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Fish and Shellfish Products Policy and Actions
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| 6281 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Irradiation in the Production, Processing, and Handling of Food URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_register&docid=fr16au05-3 Format:  Final rule that provides for the safe use of ionizing radiation for the control of Vibrio and other pathogens in fresh or frozen molluscan shellfish.  view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 157, Aug. 16, 2005, p. 48057-48073./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20050816Aug 16, 2005 |
| 5983 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Food Labeling; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Identification of the 20 Most Frequently Consumed Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Reopening of the Comment Period URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_register&docid=fr04ap05-23 Format: Reopening of the comment period for a proposed rule to amend voluntary nutrition labeling regulations by updating names and nutrition labeling values for the 20 most frequently consumed raw fruits, vegetables, and fish in the U.S. (67 FR 12918). Includes some modifications to the nutrition labeling values. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 63, Apr. 4, 2005, p. 16995-17007./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20050404Apr 4, 2005 |
| 5703 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: Menhaden Oil URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_register&docid=fr23mr05-3 Format: Final rule that amends the regulations for the GRAS use of menhaden oil to state that it not be used in combination with other added oils that are significant sources of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 55, Mar. 23, 2005, p. 14530-14532./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20050323Mar 23, 2005 |
| 5521 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Milk, Soybeans, Eggs, Fish, Crustacea, and Wheat; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2005_register&docid=fr07ja05-19 Format: Final rule that exempts peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soybeans, eggs, fish, crustacea, and/or wheat from the requirement of a residue tolerance when used in pesticide products under certain conditions. Includes discussion of comments received on the proposed rule. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 5, Jan. 7, 2005, p. 1357-1360./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20050107Jan 7, 2005 |
| 6572 | Kyprianou, M. |
Draft Commission Regulation of on Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs (Text with EEA Relevance) URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/biosafety/salmonella/reg_microbiological_criteria_foodstuffs_en.pdf Format:  Draft European Commission regulation regarding microbiological criteria for certain microorganisms in foods, including food safety criteria and process hygiene criteria. Microorganisms or toxins covered include Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella, staphylococcal enterotoxins, Enterobacter sakazakii, E. coli, histamine, and more. view details
Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission
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| 5500 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2004_register&docid=fr30de04-5 Format: Final rule regarding the safe use of acidified sodium chlorite solutions as an antimicrobial agent on finfish and crustaceans. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 250, Dec. 30, 2004, p. 78303-78305./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20041230Dec 30, 2004 |
| 5012 | Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Fish and Shellfish; Interim Rule URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2004_register&docid=fr05oc04-13 Format:  Interim final rule regarding definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marketing, and recordkeeping responsibilities of retailers and suppliers for the mandatory country of origin labeling for wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish. Includes background information, questions and answers about the interim final rule, comments on the proposed rule and responses to the comments, the interim final regulatory impact analysis (including analysis of benefits and costs), and more. See AMS's Country of Origin Labeling page at http://www.ams.usda.gov/COOL/ for fact sheets on this interim final rule. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 192, Oct. 5, 2004, p. 59707-59750./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20041005Oct 5, 2004 |
| 4963 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Carfentrazone-Ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2004_register&docid=fr29se04-14 Format: Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for carfentrazone-ethyl and its metabolite in or on certain raw agricultural commodities. Includes discussion of the aggregate risk assessment and determination of safety. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 188, Sep. 29, 2004, p. 58071-58079./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20040929Sep 29, 2004 |
| 5023 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
FDA Announces Qualified Health Claims for Omega-3 Fatty Acids URL: http://www.fda.gov/SiteIndex/ucm108351.htm Format: Release regarding a qualified health claim for conventional foods regarding EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids and reduced risk of coronary heart disease. view details
