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Guam Public Health Orders Removal of ALL Korean Shellfish From Store Shelves Because of Possible "Fecal" Contamination
Last Updated on Friday, 01 June 2012 12:48 Written by Kevin Kerrigan Friday, 01 June 2012 12:16
Guam - The Department of Public Health (DPHSS) has ordered Guam Customs to seize all Korean shellfish products and asked island wholesalers and retailers to remove Korean shellfish products from their shelves.
The order was issued after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluation determined that the Korean Shellfish Sanitation Program (KSSP) no longer meets the sanitation controls spelled out under the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.
As a result, "shellfish harvested from Korean waters may have been exposed to human fecal waste and have the potential to be contaminated with norovirus."
Public Health is currently conducting inspections of local retail and wholesale facilities to ensure that these food products are removed from the shelves.
Among the deficiencies cited by the FDA are:
* Ineffective management of land-based pollution sources that can impact shellfish growing areas
* Inadequate sanitary controls to prevent the discharge of human fecal waste from fish farms and commercial fishing and aquaculture vessels operating in and adjacent to shellfish growing areas
* Detection of norovirus in shellfish growing areas analyzed by the FDA
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http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/in...q-contamination&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156
Last Updated on Friday, 01 June 2012 12:48 Written by Kevin Kerrigan Friday, 01 June 2012 12:16
Guam - The Department of Public Health (DPHSS) has ordered Guam Customs to seize all Korean shellfish products and asked island wholesalers and retailers to remove Korean shellfish products from their shelves.
The order was issued after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluation determined that the Korean Shellfish Sanitation Program (KSSP) no longer meets the sanitation controls spelled out under the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.
As a result, "shellfish harvested from Korean waters may have been exposed to human fecal waste and have the potential to be contaminated with norovirus."
Public Health is currently conducting inspections of local retail and wholesale facilities to ensure that these food products are removed from the shelves.
Among the deficiencies cited by the FDA are:
* Ineffective management of land-based pollution sources that can impact shellfish growing areas
* Inadequate sanitary controls to prevent the discharge of human fecal waste from fish farms and commercial fishing and aquaculture vessels operating in and adjacent to shellfish growing areas
* Detection of norovirus in shellfish growing areas analyzed by the FDA
...
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/in...q-contamination&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156