FDA Seafood List Updates for 2023
The following additions and changes to The Seafood List have been made in 2023.
- Type: V=vertebrate; I=Invertebrate; I(C)=Invertebrate (Crustacean)
- An asterisk (*) next to the Acceptable FDA Market Name in the Seafood List indicates that a specific regulation applies to that species. A listed regulation number refers to the applicable section of the Regulation cited.
- A dagger (†) next to the Scientific Common Name in the Seafood List identifies the names that are prohibited by a law. The specific law is noted to provide additional information.
- Consult The Seafood List Guidance for additional information.
| 2023 Seafood List Additions and Changes: January - June | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Additions and Changes to the Seafood List | Acceptable Market Name(s) | Regulation or Law | Common Name | Scientific Name |
| I | New listing | Isopod | Isopod or Giant Isopod |
Bathynomus giganteus | |
| V | Updated listing to add regulatory requirement of Kanpachi (Ocean-Farmed) | Amberjack or Kanpachi (Ocean Farmed) | HR2617-Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 | Almaco Jack | Seriola rivoliana |
| V | New listing | Eel | Swamp eel, or Asian Swamp eel |
Monopterus albus | |
| I(C) | New listing | Crab, Swimming | Bigfisted Swim Crab | Callinectes amnicola | |
| I(C) | New listing | Crab, Land | Land Crab, or Lagoon Crab, or Lagoon Land Crab |
Cardinsoma armatum | |
| V | New listing | Bream, Threadfin | Ornate Threadfin Bream | Nemipterus hexodon | |