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National Shellfish Sanitation Program
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Shellfish Safety Team
Division of Cooperative Programs
Office of Compliance
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The Manual of Interpretation Codification System consists
of nine subject areas. The nine areas are Interpretation
Number, Date, National
Shellfish Sanitation Guide for the Control of Molluscan
Shellfish, reference hereon known as "Model
Ordinance Reference", Key Words,
Question, Interpretation,
Rationale, Other References, and Contact.
Interpretation Number: The interpretation
number consists of four fields:
(1) primary
(2) secondary
(3) tertiary and
(4) quaternary.
Each identified field is related to a particular section of the Model Ordinance and a chronological number is assigned for the interpretation. The following is an example:
For example: Interpretation Number: 03-III-@.02-100
01- The primary field corresponds to the last published
Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish revision date; in this
case it is "2003."
III- The secondary field corresponds to a chapter in the
Guide; in this case it is "Chapter III - Laboratory."
@.02- The third field corresponds to the chronological numerical
sequence for a subparagraph under a particular section in a chapter.
100- The fourth field is a chronological number for each
interpretation issued under a particular section. Note:
All interpretations issued for the first time for each Guide section
will start with the number 100.
Date: |
This is the actual date when
the interpretation was issued. |
Model
Ordinance Reference |
This refers to the particular chapters, paragraphs and subparagraphs in the guide. For example "Chapter III, section @.02A" |
Keywords: | These are words
that serve to provide significant or memorable statements for systematic
index entry. |
Question: | This is the particular question of concern that needs to be interpreted. |
Interpretation: | The FDA written response to clarify the particular area of concern in a specific chapter or section of the NSSP Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish. |
Rationale: | This explains the reason for the interpretation. This area will cover existing policy, regulations, laws, and public health reasons. |
Other References: | This includes other documents used to issue the interpretation such as laws, regulations, model codes, scientific literature, etc. |
Contact: | This is the office
responsible for issuing the interpretation. Any questions or comments
should be in writing and addressed to: U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Manual Interpretation | Guide Interpretation |
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II-A-2-101 | 03-I-@.02-100 |
I-B-1-100 | 03-III-@.02-100 |
I-C-1-100 | 03-IV-@.02-100 |
99-IV@.02-101 | 03-IV-@.02-101 |
II-A-2-100 | Deleted |
II-B-1-100 | 03-VIII-.03-100 |
II-B-1-101 | 03-VIII-.03-101 |
II-I-8-100 | Deleted |
II-D-20-100 | Deleted |
II-D-9-100 | Deleted |
97-XI-01.B-100 | 03-XI-.01-100 |
97-XI-02-100 | 03-XI-.02-100 |
97-XI-02.B-100 | 03-XI-.02-101 |
99-XV-03L-101 | 03-XV-.03-100 |