Re: Crustacea: Listeria requirements in the US

From: Pamela Tom (pdtom@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2006 - 08:42:42 PDT

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    Hi Ivan and Seafood HACCP List Subscribers:

    Appendix 5 of the US FDA's Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and
    Controls Guidance, 3rd Edition has information on pathogens and action
    levels in fish and fishery products:
    http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/haccp4x5.html

    The table of contents for the Guidance is at:
    http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/haccp4.html

    As I noted the other day, the Guidance is undergoing a revision.
    Availability of the revised edition will be announced later on this year.

    Pamela Tom
    University of California
    Sea Grant Extension Program

    On Thu, 6 Apr 2006, Ivan Bartolo wrote:

    > Dear Members,
    >
    > I'm trying to answer an enquiry from a UK seafood exporter. The exporter
    > wants to export a crustacean (Nephrops)-based product to the US. This is a
    > frozen breaded product that requires cooking before eating.
    >
    > Is there a legal requirement for the product to be Listeria free? Are there
    > any US microbiological criteria for Listeria or other pathogens in such a
    > product?
    >
    > Regards,
    > Ivan
    >
    > Ivan Bartolo
    > Food Standards Officer
    > Sea Fish Industry Authority
    > St Andrews Dock
    > Hull, UK

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