A Summary of the United States Food and Drug Administrations’ Food Safety Program for Imported Seafood; One Country’s Approach
It is well known that the vast majority of seafood is captured or farmed in emerging countries and exported to developed countries. This has resulted in seafood being the number one traded food commodity in the world. Food safety is essential to this trade. Exporting countries should understand the...
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| description | It is well known that the vast majority of seafood is captured or farmed in emerging countries and exported to developed countries. This has resulted in seafood being the number one traded food commodity in the world. Food safety is essential to this trade. Exporting countries should understand the regulatory food safety programs of the countries they ship to in order to comply with their applicable laws and regulations to avoid violations and disruptions in trade. The United States (U.S.) imports more seafood than any individual country in the world but the European Union (E.U.) countries, as a block, import significantly more. Each importing country has its own programs and systems in place to ensure the safety of imported seafood. However, most countries that export seafood have regulatory programs in place that comply with the import requirements of the E.U. The purpose of this paper is to describe the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (USFDA) imported seafood safety program. The primary audience for the information is foreign government regulators, seafood exporters, and U.S. importers. It can also give consumers confidence that f U.S. seafood is safe no matter which country it originates from. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d32d121c39c45f9b8d7d477e86a2a412022-12-21T23:52:26ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582016-04-01523110.3390/foods5020031foods5020031A Summary of the United States Food and Drug Administrations’ Food Safety Program for Imported Seafood; One Country’s ApproachBrett Koonse0U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD 20740, USAIt is well known that the vast majority of seafood is captured or farmed in emerging countries and exported to developed countries. This has resulted in seafood being the number one traded food commodity in the world. Food safety is essential to this trade. Exporting countries should understand the regulatory food safety programs of the countries they ship to in order to comply with their applicable laws and regulations to avoid violations and disruptions in trade. The United States (U.S.) imports more seafood than any individual country in the world but the European Union (E.U.) countries, as a block, import significantly more. Each importing country has its own programs and systems in place to ensure the safety of imported seafood. However, most countries that export seafood have regulatory programs in place that comply with the import requirements of the E.U. The purpose of this paper is to describe the United States Food and Drug Administration’s (USFDA) imported seafood safety program. The primary audience for the information is foreign government regulators, seafood exporters, and U.S. importers. It can also give consumers confidence that f U.S. seafood is safe no matter which country it originates from.http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/5/2/31seafood safetyimports food safetyFDA seafood |
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| title | A Summary of the United States Food and Drug Administrations’ Food Safety Program for Imported Seafood; One Country’s Approach |
| title_full | A Summary of the United States Food and Drug Administrations’ Food Safety Program for Imported Seafood; One Country’s Approach |
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| title_short | A Summary of the United States Food and Drug Administrations’ Food Safety Program for Imported Seafood; One Country’s Approach |
| title_sort | summary of the united states food and drug administrations food safety program for imported seafood one country s approach |
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