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Australia and New Zealand
Food Standards Code - FSANZ
Guideline for the Validation and Approval of New Marine Biotoxin Test Methods for the Shellfish Quality Assurance Programme* 22 p. (2002) - NZFSA

Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Fish, Seafood and Production
EU Audit of Canada's Fish Inspection Program, Aug. 15, 2006 - CFIA

Codex
Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products* 156 p. - FAO
Codex Alimentarius Commission (includes forthcoming activities and meeting reports)
Current Official Standards
Report of  the U.S. Delegate, 34th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene, Oct. 8-13, 2001

EU Directives, Preparatories, Legislation and Information
Controls on Products of Animal Origin Intended for Human Consumption
Council Directive 91/493/EEC: health conditions for the production and marketing of fishery products
European Food Safety Authority
European Union Law (includes Official Journal, Treaties, Legislation, and Documents of Public Interest)
Export Help Desk for Developing Countries
Exporting to the EU - Resources for US Seafood Industry
Food Labeling, Community Legislation
Food and Veterinary Office, Inspection Reports
Food Contaminants and Residues (2001)* 13 p.
Food Safety Section, Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection
Guidelines on Exporting Seafood to the EU
Import Conditions for Animals and Animal Products
Import Requirements, Rules on Food Hygiene and Food Controls* 29 p.
Legislation Search Engine
Residues of Veterinary Medicinal Products


FAO
FAOSTAT - Fisheries
Review of the State of World Fishery Resources: Marine Fisheries
The Regulatory Framework Governing International Trade in Fishery Products - Globefish
World Trade Organization
Members and Observers
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) - links to members' websites
WTO SPS/Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement Notifications for Fishery Products - FASonline

UK
Updated Fish List (re: fish labeling regulations) - Food Standards Agency

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USA

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21 CFR Part 11: Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures - FDA (2000)
21 CFR Part 101: Food Labeling - FDA (1997)
21 CFR Part 110: Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Human Food - FDA (2001) 

Action Levels for Poisonous or Deleterious Substances in Human Food and Animal Feed - FDA (2000)

Bioterrorism Act of 2002 - FDA

Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register - FDA (2003)
Common or Usual Names for Catfish - FDA (2002)
Compliance Policy Guides - FDA (2002)
Country of Origin Labeling - USDA

District Seafood Coordinators - FDA (2004)
Do Your Own Establishment Inspection - FDA (1994)
Domestic Fish and Fishery Products - FDA (2001)
Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Reportable Food Registry as Established by the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 (Edition 2) - FDA (2010)
Draft Guidance for Industry Refusal of Inspection or Access to HACCP Records Pertaining to the Safety and Sanitary Processing of Fish and Fishery Products - FDA (2000)

EU: FDA Guidance on EU Export Certificates for Seafood - Questions and Answers - US FDA
EU: Guidance and Protocol for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, Certification of Fish and Fishery Products for Export to the European Union and European Free Trade Association (Draft Guidance) - US FDA
EU: Guidance for Industry, Proposed Referral Program from the Food and Drug Administration to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Seafood Inspection Program for the Certification of Live and Perishable Fish and Fishery Products for Export to the European Union and the European Free Trade Association (Draft Guidance) - US FDA
Evaluation of HACCP for 1998/1999 - US FDA
Evaluation of HACCP for 2000/2001 - US FDA
Evaulation of HACCP for 2002/2003 - US FDA
Export Certificates - FDANEW

