Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (Emergency (bi-valve) shellfish area closure recommendations)
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Canadian Shellfish Sanitation Program (Emergency (bi-valve) shellfish area closure recommendations) (CSSP) is a federal food safety program jointly administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). The goal of the program is to minimize the health risks associated with the consumption of contaminated bivalve molluscan shellfish such as mussels, oysters and clams. Under the CSSP, the Government of Canada implements controls to verify that only shellfish that meet food safety and quality standards reach domestic and international markets. (Water Quality and Ecosystems Partnerships, Environment and Climate Change Canada.)