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.