Description
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for FDA staff regarding use of The Seafood List to determine whether a seafood name is acceptable.
Scope & Applicability
Product Classes
2Order of fish including catfish regulated by FSIS
Product category subject to FDA HACCP regulations.; Presence, detection and growth of Listeria monocytogenes.
Stakeholders
1Field Offices should consult with CFSAN
Related CFR Sections (3)
- 21CFR102.5§ 102.5 General principles.
(a) The common or usual name of a food, which may be a coined term, shall accurately identify or describe, in as simple and direct terms as possible, the basic nature of the food or its characterizing properties or ingredients. The name shall be uniform among all identical or similar products and maRead full regulation →
- 21CFR101.4§ 101.4 Food; designation of ingredients.
- 21CFR101.3§ 101.3 Identity labeling of food in packaged form.
(a) The principal display panel of a food in package form shall bear as one of its principal features a statement of the identity of the commodity.Read full regulation →
Related Warning Letters (9)
- 2025-09-30
CGMP/Dietary Supplement/Adulterated/Misbranded
Time Challenger Labs International, Inc.
- 2024-11-26
Food Labeling/Misbranded
Stew Leonard’s Holdings LLC
- 2024-06-25
Food Labeling/Misbranded/False and Misleading
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.
- 2022-09-13
Seafood HACCP/CGMP for Foods/Adulterated/Insanitary Conditions
CR Grupo Comercial Alvacora S.A.
- 2022-08-30
Food Labeling/Misbranded
National Food Industries LLC
- 2022-07-19
Unapproved and Misbranded Products Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
H2 Beverages, Inc.
- 2022-02-01
Food Labeling/Misbranded
Picket Fence Creamery LLC
- 2021-07-28
Unapproved New Drugs/Misbranded
Nutrishus Brands, Inc.
- 2020-10-20
New Drug/Misbranded
Before Brands Inc
See Also (8)
- Guidance for Industry: Labeling of Infant Formula (Status: Final)
- Small Entity Compliance Guide: Revocation of Uses of Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Implementation of Section 403(t) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343(t)) Regarding the Use of the Term "Catfish" (Status: Final)
- CVM GFI #122 Manufacture and Labeling of Raw Meat Foods for Companion and Captive Noncompanion Carnivores and Omnivores (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Ingredients Declared as Evaporated Cane Juice (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Proper Labeling of Honey and Honey Products (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Foods Have or Have Not Been Derived from Genetically Engineered Plants (Status: Final)
- Draft Guidance for Industry: Voluntary Labeling Indicating Whether Food Has or Has Not Been Derived From Genetically Engineered Atlantic Salmon (Status: Draft)