1. Seafood Testing at the State Level Roger McDaniel, PhD. North Carolina Dept. Agriculture and Consumer Services Food & Drug Protection Division

2. Introduction Background Background Recent Developments Recent Developments –Demand –Imports –Aquaculture –Technology

3. "The FDA is not allowing the import of these Chinese farmed seafood products until the importers can prove that the seafood is free from harmful contaminants……FDA is taking these actions because there have been continued violations with no signs of abatement" Dr. David Acheson, USFDA June 28, 2007

4. Seafood Testing in North Carolina Shellfish Sanitation Program Environmental (Mercury, Dioxin, PCB) Food & Drug Protection

5. North Carolina Food & Drug Protection Division Overview Overview Food Program Food Program Laboratory Laboratory – Facility –Staff –Instrumentation

11. Seafood Testing at NCDA&CS Food & Drug Protection Imported Farm Grown Imported Farm Grown –Floroquinolines –Malachite Green Microbiology (RTE) Microbiology (RTE) –E.coli –L. Mono –Salmonella –Staphylococcus

12. Other State Programs Antibiotics Antibiotics Antifungals Antifungals Heavy Metals Heavy Metals Speciation Speciation Biotoxins Biotoxins

13. NSSP Participating States

14. State Level Seafood Testing Y N Y Y Y N N N ? N N N N Y N Y

15. Analytes of Interest Chloramphenicol Chloramphenicol Floroquinolines Floroquinolines Nitrofurans Nitrofurans Malachite Green Malachite Green Crystal Violet Crystal Violet Mercury & Heavy Metals Mercury & Heavy Metals Pesticides Pesticides Dioxins / PCB Dioxins / PCB Sulfite Sulfite Histamine Histamine Biotoxins Biotoxins

16. What is Next ? Budgets Budgets Current Events Current Events Technology Technology

17. Questions Roger McDaniel NCDA&CS Ph (919)733-7366 roger.mcdaniel@ncagr.gov