SafeOysters.org - Industry

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Intro

Resources

Seafood Industry Resources

The following resources describe the presence, public health concerns, and control of Vibrio vulnificus in harvesting, handling, processing and consuming raw oysters and other shellfish.

HACCP Resources for Vibrio spp.

• Bacterial Pathogen Growth and Inactivation, Appendix 4 - FDA
• FDA & EPA Safety Levels in Regulation and Guidance, Appendix 5 - FDA
• Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, Chapter 4, Pathogens from the Harvest Area (A Biological Hazard) - FDA
• HACCP Plan Model: Control of Pathogens from the Harvest Area for Primary Processor - FDA
• HACCP Plan Model: Oysters, Florida (Gulf Coast) - UC Davis
• HACCP Plan Model: Oysters, Raw (Chesapeake Bay) - UC Davis
• Vibrio spp. - UC Davis

Health Advisories

• Rhode Island Department of Health reports first case of Vibrio vulnificusinfection from marine water and issues consumer advisory (Aug. 8, 2006) - RIDH

Processing Information

• Available Technologies for Post-Harvest Processing of Oysters Brochure - MS Dept. of Marine Resources*
• Bacteriological Analytical Manual Online, Ch. 9: Vibrio - FDA
• Microbiological Methods - FDA
• Post-Harvest Oyster Processing Technologies Fact Sheet- MS Dept. of Marine Resources*
• Post-Harvest Oyster Processors Validated or Verified by States (December 2006)
• Post-Harvest Processed (PHP) Oysters
• Post-Harvest Processing Technologies for Oysters Poster - MS Dept. of Marine Resources*

Public Health Concerns

• Risk Assessment of Vibriospp. in Seafood - FAO/WHO
• Vibrio vulnificus("Bad Bug Book") - FDA
  
• Vibrio vulnificus- CDC

Regulations and Guidelines

• 2005 National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish - FDA
• Commercial Shellfish Regulations and Guidelines by States
• Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (Dynamic list -- May be updated daily when new data is available; this data may not reflect the printed ICSSL due to deadline printing requirements.) - FDA
• Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (Introduction, Shellfish Shippers Lists, Subscribe/Unsubscribe to ICSSL-L) - FDA
• Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference
• National Shellfish Sanitation Program, A Protocol for International Participation - FDA
• Seafood HACCP Regulation - FDA

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