Identification

Title

1990 - 2099 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) England and Wales - Shellfish Classification Zones of England and Wales

Abstract

Map of Bivalve mollusc (shellfish) classification zones. Available on Magic, Spire and Cefas website. Bivalve mollusc (shellfish) harvesting areas are classified according to the extent of contamination shown by monitoring of *E. coli* in shellfish flesh. Treatment processes are stipulated according to the classification status of the area. The classification categories are: **Class A** (80% of samples must be ≤ 230 *E. coli* /100g; all samples must be less than 700 E. coli/100g) - molluscs can be harvested for direct human consumption **Class B** (90% of samples must be ≤ 4600 *E. coli* /100g; all samples must be less than 46000 E. coli/100g) - molluscs can be sold for human consumption: - after purification in an approved plant, or - after re-laying in an approved Class A re-laying area, or - after an EC-approved heat treatment process. **Class C** (≤ 46000 *E. coli* /100g) - molluscs can be sold for human consumption only after re-laying for at least two months in an approved re-laying area followed, where necessary, by treatment in a purification centre, or after an EC-approved heat treatment process. In all cases, the health standards in Annex III of EC Regulations 853/2004 and the microbiological criteria adopted under EC Regulation 2073/2005 must be met. Molluscs must not be subject to production or collected in prohibited areas. There are two classification systems in England and Wales: ( 1.)the annual or "temporary" classification system ( 2.)the long-term classification (LTC) system. New areas are initially given annual/temporary classifications until they meet the criteria for an LTC. Harvesting sites that do not meet LTC criteria are automatically classified under the annual/temporary classification system. Classification: Class A=1, Class B=2, Class C=3, Prohibited=4, Long Term Class B=5, Seasonal Class B/Class C=6, Seasonal ClassA/Class B=7

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://data.cefas.co.uk/#/View/79/

function: order

Unique resource identifier

code

CEFASb1d8dc6c-8874-41fe-a812-a748af5d4a4a

codeSpace

http://www.cefas.co.uk/

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

OGP

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

farming

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011-03-25

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.5

East bounding longitude

2

North bounding latitude

55.75

South bounding latitude

50

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2010-05-18

code identifying the extent

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1990-01-01

End position

2099-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-04-27

Frequency of update

quarterly

Quality and validity

Lineage

The `Food Standards Agency (FSA)`_ has statutory responsibility for ensuring that monitoring and classification programmes are in place to meet legal requirements. .. _`food standards agency (fsa)`: http://www.food.gov.uk/

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Public data (Crown Copyright) - Open Government Licence Terms and Conditions apply

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

Data Manager

organisation name

Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science

full postal address

Cefas Lowestoft Laboratory

Pakefield Road

Lowestoft

NR33 0HT

UK

telephone number

+44 (0)1502 562244

email address

data.manager@cefas.co.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-04-27T11:17:05

Metadata language