Prohibited Drug and Chemical Information for Seafood Processors

Residue Detection Methods:

• Chloramphenicol 
• Fluoroquinolone
• Gentian Violet and Brilliant Green
• Malachite Green and Leucomalachite
• Melamine
• Nitrofuran 

Illegal Residues In Meat, Poultry, Seafood, and Other Animal Derived Foods* 122 p. - FDA Compliance Program Guidance Manual (7371.006)
Seafood Chemistry (malachite, leucomalachite green, chloramphenicol)* 16 p. - FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs
Private Laboratory Guidance (in ORA Laboratory Manual)* 17 p. - FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs
Prohibited Antimicrobial Agents in Seafood^NEW

• FDA Detains Imports of Farm-Raised Chinese Seafood
• FDA Import Alert #16-131: "Detention with Physical Examination of Aquacultured Catfish, Basa (Pangasius sp.) Shrimp, Dace and Eel Products from the People's Republic of China Due to the Presence of New Animal Drugs and/or Unsafe Food Additives"
• Questions and Answers on FDA's Import Alert on Farm-Raised Seafood from China
• Timeline: Farm-Raised Fish Imported from China, November 16, 2001 - June 28, 2007 - FDA