Progress confirmed by outside surveys : Two surveys of the seafood industry, one by the New York Sea Grant Extension Program and one by the Seafood HACCP Alliance, report that, as a result of FDA’s HACCP program, the seafood industry is acquiring a better understanding of food safety hazards and how to control them. As a result, the industry is engaging in significant upgrades in facilities, equipment, and daily plan operations to ensure safety. Implementation of these state-of-the-art preventive controls by the seafood processing industry contributes to a significant increase in the margin of safety for consumers of these products.