The following information on federal agencies responsible for food safety and food contaminant issues related to seafood is based on the article, "The Matrix of Food Safety Regulations," by J. W. Looney, P.G. Crandall and A. K. Poole in the April 2001 issue of Food Technology, Vol. 55, No. 4 (web: http://www.ift.org/products/docshop/ft/04-01/04_01_pdfs/04-01-looney.pdf)