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This table is an example of a portion of a HACCP plan relating to the control of aquaculture drugs for a processor that holds live lobster in a lobster pound, using control during holding. It is provided for illustrative purposes only. Aquaculture drugs may be only one of several significant hazards for this product.

Updated: 9/23/04
 

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Critical Control Point (CCP) Significant Hazard(s) Critical Limits for each Preventive Measure Monitoring  Corrective Action(s)  Records  Verification 
What  How  Frequency  Who 
Holding  Aquaculture drugs  Lobster will be withheld from distribution for 30 days after treatment with oxytetracycline in accordance with the labeled directions for use 

No other aquaculture drugs will be used 

Type of aquaculture drug used  Visual observation of drug use  Every time aquaculture drugs are used  Production employee  Hold the product 

AND 

Collect a sample of the finished product and have analyzed for oxytetracycline residue by contact laboratory. If 2.0 ppm or less, release. If higher than 2.0 ppm, hold product an additional 5 days and then retest 

AND 

Destroy the lot when unapproved drugs are used 

AND

Modify drug use practices

Drug use record  Review monitoring and corrective action records within one week of preparation 
Date and quantity of drug use  Visual observation of drug use  Every time aquaculture drugs are used  Production employee  Drug use record 
Date of finished product distribution  Visual observation of drug use  Every time aquaculture drugs are used  Shipping supervisor  Shipping record 

FDA. 2001. Aquaculture Drugs (A Chemical Hazard). Ch. 11, In Fish and Fishery Products Hazards & Controls Guidance: Third Edition. 127-144. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Seafood, Washington, DC.


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Updated: 07/18/07

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