Shellfish - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Perishable): version 1

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# Shellfish - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Perishable) <!--category-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Shellfish - Unprepared/Unprocessed (Perishable)
gpc_code: 10000019
gpc_level: brick
parent: category/50121700
gpc_publication: 286 GPC as of May 2026
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## About <!--about-->
Includes any products that can be described/observed as aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, as in oysters, clams, lobsters and crabs, that has not gone through any further manufacturing processes, such as reformed, cooked, dried and salted, however these products can be coated, in sauce, stuffed or filled. Products include sea snails and molluscs. However products may contain a small quantity of vegetables such as those in a sauce or stuffing/filling. These products must be refrigerated to extend their consumable life.

### Excludes

Excludes products such as shellfish with additional vegetables, dough or grains, shelf stable and frozen unprepared and unprocessed shellfish, all prepared and processed shellfish. Specifically excludes products that have added ingredients included such as rice, couscous and pasta.
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