Guidance for Industry: Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance, Third Edition; Availability

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the revised guidance for industry (third edition) entitled "Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance" (the guidance). The guidance supports and complements FDA regulations for the safe and sanitary processing and importing of fish and fishery products using hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) methods. The guidance represents the agency's current views on potential hazards in seafood products and how to control them, and it is designed to assist seafood processors in the development of HACCP plans. The guidance is revised about every 2 years to address comments and to reflect our current understanding of seafood hazards and control methods.