Dec 10, 2025
Followup
3-1D - required records: shellstock tags, parasite destruction
Regulation: 511-6-1.04(5)(f) - parasite destruction (p, c)
No verification/evidence of parasite destruction available for the tilapia. CA: Before service or sale in ready-to-eat form, raw, raw-marinated, partially cooked, or marinated-partially cooked fish shall be:
(i) Frozen and stored at a temperature of 4°F (-20°C) or below for a minimum of 7 days (168 hours) in a freezer; P(ii) Frozen at 31°F ( 35°C) or below until solid and stored at 31°F ( 35°C) or below for a minimum of 15 hours; P or
(iii) Frozen at 31°F ( 35°C) or below until solid and stored at 4°F (-20°C) or below for a minimum of 24 hours. P
- The requirement in paragraph 1 of this subsection does not apply to:
(i) Molluscan shellfish;
(ii) A scallop product consisting only of the shucked adductor muscle;
(iii) Tuna of the species Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares (Yellowfin tuna), Thunnus atlanticus, Thunnus maccoyii (Bluefin tuna, Southern), Thunnus obesus (Bigeye tuna), or Thunnus thynnus (Bluefin tuna, Northern); or
(iv) Aquacultured fish, such as salmon, that:
(I) If raised in open water, are raised in net-pens, or
(II) Are raised in land-based operations such as ponds or tanks, and
(III) Are fed formulated feed, such as pellets, that contains no live parasites infective to the aquacultured fish.
(v) Fish eggs that have been removed from the skein and rinsed. FISH SHOULD NOT BE SOLD RARE OR MEDIUM RARE WITHOUT REQUIREMENT. 72 HOUR FOLLOWUP REQUIRED
5-2 - consumer advisory provided for raw and undercooked foods
Regulation: 511-6-1-.04(7)(e) - consumer advisory provided for raw/undercooked
Consumer advisory is mission the disclosure for oysters, tilapia, and ceviche. CA: Disclosure shall include: (i) A description of the animal-derived foods, such as “oysters on the half shell (raw oysters),” “rawegg Caesar salad,” and “hamburgers (can be cooked to order);” Pf or (ii) Identification of the animal-derived foods by asterisking them to a footnote that states that the items are served raw or undercooked, or contain (or may contain) raw or undercooked ingredients. Pf