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FDA Federal Register (01/28/95) - Definition of Seafood
 
 
Definition
FDA Federal Register
January 28, 1995*
 
 
                     Definition of Seafood
 
The term "fish" includes all fresh or saltwater finfish, molluscan shellfish,
crustaceans, and other forms of aquatic animal life. Birds are specifically
excluded from the definition because commercial species of birds are
either nonaquatic or, as in the case of aquatic birds such as ducks,
regulated by USDA.  Mammals are also specifically excluded because no
aquatic mammals are processed or marketed commercially in this country.
 
 
*Excerpted from the January 28, 1994 FDA Federal Register Proposed
Rule: To establish procedures for safe processing and importing of fish
and fishery products