- Fish means fresh or saltwater finfish, crustaceans, other forms of aquatic animal life (including, but not limited to, alligator, frog, aquatic turtle, jellyfish, sea cucumber, and sea urchin and the roe of such animals) other than birds or mammals, and all mollusks, where such animal life is intended for human consumption.
- Fishery product means any human food product in which fish is a characterizing ingredient.
- Molluscan shellfish means any edible species of fresh or frozen oysters, clams, mussels, or scallops, or edible portions of such species, except when the product consists entirely of the shucked adductor muscle.
- Processor means any person engaged in commercial, custom, or institutional processing of fish or fishery products, either in the United States or in a foreign country. A processor includes any person engaged in the production of foods that are to be used in market or consumer tests.
- Processing means, with respect to fish or fishery products: Handling, storing, preparing, heading, eviscerating, shucking, freezing, changing into different market forms, manufacturing, preserving, packing, labeling, dockside unloading, or holding.
All processors must conduct, or have conducted for them, a hazard analysis to determine whether any food safety hazards are reasonably likely to occur in their product. This hazard analysis must be conducted for each location, each process, and each type of product processed. If no food safety hazards are identified, then a HACCP plan is not required.
All processors must conduct, or have conducted for them, a hazard analysis to determine whether any food safety hazards are reasonably likely to occur in their product. This hazard analysis must be conducted for each location, each process, and each type of product processed. If no food safety hazards are identified, then a HACCP plan is not required.
Yes, a HACCP-trained individual must perform the hazard analysis initially, at least annually, and whenever there is a change in the firm's operations that might affect the hazard analysis, even if the product does not need a HACCP plan. However, the trained individual does not need to be an employee of the processor.
Yes, a HACCP-trained individual must perform the hazard analysis initially, at least annually, and whenever there is a change in the firm's operations that might affect the hazard analysis, even if the product does not need a HACCP plan. However, the trained individual does not need to be an employee of the processor.
Seafood HACCP training consists of 2 courses: Basic Segment 1 and Segment 2. In-person or online virtual courses are listed on the Seafood HACCP Alliance website under the Seafood HACCP Training Course Information.
Seafood HACCP training consists of 2 courses: Basic Segment 1 and Segment 2. In-person or online virtual courses are listed on the Seafood HACCP Alliance website under the Seafood HACCP Training Course Information.
No, the seafood HACCP regulation does not require processors to have written SSOPs. However, a written plan is strongly recommended because an SSOP would help the processor identify the tasks necessary to meet the sanitation monitoring requirement in 21 CFR 123.11. In contrast, a firm is required to maintain sanitation monitoring records (e.g., sanitation schedule or checklist), regardless of whether seafood or fishery products are exposed or fully packaged in the facility.
No, the seafood HACCP regulation does not require processors to have written SSOPs. However, a written plan is strongly recommended because an SSOP would help the processor identify the tasks necessary to meet the sanitation monitoring requirement in 21 CFR 123.11. In contrast, a firm is required to maintain sanitation monitoring records (e.g., sanitation schedule or checklist), regardless of whether seafood or fishery products are exposed or fully packaged in the facility.
There is no minimum percentage of fish that requires a food to be subject to the provisions of the seafood HACCP regulation. A product is subject to the regulations, if "fish" is a characterizing ingredient. For example, fish is a characterizing ingredient in "fish stew," but not in Worcestershire sauce, which contains a minor fish ingredient such as anchovy paste.