FDA Dockets Management
FDA Food and Cosmetic International/Foreign Language Documents - FDA (2001)
FDA Food Safety Management Act - FDA
FDA Import Alerts for Fishery/Seafood Products
FDA-Issued/Supported Export Certificates for Foods - FDA
FDA letter to fish and fishery products industry regarding Gulf of Mexico oil spill - June 14, 2010
FDA Response Letter on Carbon Monoxide Treatment of Tuna (GRAS Notice No. GRN 000015) - FDA (2000)
FDA's "Blue Book" - Requirements of Laws and Regulations Enforced by the U.S. FDA: Table of Contents (2002)
FDA's "Blue Book" - Requirements of Laws and Regulations Enforced by the U.S. FDA: Seafood-Related Sections (2002)
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Chapter IV -- Food - Definitions and Standards for Food - FDA
Federal Food Safety Responsibilities (2001)
Federal Register,
Browse Site
Filtered Smoke/Carbon Monoxide*, 7 p. - USDC (2003)
Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Controls Guide, 3rd ed. - FDA (2001)
Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards & Controls Guidance: 3rd Ed., Summary of Most Significant Changes - (2001)
Fish and Seafood Promotion Act Provisions; Seafood Marketing Councils (NMFS proposal - Comments due Feb. 23, 2006)
Food and Cosmetic Guidance Documents - FDA (2002)
Food Code (2005) - FDA
Food Code (2005) Joint Introduction (FDA, CDC, HHS, and USDA) - FDA
Food Code (2005) Questions and Answers - FDA
Food Code (2005) Summary of Changes - FDA
Food Code (2009) - FDA
Food Safety Mondernization Act - Registration - FDA (2012)NEW
Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance - FDA (2002)

Guidance, Compliance & Regulatory Information Guidance Documents for Trace Elements in Shellfish FDA - (1993)
Guidance on Labeling of Foods That Need Refrigeration by Consumers - FDA (1997)
Guide to California Laboratory Resources (CA Dept. of Health Services) (2001)

HACCP News - FDA (2002)

Importer Alert #16-125, 9/25/02: Detention without Physical Examination of Refrigerated (Not Frozen) Vacuum Packaged or Modified Atmosphere Packaged Atmosphere Packaged Raw Fish and Fishery Products Due to the Potential for C. botulinum Toxin Production - FDA (2002)
Import Alert #16-128: Misbranded Catfish - FDA (2006)
Importers and Filers: Food Security Preventive Measures Guidance - FDA (2002)
Information for FDA-Regulated Industry - FDA (2002)
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference Documents - ISSC

Label Declaration of Allergenic Substances in Foods - FDA (1996)
Label Information


Mandatory Inspection of Catfish and Catfish Products - Proposed Rule, 36 p.  - USDA (2011)


National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF)
National Shellfish Sanitation Program - FDA
National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish (2007 Revision) - FDA


Oyster Restrictions in California
Notice to Dealers Regarding Raw Oysters*
Notice to Retailers Regarding Raw Gulf Oysters*
Notice to Retailers/Dealers Regarding Raw Gulf Oysters* (Spanish)
Gulf Oyster Regulation Summary* - Summary of the limitation of sales of raw Gulf oysters in California
Gulf Oyster Regulation* - Text of California Code of Regulations, title 17, Sections 13675 and 13676
Calif. Ban on Raw Gulf of Mexico Oysters - LSU

Product Specifications for Nonstandardized Products* - USDC (1989)
Program Policy - Fishery Products Treated with Carbon Monoxide and Filtered Smoke Gas, PowerPoint Slides - USDC (2003)

Questions and Answers Regarding the Final Rule on Establishment and Maintenance of Records - US FDA (2005)

Requirements of Laws and Regulations Enforced by the U.S. FDA - FDA (2002)

Seafood Fraud* - GAO (2009)
Seafood HACCP Regulation Part I - Preamble - FDA (1995)
Seafood HACCP Regulation Part II - Preamble - FDA (1995)
Seafood HACCP Regulation Part III - Regulation - FDA (1995)
Seafood HACCP Transition Guidance - FDA (1999)
Seafood Industry - ITDS
Seafood Information and Resources - FDA (2002)
The Seafood List - FDA (2002)
Seafood Processing and Inspection (18 AAC 34, 2007)* 83 p. - Alaska DEC
Secondary Direct Food Additives Permitted in Food for Human Consumption: Acidified Sodium Chlorite Solutions - FDA (1999)

U.S. Dept. of Commerce Regional Offices* (2001)
U.S. Standards for Grades of Fishery Products - USDC

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