Cell-Based Seafood Production: Part 3—Regulatory Framework in the United States and Food Safety Considerations: FSHN24-1/FS456, 8/2024

Omidvar, Rose, and Razieh Farzad. 2024. “Cell-Based Seafood Production: Part 3—Regulatory Framework in the United States and Food Safety Considerations: FSHN24-1 FS456, 8 2024”. EDIS 2024 (4). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fs456-2024.

Abstract

In this EDIS publication, we provide information on the current regulatory framework for cell-based seafood production in the United States, food safety considerations, and the path forward for cell-based seafood products to get approved for selling in the marketplace. Additionally, drawing on the available science-based risk analysis methods for seafood production such as Hazards Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), we provided a simple hazard analysis to identify the potential seafood hazards that can potentially compromise the safety of cell-based seafood products.

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