Annual Report 2006 - International Nut and Dried Fruit Council

INC Exhibits at the PTNPAconvention and trade show in Florida,U.S.A.INC was invited to speak and to exhibit at thethree day Peanut and Tree Nut ProcessorsAssociation Annual Convention and TradeShow, which took place in January 14-17, 2006.The INC was represented by the Chairman Mr.Cuneyd Zapsu and the Executive Director Ms.Goretti Guasch. Some INC Board memberslike Michael Mendes, Art Beavis, John Petersenand Senator Hubert Berrebi were also attendingthis convention representing other companies.The convention took place in the Sheraton BalHarbour Beach Resort Hotel and it registered atotal participation of over 400 attendees.The general meeting sessions included a NutCommodity Workshop, a review on theAlmond Industry's Food Safety Action Plandelivered by the Almond Board of Californiaand some Industry Panel, Michael Mendesmember of the INC Board andPresident/CEO of Diamond Foods whotalked on New Directions and Growth in theNut Industry, some Regulatory and SnackFood reports among others speech.Scientific and Government AffairsCommitteeNaples, 11th March 2006The INC Scientific & Government AffairsCommittee met on Naples to review the latestScientific and technical matters. The mostimportant topics of the meeting were thefollowing:The Green Corridor Pistachio activitiesThe INC position for the next 38th session ofthe Codex Committee on Food Additives andContaminants, The Hague, April 2006The results of the OTA Forum on that tookplace in January 2006, in which it was discussed thesignificant developments that took place as regardsthe presence of OTA in foodstuffsThe latest notifications on the Rapid AlertSystem on FoodMontreal, 12th May 2006The members of this Committee met in Montrealwithin the frame of the INC convention to discussabout the activities developed in the years2005/2006 until that date and to plan the futurestrategies and actions to be taken. The meeting discussionsincluded the following topics:Green corridor project for PistachiosThe current legislation of Cadmium forPinenutsThe Almonds pasteurisation programmeThe results of the meeting of the CodexCommittee for Food Additves and Contaminants38Inter national Nut and Dried Fr uit Council Foundation www.nutfr uit.orgCalle Boule 2, planta 3 · 43201 REUS, Spain · Tel.: +34 977 331 416 · Fax: +34 977 315 028 · E-mail: inc@nutfr uit.orgInter national Nut and Dried Fr uit Council Foundationwww.nutfr uit.orgCalle Boule 2, planta 3 · 43201 REUS, Spain · Tel.: +34 977 331 416 · Fax: +34 977 315 028 · E-mail: inc@nutfr uit.org39