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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. DDE Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (a metabolite of DDT). DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane [1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane]. Deficiencies Aspects of control systems that reduce their effectiveness. Depuration A procedure to remove pathogens from molluscan shellfish. DFO Department of Fish and Oceans of Canada, Ottawa. DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid. DOC U.S. Department of Commerce. DOD U.S. Department of Defense. DSHS Department of Social and Health Services in Washington state. DSP Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning. D-value The number of minutes at the indicated temperature necessary to reduce a microbial population by 90%. ED50 Median effective dose; the dosage required to produce a response in 50% of a population. EDB Ethylene dibromide. EEC European Economic Community, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. ELISA Enzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay. EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ESADDI Estimated safe and adequate daily dietary intake levels set by National Academy of Sciences. FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. FDA U.S. food and Drug Administration, Public Health Service. FEL Frank effect level for blood. FEP Free erythrocyte protoporphyrin. FFDCA Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, administered by Food and Drug Administration. FMI Food Marketing Institute, Washington, D.C. FNB Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences. F-value Equivalent in minutes, at given temperature, of heat considered necessary to destroy spores or vegetative cells of a particular microorganism. FWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. GAO U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C. GMP Good manufacturing practices. GNP Gross national product. HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point. HAV Hepatitis type A virus. Hazard An organism, substance, or condition having the potential to cause disease. Hazard severity High: may cause disability, extended sequelae, and in some cases, death. Moderate: may require medical intervention to avoid debilitating or life-threatening effects; rarely self-resolving. Mild: symptoms transitory, rarely lasting more than a few days, no sequelae; not life threatening, usually self-resolving. Hazardous seafood Fish or shellfish, the consumption of which can lead to disease. HCB The fully aromatic form of benzene with six chlorine molecules. HDH Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu.
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