FDA Announces Revisions to Guide on Shellfish Food Safety Standards
A revised guide is now available on controls for safe and sanitary growing, harvesting, processing, and shipping of oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops for human consumption, the Food and Drug Administration said. The changes were adopted at the 2011 biennial meeting of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference, and then went through an FDA concurrence process. As such, the guide “represents the agency’s current thinking on appropriate controls,” FDA said.
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The guide is not legally binding, but states have agreed to enforce the controls outlined in the guide, through their participation in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program and their membership in the ISSC, FDA said.