15 Senators and Representatives urge FDA to act on petition to change market name of Alaska pollock
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton - Sept. 25, 2014
A group of 15 Senators and representatives has signed a letter to the FDA, originating in the office of Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, that urges action on the petition to change the acceptable market name of Alaska Pollock.
The letter supports a request by the Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) to the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner seeking to change the legal market name from “Alaska pollock” to “pollock” to differentiate American-caught seafood from the 113 million pounds of Russian-harvested pollock bought by Americans in 2012.
The reasons for supporting the request, explained Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich and Congressman Don Young, was that:
-The use of “Alaska pollock” as an acceptable market name is misleading to consumers;
-“Alaska pollock” is understood to suggest a geographic origin, and
-U.S. government programs support other efforts to provide accurate information and differentiate food products in the marketplace.
The lawmakers, representing the entire bi-partisan Alaska and Washington delegations...
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