Seafood Testing Seafood Testing at the at the

State LevelState Level

Roger McDaniel, PhD.Roger McDaniel, PhD.North Carolina Dept. Agriculture and Consumer North Carolina Dept. Agriculture and Consumer

ServicesServicesFood & Drug Protection DivisionFood & Drug Protection Division

IntroductionIntroduction

• BackgroundBackground

• Recent DevelopmentsRecent Developments– DemandDemand– ImportsImports– Aquaculture Aquaculture – TechnologyTechnology

"The FDA is not allowing the import of "The FDA is not allowing the import of these Chinese farmed seafood these Chinese farmed seafood products until the importers can prove products until the importers can prove that the seafood is free from harmful that the seafood is free from harmful contaminants……FDA is taking these contaminants……FDA is taking these actions because there have been actions because there have been continued violations with no signs of continued violations with no signs of abatement" abatement"

Dr. David Acheson, USFDADr. David Acheson, USFDA

June 28, 2007June 28, 2007

Seafood Testing in North Seafood Testing in North CarolinaCarolina

Shellfish Sanitation ProgramShellfish Sanitation Program

Environmental (Mercury, Dioxin, PCB) Environmental (Mercury, Dioxin, PCB)

Food & Drug ProtectionFood & Drug Protection

North CarolinaNorth CarolinaFood & Drug Protection Food & Drug Protection DivisionDivision• Overview Overview

• Food Program Food Program

• Laboratory Laboratory – FacilityFacility– StaffStaff– InstrumentationInstrumentation

Seafood Testing at NCDA&CS Seafood Testing at NCDA&CS Food & Drug ProtectionFood & Drug Protection

• Imported Farm Grown Imported Farm Grown – FloroquinolinesFloroquinolines– Malachite GreenMalachite Green

• Microbiology (RTE)Microbiology (RTE)– E.coli E.coli – L. MonoL. Mono– SalmonellaSalmonella– StaphylococcusStaphylococcus

Other State ProgramsOther State Programs

• AntibioticsAntibiotics

• AntifungalsAntifungals

• Heavy MetalsHeavy Metals

• SpeciationSpeciation

• BiotoxinsBiotoxins

NSSP Participating StatesNSSP Participating States

State Level Seafood Testing State Level Seafood Testing

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Analytes of InterestAnalytes of Interest

• ChloramphenicolChloramphenicol• FloroquinolinesFloroquinolines• Nitrofurans Nitrofurans • Malachite GreenMalachite Green• Crystal VioletCrystal Violet• Mercury & Heavy Mercury & Heavy

MetalsMetals• Pesticides Pesticides • Dioxins / PCBDioxins / PCB

• SulfiteSulfite

• HistamineHistamine

• BiotoxinsBiotoxins

What is Next ?What is Next ?

• BudgetsBudgets

• Current EventsCurrent Events

• TechnologyTechnology

QuestionsQuestions

Roger McDaniel NCDA&CSRoger McDaniel NCDA&CS

Ph (919)733-7366 Ph (919)733-7366

roger.mcdaniel@ncagr.govroger.mcdaniel@ncagr.gov