Source: Food and Drug Administration
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20040908Sep 8, 2004 |
| 4849 | Hubbard, W.K. |
Letter Responding to Health Claim Petition dated November 3, 2003 (Martek Petition): Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Reduced Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (Docket No. 2003Q-0401) URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/LabelingNutrition/LabelClaims/QualifiedHealthClaims/ucm072932.htm Format: Letter regarding a qualified health claim on dietary supplements and conventional foods regarding the consumption of eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docohexaenoic acid [DHA] omega-3 fatty acids and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Includes discussion of FDA's review of the qualified health claim, including a safety review, issues associated with fish and mercury, and other related issues. view details
Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20040908Sep 8, 2004 |
| 4848 | Hubbard, W.K. |
Letter Responding to Health Claims Petition dated June 23, 2003 (Wellness petition): Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Reduced Risk of Coronary Heart Disease (Docket No. 2003Q-0401) URL: http://www.fda.gov/SiteIndex/ucm072932.htm Format: Letter regarding a qualified health claim on dietary supplements and conventional foods regarding the consumption of eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docohexaenoic acid [DHA] omega-3 fatty acids and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Includes discussion of FDA's review of the qualified health claim, including a safety review, issues associated with fish and mercury, and other related issues. view details
Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20040908Sep 8, 2004 |
| 5024 | Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Questions and Answers: Qualified Health Claims for Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) URL: http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/labo3qa.html Format: Questions and answers that provide information about the new qualified health claim for EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids and provide related background information. view details
Source: Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20040908Sep 8, 2004 |
| 4465 | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Pesticides: Tolerance Exemptions for Crustacea, Eggs, Fish, Milk, Peanuts, Soybeans, Tree Nuts, and Wheat URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2004_register&docid=fr21jy04-24 Format: Proposed rule to establish an exemption from a residue tolerance for peanuts, tree nuts, milk, soybeans, eggs, fish, crustacea, and/or wheat under certain conditions of use in pesticide products. The final rule was published in 70 FR 1357, available through GPO Access here.. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 139, Jul. 21, 2004, p. 43548-43552./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20040721Jul 21, 2004 |
| 4481 | Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
Guidelines for the Enforcement of Provisions on Dioxins in the Event Non-compliance with the Maximum Levels for Dioxins in Food URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/food/chemicalsafety/contaminants/guidelines-july_2004_en.pdf Format: Guidance on measures to be taken in the case of non-compliance with maximum dioxin levels in foods. The cases in which the non-compliance can be traced to a specific production site and in which fish are caught at sea or in fresh water are addressed. view details
Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission
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20040700Jul 2004 |
| 4135 | Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants (36th : 2004 : Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Codex Alimentarius Commission |
Report of the 36th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives and Contaminants URL: ftp://ftp.fao.org/codex/alinorm04/al04_12e.pdf Format: The report includes the Committee's decisions and draft documents on topics related to risk analysis, exposure assessment of contaminants and toxins, risk management of aflatoxin in peanuts and tree nuts, of lead in foods, of inorganic tin in canned foods, maximum levels of cadmium in certain grains and vegetables and of deoxynivalenol, levels for radionuclides in foods, standards for food additives, contaminants, and toxins, active chlorine, mycotoxins, and more. view details
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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20040400Apr 2004 |
| 4008 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Backgrounder for the 2004 FDA/EPA Consumer Advisory: What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish URL: http://www.epa.gov/fishadvisories/advice/factsheet.html Format: This document discusses the joint FDA/EPA consumer advisory "What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish," including differences between this and other advisories, a discussion of future actions, and more. view details
Source: Food and Drug Administration
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20040300Mar 2004 |
| 4006 | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)/Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish: 2004 EPA and FDA Advice For: Women Who Might Become Pregnant, Woman Who are Pregnant, Nursing Mothers, Young Children URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/Seafood/FoodbornePathogensContaminants/Methylmercury/ucm115662.htm Format: This advisory provides recommendations regarding the consumption of fish and shellfish for certain groups of women and children. There is also a section of "Frequently Asked Questions about Mercury in Fish and Shellfish". view details
Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20040300Mar 2004 |
| 3623 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe: Menhaden Oil URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2004_register&docid=fr15ja04-19 Format: Tentative final rule regarding the GRAS uses of menhaden oil. The final rule has been published as 70 FR 14530, available through GPO Access here. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 10, Jan. 15, 2004, p. 2313-2317./GPO Access, U.S. Government Printing Office
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20040115Jan 15, 2004 |
| 3315 | Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts; Proposed Rule URL: http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/ls0304.txt Format: This proposed rule gives definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marking, and recordkeeping responsibilities of retailers and suppliers with respect to country of origin labeling of muscle cuts of beef, lamb, and pork, ground beef, ground lamb, and ground pork, farm-raised and wild fish and shellfish, fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, and peanuts. Includes discussion of the economic analysis, alternative approaches, costs and benefits, and related considerations. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 210, Oct. 30, 2003, p. 61943-61985./Agricultural Marketing Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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20031030Oct 30, 2003 |
| 3219 | Directorate F - Food and Veterinary Office, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission |
General Guidance for Third Country Authorities on the Procedures to be Followed When Importing Live Animals and Animal Products into the European Union URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/inspections/special_topics/guide_thirdcountries_en.pdf Format: This document provides guidance to national authorities in third countries regarding EU legislation on importing live animals and products of animal origin from third countries. view details
Source: Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission
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20031001Oct 1, 2003 |
| 4697 | Unnevehr, L.J. (Ed.) |
Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade URL: http://www.ifpri.org/2020/focus/focus10.htm Format: Collection of briefs on such topics as food safety, mycotoxins, and GM crops in developing countries, and food safety, risk, and trade. Includes case studies on "Guatemalan Raspberries and Cyclospora," "Kenyan Fish Exports," "The Shrimp Export Industry in Bangladesh," "Reducing Pesticide Residues on Horticultural Crops," "India Responds to International Food Safety Requirements," "Supermarkets and Quality and Safety Standards for Produce in Latin America," "Beef industry in China," "The Poultry Industry in Colombia," and "Reducing Mycotoxins in Brazilian Crops". view details
Source: International Food Policy Research Institute
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20030900Sep 2003 |
| 3736 | World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) |
Aquatic Animal Health Code and Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals URL: http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/en_acode.htm Format: The Aquatic Animal Health Code provides international standards, guidelines, and recommendations regarding aquatic animal health and international trade. The Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals provides methodology for uniform diagnosis of the diseases included in the Aquatic Animal Health Code. view details
Source: World Organization for Animal Health
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200300002003 |
| 5224 | Huss, H.H.; Ababouch, L.; Gram, L. |
Assessment and Management of Seafood Safety and Quality URL: http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/DOCREP/006/Y4743E/Y4743E00.HTM Format: Report on risk assessment and management issues associated with seafood. Includes discussion of world seafood production and consumption, food safety systems, hazard identification and characterization, and risk management strategies such as HACCP, FSOs, microbiological criteria, traceability, and more. Appendices include "Assessment of Food Safety Programmes," "Hazard Analysis Worksheet," "HACCP Plan Form," and "Generic HACCP Plan for the Production and Processing of Oysters". view details
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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200300002003 |
| 1295 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference |
National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/Seafood/FederalStatePrograms/NationalShellfishSanitationProgram/ucm046353.htm Format: Document relating FDA's thinking on the safe and sanitary control of the growing, processing, and shipping of molluscan shellfish. The Model Ordinance is voluntarily enforced by states as the requirements which are minimally necessary for the sanitary control of molluscan shellfish. It includes a section on risk assessment and risk management of outbreaks of foodborne illness related to seafood consumption. The previous version of this document can be accessed from this page. view details
Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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200300002003 |
