FDA Releases Report on Work to Ensure Food Safety of Imported Seafood
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report, titled, Activities for the Safety of Imported Seafood. The document shares the steps that FDA is taking to ensure that seafood imported to the U.S. meets food safety requirements and the standards of domestically produced seafood.
According to FDA, seafood is one of the most highly traded food commodities in the world, with 2018 total imports accounting for approximately 94 percent of seafood sold by volume in the U.S. The safety of imported seafood, particularly shrimp, the most consumed type of seafood in the U.S., has garnered the attention of the U.S. Congress and industry, among other stakeholders, resulting in the FDA Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food, which is the basis of the present report. The import strategy is guided by four goals: