[kictanet] Counterfeit Eggs and why we must automate produce records

[Ali Hussein]

Mark

Not in China. This is an interesting topic on ethics and the profit motive.
Probably beyond that its criminal.

Dr.Ndemo raises a point that is beyond this though. How have we opened up
our countries to everything when we should actually be making a case for
protecting nascent industries from unfair competition?

For example Japan and Korea still protect their motor industries even after
20 years; America and the EU still has major subsidies for its agricultural
sector. And the list goes on as can be seen by cases piling up at the WTO:-

http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_by_country_e.htm#complainant

An interesting fact: Only Egypt and South Africa have cases pending both
for or against them at the WTO. This begs the question:-

Don't African countries have issues to be resolved at the WTO? Doesn't
Kenya? Last time I checked we were members...

This issue of fake eggs just brings to the fore the implications both from
a health perspective and an economical one the effects of free trade across
borders without proper mechanisms to protect citizens and local industry.

Ali Hussein

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fake Eggs? how. . .what. . .why would you go to all that
> effort? wouldn't the real eggs be cheaper?
>
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 4:24 PM, <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers,
>> When ISO standards were introduced to Kenya, few of us paid attention.
>> Europe today insists on produce data including the soil type, amount
>> fertilizer, chemicals aaplied etc. Time has come when we need all poultry
>> data. There is evidence that it is far cheaper to produce conterfeit eggs
>> than waiting for the checken to lay them.  See link below and why we must
>> be vigilant.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0US7JEfhsrA
>>
>> We need better scanning of all containers coming into this country and
>> possibly monitor movement of all foreigners who have doggy incomes.
>>
>>
>> Ndemo.
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