| 1285 | Office of Public Affairs, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
FDA Increases Sampling of Imported Shrimp and Crayfish (Crawfish) URL: http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/FDAVeterinarianNewsletter/ucm110615.htm Format: FDA announcement from June 14, 2002 regarding increased sampling of imported shrimp and crayfish for the presence of chloramphenicol, an antibiotic drug. view details
Source: Office of Public Affairs, Food and Drug Administration
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20020614Jun 14, 2002 |
| 1286 | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Controls Guidance: Third Edition URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/GuidanceDocuments/Seafood/FishandFisheriesProductsHazardsandControlsGuide/default.htm Format: This report discusses the FDA's thinking on the hazards associated with fish and fishery products and on controls for those hazards. It includes information on developing a HACCP Plan and discussion of such hazards as pathogens from the harvest area, parasites, natural toxins, chemical contaminants, aquaculture drugs, allergens, metal and glass inclusion, and more. view details
Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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20010600Jun 2001 |
| 4326 | Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Compliance Policy Guide: Sec. 555.250 Statement of Policy for Labeling and Preventing Cross-contact of Common Food Allergens URL: http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/ComplianceManuals/CompliancePolicyGuidanceManual/ucm074526.htm Format: Guidance for FDA staff that includes review of policy on the labeling of allergens in foods and on practices to prevent allergen cross-contact. view details
Source: Compliance Policy Guides Manual, Aug. 2000, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration
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20010419Apr 19, 2001 |
| 5387 | Compadre, C., et al. |
Method for the Broad Spectrum Prevention and Removal of Microbial Contamination of Food Products by Quaternary Ammonium Compounds URL: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=6039992 Format: U.S. patent on methods for preventing and removing microbial hazards from meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruits using quaternary ammonium compounds. view details
Source: U.S. Patent 6039992/U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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20000321Mar 21, 2000 |
| 1292 | Kurtzweil, P. |
[ARCHIVE] Critical Steps Toward Safer Seafood URL: http://web.archive.org/web/20080617154558/http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsafe3.html Format: This report discusses FDA's implementation of the HACCP program and other FDA measures to protect the safety of seafood products. Near the end of the report there is information for consumers on how to safely buy and cook seafood. view details
Source: FDA Consumer, November-December 1997, Food and Drug Administration
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19990200Feb 1999 |
| 2780 | Working Group on Quality Assurance in Aquaculture Production, Federal Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture |
JSA Guide to Drug, Vaccine, and Pesticide Use in Aquaculture URL: http://aquanic.org/jsa/wgqaap/drugguide/drugguide.htm Format: This document provides an overview of the use of drugs, vaccines, and pesticides in aquaculture. Appendices include "FDA-Regulated Drugs for Aquaculture," "EPA-Registered Pesticides for Aquaculture/Aquatic Sites," "USDA-Licensed Biologics for Fish," and others. view details
Source: Aquaculture Network Information Center
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19940600Jun 1994 |
| 3010 | Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Procedures for the Safe and Sanitary Processing and Importing of Fish and Fishery Products URL: http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/03-19032.pdf Format: Call for comments on the possibility of extending the record keeping and reporting requirements of processors and importers of seafood products. view details
Source: Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 144, July 28, 2003, p. 44341-44342./Division of Dockets Management, Food and Drug Administration
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| 5706 | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/HazardAnalysisCriticalControlPointsHACCP/default.htm Format: Information on HACCP, including principles and guidelines, seafood HACCP, juice HACCP, dairy grade A voluntary HACCP, and more. view details
Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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| 1120 | Research Laboratory for the Study of Veterinary Medicines and Disinfectants, French Food Safety Agency |
Nitrofuranes URL: http://www.fougeres.afssa.fr/lcr/nitrofuranes-eng.htm Format: This page provides an overview of risk management practices in Europe for nitrofurans in animal products from South East Asia. view details
Source: Research Laboratory for the Study of Veterinary Medicines and Disinfectants, French Food Safety Agency
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| 1291 | Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Seafood HACCP URL: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/HazardAnalysisCriticalControlPointsHACCP/SeafoodHACCP/default.htm Format: This page contains information on FDA seafood HACCP regulation. view details
Source: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration
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