DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-55,613

ASMUS ACQUISITION COMPANY D/B/A ASMUS SPICE Company
A SUBSIDIARY OF PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF GB SEASONINGS, INC
A SUBSIDIARY OF KERRY HOLDING COMPANY
CLINTON TWP., MICHIGAN

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of an investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either
paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act
must be met. It is determined in this case that the requirements
of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on September 26, 2004 in
response to a petition filed on behalf of workers at Asmus
Acquisition Company d/b/a Asmus Spice Company, Clinton Twp.,
Michigan. The workers at the subject firm produced seasoning and
spices.
The preponderance in the declines in employment at the
subject facility is related to a shift in production of
seasoning and spices to a country (Canada) that is a party to a
free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26
USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents
the results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The
Department has determined in this case that the requirements of
Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to Canada of articles that
are like or directly competitive with those produced by the
subject firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions
of the Act, I make the following certification:
"All workers of Asmus Acquisition Company d/b/a Asmus Spice
Company, Clinton Twp., Michigan who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after September
10, 2003 through two years from the date of certification
are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible
to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance under
Section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 4th day of October 2004.

/s/ Richard Church
______________________________
RICHARD CHURCH
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance