Conference for Food Protection

2020 Biennial Meeting

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Issue Number: Council I 004

Issue History

This issue was submitted for consideration at a previous biennial meeting, see issue: Issue 2016 I-023 ; new or additional information has been included or attached .

Title

CFP- ISSC: Report and Recreate CFP- ISSC Joint Committee on Shellfish.

Issue you would like the Conference to consider

Report from the CFP- ISSC Joint Committee on Shellfish investigating opportunities and activities to improve compliance with the Food Code Section 3-203.12. Issue :2016 I-023.

Public Health Significance

The incidence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) illness associated with molluscan shellfish consumption is on the increase and continues to be a significant challenge to state and federal health authorities. Increased efficiency in investigation could potentially decrease preliminary growing area closures. Timely investigation of Vp cases by State and local health officials are impeded by unsuccessful efforts to determine product source. In many cases, investigation is complicated by inadequate record keeping as required by Section 3-203.12 of the 2017 FDA Food Code.

Recommended Solution: The Conference recommends...

  1. Please see attached committee report (CFP- ISSC Joint Committee on Shellfish; Issue :2016 I-023).
  2. The Co-Chairs would like the conference to acknowledge and thank the committee members for their work.
  3. The Conference recommends CFP- ISSC Joint Committee on Shellfish be recreated. The attached annual report identifies the Committees work regarding a lack of resources available for State and Local retail food inspectors and retail food establishments. Therefore the Committee recommends the following charges
    1. Continue work to develop guidance documents for State and Local retail food inspectors and retail food establishments.
    2. Report the committee's findings and recommendations at the 2022 CFP Biennial Meeting.

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