U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
FISH AND FISHERIES PRODUCTS
HAZARDS AND CONTROLS GUIDE

January 1998

The Third Edition of this guidance issued in June 2001. Below is an earlier version.


 

TABLE 3-2

POTENTIAL INVERTEBRATE SPECIES RELATED HAZARDS

MARKET NAMES LATIN NAMESHAZARDS
BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL
Pathogens Parasites Natural Toxins Chemical Drugs
CHP 4CHP 5CHP 6CHP 9CHP 11
ABALONE Haliotis spp     x  
Marinauris roei    x  
Notohaliotis ruber    x  
Schismotis laevigata    x  
AQUACULTURED INVERTEBRATES ALL SPECIES x  x x x
ARKSHELL Anadara subcrenata x   x x  
Arca spp. x   x x  
CLAM, BENTNOSE Macoma nasuta x  x x 
CLAM BUTTER Saxidomus spp. x  x x 
CLAM, CALICO Macrocallista maculata x  x x 
CLAM, GEODUCK Panopea abrupta x   x x  
Panopea bitruncata x   x x  
CLAM, HARD Arctica islandica x   x x  
Meretricinae spp. x   x x  
Meretrix spp. x   x x  
Venus mortoni x   x x  
CLAM, HARDSHELL or
QUAHOG
Protothaca thaca x   x x  
Mercenaria spp. x   x x  
CLAM, LITTLENECK Protothaca staminea x   x x  
Protothaca tenerrima x   x x  
Tapes aureus x   x x  
Tapes decussatus x   x x  
Tapes semidecussata x   x x  
Tapes variegata x   x x  
Tapes virginea x   x x  
Venerupis philippinarum x   x x  
CLAM, MARSH Corbicula japonica x  x x 
CLAM, PISMO Tivela stultorum x  x x 
CLAM, RAZOR Ensis spp. x   x x  
Siliqua spp. x   x x  
Solen spp. x   x x  
Tagelus spp. x   x x  
CLAM, SANGUIN Sanguinolaria spp. x  x x 
CLAM, SOFTSHELL Mya arenaria x  x x 
CLAM, SURF
SURFCLAM
Mactra spp. x   x x  
Mactrellona alata x   x x  
Mactromeris spp. x   x x  
Mactrotomas spp. x   x x  
Simomactra spp. x   x x  
Spisula spp. x   x x  
Tresus spp. x   x x  
CLAM, SURF
AQUACULTURED
Mactra schalinensis x  x x 
CLAM, VENUS Chione spp. x   x x  
Macrocallista nimbosa x   x x  
CLAM, WEDGE Paphies spp. x  x x 
COCKLE Cardium spp. x   x x  
Clinocardium spp. x   x x  
Dinocardium robustum x   x x  
Serripes groenlandicus x   x x  
CONCH Strombus spp.     
COQUINA Donax spp. x  x x 
COQUINA, FALSE Iphigenia brasiliana x  x x 
CRAB, BLUE Callinectes sapidus     x 
CRAB, BROWN Geryon fenneri      
CRAB, BROWN KING Lithodes aequispina      
CRAB, CENTOLLA Lithodes antarcticus      
Lithodes murrayi     
CRAB, DEEPSEA Paralomis granulosa     
CRAB, DUNGENESS Cancer magister    x(2) x 
CRAB, JONAH Cancer borealis   x(2)  
CRAB, KING Paralithodes camtschaticus      
Paralithodes platypus     
CRAB, KING or HANASAKI Paralithodes brevipes      
CRAB, KOREAN or KEGANI Erimacrus isenbeckii      
CRAB, LITHODES Neolithodes brodiei      
CRAB, RED Geryon quinquedens     
CRAB, RED ROCK Cancer productus   x(2)  
CRAB, ROCK Cancer irroratus     
Cancer pagurus     
CRAB, SNOW Chionoecetes angulatus      
Chionoecetes bairdi     
Chionoecetes opilio     
Chionoecetes tanneri     
CRAB, SPIDER Jacquinotia edwardsii      
Maja squinado     
CRAB, STONE Menippi spp.      
CRAB, SWIMMING Callinectes arcuatus     x  
Callinectes toxotes     x  
Portunus spp.    x  
CRAWFISH or CRAYFISH Cambarus spp.     x  
Cherax spp.    x  
Euastacus armatus    x  
Pacifastacus spp.    x  
Paranephrops spp.    x  
Procambarus spp.    x  
Astacus spp.    x  
CRAWFISH or
CRAYFISH
AQUACULTURED
Cambarus spp.     x x
Cherax spp.    x x
Euastacus armatus    x x
Pacifastacus spp.    x x
Paranephrops spp.    x x
Procambarus spp.    x x
Astacus spp.    x x
CUTTLEFISH Sepia spp.      
JELLYFISH Rhopilema spp.      
KRILL Euphausia spp.     x  
Meganyctiphanes norvegica     
Thysandoessa inermis     
LANGOSTINO Cervimunida johni      
Munida gregaria      
Pleuroncodes monodon     
LIMPET Acmaea testitudinalis      
Cellana denticulata      
Diodora aspera     
Fissurella maxima     
Lottia gigantea      
Patella caerulea     
LOBSTER Homarus spp.    x(2)  x(7)
LOBSTER, NORWAY Nephrops norvegicus      
LOBSTER, ROCK Jasus spp.     
LOBSTER, ROCK or SPINY Palinurus spp.     
Panulirus spp.     
LOBSTER, SLIPPER Ibacus ciliatus      
Scyllarides spp.     
Thenus orientalis     
LOBSTERETTE Metanephrops spp.      
Nephropsis aculeata     
MUSSEL Modiolus spp. x   x x  
Mytilus spp. x   x x  
Perna canaliculus x   x x  
OCTOPUS Eledone spp.   x(1)   
Octopus spp.  x(1)   
OYSTER Crassostrea spp. x   x x  
Ostrea spp. x   x x  
Tiostrea spp. x   x x  
PEN SHELL Atrina pectinata x  x x 
PERIWINKLE Littorina littorea      
Lunatatia spp.      
SCALLOP Aequipecten spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Amusium spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Argopecten nucleus x(2)  x(2) x  
Chlamys spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Patinopecten yessoensis x(2)  x(2) x  
Pecten spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Placopectin magellanicus x(2)  x(2) x  
SCALLOP
AQUACULTURED
Aequipecten spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Amusium spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Argopecten nucleus x(2)  x(2) x  
Chlamys spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Patinopecten yessoensis x(2)  x(2) x  
Pecten spp. x(2)  x(2) x  
Placopectin magellanicus x(2)  x(2) x  
SCALLOP or BAY SCALLOP Argopecten irradians x(2)  x(2) x 
SCALLOP, CALICO Argopecten gibbus x(2)  x(2) x 
SCALLOP or
WEATHERVANE
Patinopecten caurinus x(2)  x(2) x 
SEA CUCUMBER Cucumaria spp.     x  
Holothuria spp.     x  
Parastichopus spp.     x  
Stichopus spp.    x  
SEA URCHIN roe Echinus esculentus     x  
Evechinus chloroticus    x  
Heliocidaris spp.     x  
Loxechimus spp.    x  
Paracentrotus spp.     x  
Pseudocentrotus spp.    x  
Strongylocentrotus spp.    x  
SEABOB Xiphopenaeus kroyeri      
SHRIMP Crangon spp.      
Metapenaeus affinis     
Palaemon serratus     
Palaemonetes vulgaris     
Pandalopsis dispar      
Pandalus spp.     
Penaeus spp.     
Plesionika martia     
SHRIMP AQUACULTURED Crangon spp.     x x
Exopalaemon styliferus    x x
Macrobrachium spp.    x x
Metapenaeus spp.    x x
Palaemon serratus     x x
Palaemonetes vulgaris    x x
Pandalopsis dispar     x x
Pandalus spp.    x x
Penaeus spp.    x x
Plesionika martia    x x
SHRIMP, FRESHWATER Macrobrachium spp.      
SHRIMP, FRESHWATER AQUACULTURED Macrobrachium spp.    x x
SHRIMP, ROCK Sicyonia brevirostris      
SHRIMP, ROYAL Pleoticus robustus      
SHRIMP or PINK SHRIMP Pandalus borealis     
Pandalus jordani     
SHRIMP or PRAWN Hymenopenaeus sibogae      
SNAIL or ESCARGOT Otala spp.     x 
Helix pomatia    x 
Achatina fulica  x(1)   
SQUID Alloteuthis media   x(1)   
Berryteuthis magister  x(1)   
Dosidicus gigas  x(1)   
Illex spp.  x(1)   
Loligo spp.  x(1)   
Lolliguncula spp.  x(1)   
Nototodarus spp.  x(1)   
Ommastrephes spp.  x(1)   
Rossia macrosoma  x(1)   
Sepiola rondeleti  x(1)   
Sepioteuthis spp.  x(1)   
Todarodes sagittatus  x(1)   
TOP SHELL Turbo cornutus      
Nonodonta turbinata     
WHELK or SEA SNAIL Buccinum spp.      
Busycon spp.     
Neptunea spp.   x(2)  
(1) This hazard only applies if the product is intended to be consumed raw or partially cooked.
(2) This hazard only applies if the product is marketed uneviscerated.
(7) This hazard only applies if the lobster are held in pounds.

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Hazard Guide Table of Contents
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The Third Edition of this guidance issued in June 2001. Above is an earlier version.


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