Standard and Regulation

Import Regulations and Standards for fishery products : USA

Current Situations
The United States enforces the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System (HACCP) on all fishery product imports. HACCP is a self-control system for exporters to monitor their production process and has many advantages over other systems because it:

• Mainly focuses on food contamination prevention.
• Allows government organizations to effectively monitor product safety as it empowers such organizations to inspect manufacturers randomly.
• Gives authorities in assuring appropriate food safety standards for manufacturers or dealers.

Even with this system in place, government officials do randomly sample products for inspections. It is expected that, in the future, USA will enforce HACCP for all food products.

Standard for Fishery Products (USA)
(FDA Laws, Regulation and Guidelines Fishery Products 11/96)