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There are other observers and consultants. It gives us a good cross- 

 section to try out many of the policy implications in these suggestions. 



Mr. Drewry. That is the thought I had in mind. 1 didn't know what 

 you might be doing. 



Just one other thing: Mr. Parman mentioned the FPC in Chile. 

 Would that meet U.S. standards for being safe for human 

 consumption ? 



Mr. Parman, I don't know whether it could or not. The plant it- 

 self, when I saw it, was not what I would consider too good a plant. 

 The answer is probably No, but it might be approved. 



Mr. Drewtiy. We had no control over that at all. 



Mr. Parman. This was strictly a U.N. operation. 



Mr. Drewry. When the time comes when you are producing or 

 sponsoring the production of FPC in foreign sources with perhaps not 

 only hake, but other things, when do you require that the products of 

 the foreign facilities meet the U.S. standards ? 



Mr. Parman. Right now we are trying to get international standards 

 set up for fish protein concentrate through the U.N. This is a helpful 

 way of keeping a degree of control on the area and keeping poor qual- 

 ity products from entering the market. Until such international stand- 

 ards are established, we will follow the policy that any FPC program 

 in which we have input as a Government agency— where we have a 

 financial interest or are supporting in any way, the FPC must meet 

 FDA standards, except for packaging requirements. 



Mr. Lennon. We thank you for your attendance. I am sure you can 

 see the interest of the committee in this subject. 



Dr. Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science, Department of 

 Health, Education, and Welfare. 



Doctor, first of all, we want to apologize for the way that the sched- 

 ule has developed here. Mr. Pelly, having had the opportunity to read 

 your statement, has suggested that perhaps you would want to put 

 your statement in the record and then be subject to any questions. 



Now, I might say that I am prepared to stay here until 12 :30. 



STATEMENT OF DR. LEON JACOBS, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY 

 FOR SCIENCE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND 

 WELFARE 



Dr. Jacobs. Mr. Chairman, I was going to make the same suggestion 

 because of the lateness of the hour. 



Mr. Lennon. Suppose you put your statement in the record and 

 summarize it sufficiently so that we might get some points on which 

 we might question. 



Dr. Jacobs. I will try to do that. 



(The prepared statement of Dr. Jacobs follows :) 



Statement of Dr. Leon Jacobs, Deputy Assistant Secretary foe Science,^ 

 Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 



Mr. Chairman it is a pleasure to appear before you this morning to discuss 

 the efforts of the Department of Health, Education, and "Welfare in the marine 

 science field. I understand that in this series of hearings you will eventually 

 have heard testimony from all the various Departments and agencies of the 

 Federal Government vphich contribute to the national effort in oceanography 



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