FDA is responsible for ensuring that the nation's seafood supply, both domestic and imported, is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled. This page provides access to content about seafood, including fish and shellfish, from across the Food section of FDA.gov. Grouped according to target audiences, these links include access to up-to-date consumer information and advice, guidance documents, regulation, and science and research content.

Consumers

This section provides updates and information about seafood safety for consumers.

• Eating Fish: What Pregnant Women and Parents Should Know
• Selecting & Serving Fresh & Frozen Seafood Safely
• Safe Food Handling
• Aquacultured Seafood
• Food Safety for Moms-to-Be
• Food Irradiation
• Safe Sources of Puffer Fish
• Vibrio vulnificus Education
• Oil Spill

Industry

This section provides about seafood guidance, regulations imports and exports.

• The Seafood List (Fish Naming)
• Seafood Regulation & Guidance
• Seafood HACCP
• Seafood HACCP Video Series
• Hazards & Controls Guidance
• National Shellfish Sanitation Program
• Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List
• Imports & Exports
• FDA DNA Testing
• Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
• Nutrition Information for Seafood - Retail Store Posters

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FDA Publishes Proposed Determination that European Union’s Shellfish Safety Program is Equivalent to U.S. System

FDA is inviting public comment in a Federal Register notice on a proposed determination that the European Union (EU) food safety control system for raw bivalve molluscan shellfish intended for export into the U.S. is equivalent to the U.S. system because it provides at least the same level of sanitary protection as the U.S. system.

Scientists and Researchers

This section provides information about research, methods, data, and other scientific content.

• DNA-based Testing
• Processing Parameters to Control Pathogens
• Bad Bug Book
• Knowledge Base Gaps
• Mercury in Seafood