21 CFR § 161.136 - Olympia oysters.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s161.136"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 161.136 - Olympia oysters."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "161.136"
section_name: "Olympia oysters."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION"
part_number: "161"
part_name: "FISH AND SHELLFISH"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 343, 348, 371, 379e."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 14464, Mar. 15, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
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# 161.136 Olympia oysters.

Olympia oysters, raw Olympia oysters, shucked Olympia oysters, are of the species *Ostrea lurida* and conform to the definition and standard of identity prescribed for oysters in § 161.130.