Another question. Since all cans of tuna in the sample are opened and measured, (and no inspector is expected to eat the drained tuna.) Why does the NCWM test procedure not prescribe a direct measurement of the mass of the drained tuna? (ultimately to be discarded) If measured carefully, that number of grams or drained tuna should be the same as the gross mass of the can before opening, less the mass of the can and less the mass of the water or other fluid used to fill the can. The numbers should agree.
On Nov 26, 2015, at 7:33 PM, James <j...@metricmethods.com> wrote: > > NOAA has promulgated (mirrored) a WHO Food and Agriculture Organization > standard here. It's an international standard and not one that NOAA devised. > That explains the double-ell before "-ing" and "-ed" and the use of "-our" > instead of "-or". > > I suspect that NOAA's involvement might stem from use of satellites to > monitor fish populations and harvesters. > > On 2015-11-26 19:06, jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net wrote: >> NOAA is involved and this touches on drained weight, but as a basis for >> meeting claims of solid, chunk, etc. >> http://www.seafood.nmfs.noaa.gov/pdfs/canned_tuna_and_bonito.pdf > > See this page for a list of similar standards: > http://www.codexalimentarius.org/standards/list-of-standards/en/?provide=standards&orderField=fullReference&sort=asc&num1=CODEX > > Jim > > -- > James R. Frysinger > 632 Stoney Point Mountain Road > Doyle TN 38559-3030 > > (C) 931.212.0267 > (H) 931.657.3107 > (F) 931.657.3108 >
