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

Tue Aug 28 20:47:58 EAT 2012

Maybe I am digressing but as KICTANET shouldnt we be coming up with
solutions not just comments.
Daktari, if a local developer had a solution for KPA to scan all these
containers but does not  meet all those stringent procurement rules, how
can they introduce their solution?

Edward

On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 8:19 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com> wrote:

> On the issue of fake-eggs, there has been an email going round on dead
> chickens collected in dustbins and packaged for the market. Very scary.
>
> http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=14220
>
> On 28 August 2012 17:21, Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke> wrote:
>
>> 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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