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TABLE 7: Vibrio vulnificus RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN

Survey Question	State	Confirmed V.v. cases	Risk Management Plan
State will begin development of a draft Vibrio vulnificus risk management plan prior to the 2001 ISSC Annual meeting	Florida	Yes	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is working with the Florida oyster industry to draft a voluntary Vibrio vulnificus Risk Management Plan. The plan will be introduced to the industry and the public through a series of workshops. Public comment will be solicited, and incorporated into the Plan. The Plan will be distributed to the industry after adoption.
List any controls that your state will continue or implement in the coming oyster season that was not addressed in any of the control measures above.	Florida	Yes	Additional controls may be identified as the Vibrio vulnificus Risk Management Plan is developed
	Mississippi	No	Harvesters required to refrigerate shellstock within 4 hours of time of check-out from State manned check station; harvester transport vehicles must be shaded year round. Oysters must be harvested between legal sunrise and check out time which is never later than 4:00 pm and has been as early as noon.
List any practice your state has in place or intends to implement to reduce the risk from V.v. that was not covered above.	Mississippi	No	Letter sent to MS State Restaurant Assn. asking for assistance in informing their members of the risks of V.v and the consumption of raw shellfish; Letter sent to MS Dept. of Health asking for their assistance in educating food handling establishments about V.v. risk; will continue education efforts with the goal of reaching at risk consumers, health authorities, and the general public to inform at-risk individuals of the risk associated with raw oyster consumption and the availability of acceptable alternatives to eating traditional raw oysters.
	Texas	Yes	Texas will participate in the ISSC Consumer Education Program when it is avialable; State will also continue to update physicians concerning Vibrio vulnificus through the Texas Department of Health Disease Prevention Newsletter as information becomes available.