Parasite destruction documentation is required for which situation?

• A. Fish served under cooked or raw
• B. Fish that is canned
• C. Fish that is fully cooked
• D. Fish that is smoked

Answer: (A)

Parasite destruction documentation is required whenever fish will be served raw or undercooked. Parasites can be present in fish and may not be destroyed unless the fish undergoes a specific processing step designed to kill them, with the supplier providing documentation that this step was completed. If the fish is canned or fully cooked, the heat processing used in those methods already destroys parasites, so no separate parasite destruction documentation is needed. Smoked fish can be ready-to-eat, but the need for parasite destruction documentation depends on whether the smoking process effectively eliminates parasites; in the context of this question, the key situation requiring documentation is serving fish raw or undercooked.