via teleconference from                 
 Anchorage, in support of HB 208.                                              
                                                                               
 Number 150                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHUCK JENSEN, East Point Seafoods, testified via teleconference               
 from Kodiak, in support of the committee substitute for HB 208.               
                                                                               
 Number 158                                                                    
                                                                               
 TERESSA KANDIANIS, Kodiak Fish Company, testified via                         
 teleconference from Kodiak, in support of the committee substitute            
 for HB 208.                                                                   
                                                                               
 Number 176                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN AUSTERMAN lifted his objections to the committee                     
 substitute for HB 208.                                                        
                                                                               
 Number 178                                                                    
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT OGAN asked Ms. Sutton for a clarification as             
 to what HACCP programs are.                                                   
                                                                               
 MS. SUTTON replied that a fact sheet of HACCP was provided in the             
 committee members packets.  She cited, "The FDA is proposing                  
 regulations that will basically ensure the safe processing and                
 importing of fish and fishery products."  She went on to say, "The            
 HACCP program is a preventative system of hazardous control that              
 can be used by food processors and importers.  What they do is                
 evaluate the kinds of hazards that could affect the product, they             
 institute controls necessary to keep these hazards from occurring,            
 monitor the performance of these controls and maintain records of             
 this monitoring."  She added that this is based on scientific                 
 principles.                                                                   
                                                                               
 Number 223                                                                    
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS moved committee substitute for HB 208,                   
 Version U out of committee, with individual recommendations and               
 accompanying fiscal notes.                                                    
                                                                               
 Number 230                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN AUSTERMAN upon hearing no objections, moved CSHB 208(FSH)            
 out of the House Special Committee on Fisheries, with individual              
 recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes.