Seafood Regulations Compliance Manual

This is a single source reference to all regulations and guidelines for the seafood industry from harvest to marketplace. Presentation of data in over 3,500 "yes/no" questions should enable the reader to quickly and efficently identify areas of noncompliance. Questions are derived from each "shall", "should", and "must" in US and international regulations and guidelines, and each question is accompanied by a complete citation to the regulations or guideline from which it originated. Among the areas covered are: personnel, facilities, raw materials and harvest, process control, equipment, sanitation, storage and distribution, packaging and labelling, recordkeeping, specific seafood commodities, and methods of analysis and sampling. Regulations and guidelines covered include FDA, NFPA, NMFS, APHA, EPA, NSF, OSHA, NBCI, USDA, AOAC, NSSP and CODEX. Appendices facilitate implementation of regulatory standards by providing: convenient access to all regulations from a particular governing body regulatory body contact information - cross-referencing by seafood type and regulation/guideline and regulatory forms. This book should be of interest to seafood processors; wholesalers and distributors; importers; government regulators and exporters.