Clam Meat
Clams are nutrient-dense whole seafood (high protein, very high vitamin B12, iron, selenium). As filter feeders, they can concentrate marine biotoxins (paralytic, diarrhetic, amnesic shellfish poisoning) and pathogens (Vibrio, norovirus, hepatitis A) – FDA's National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) governs harvesting safety.
What it is
Edible muscle of bivalve mollusks (e.g., Mercenaria, Mya, Ruditapes spp.).
Seafood protein.
Why it's flagged
- shellfish toxins (PSP/DSP/ASP)
- Vibrio risk in raw/undercooked
- FALCPA allergen
What regulators actually say
"The National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) is the federal/state cooperative program recognized by the FDA and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference for the sanitary control of shellfish."
"Major food allergens... Crustacean shellfish (such as crab, lobster, and shrimp)."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole-food seafood under FDA NSSP; shellfish allergen labeling under FALCPA.
European Union — EFSA
Whole food; live bivalve mollusc rules under EU 853/2004.
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