NJDEP National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Monitoring Stations for New Jersey

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) require shellfish producing states to comply with the guidelines and regulations set by the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP), Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish. The guidelines consist of a Model Ordinance, summarizing the minimum requirements necessary for States to regulate the interstate commerce of molluscan shellfish (oyster, clams, mussels, and scallops) and establish programs to protect the public health by assuring the sale or distribution of shellfish from a safe source and assuring shellfish have not been contaminated during cultivating, harvesting, processing, shipping, or handling. The New Jersey Shellfish Sanitation Program addresses the classification of shellfish growing waters that are described in the Model Ordinance, requiring the State to annually appraise shellfish water to determine where shellfish (molluscan bivalves) can and cannot be safely harvested for human consumption and classify shellfish waters according to current bacteriological water quality conditions.美国食品药品监督管理局（U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA）要求贝类生产州遵守由国家贝类卫生计划（National Shellfish Sanitation Program, NSSP）制定的《软体贝类控制指南》（Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish）中的各项指南与法规。该指南包含一项示范条例，总结了各州对软体贝类（molluscan shellfish，包括牡蛎、蛤蜊、贻贝、扇贝）开展州际贸易监管所需的最低要求，并设立相关项目以保障公众健康，具体途径为确保贝类产自安全产地，且贝类在养殖、采收、加工、运输或处理过程中未受污染。新泽西州贝类卫生计划负责落实示范条例中规定的贝类养殖水域分类工作，要求该州每年对贝类养殖水域进行评估，以确定可供人类安全采收的软体双壳类（molluscan bivalves）养殖区域与禁采区域，并依据当前的细菌学水质状况对贝类水域进行分级。