Congressional Seafood (Jessup, MD) and FDA

[FoodFanatic]

Hey everyone,

Not sure if this is where I start awareness conversations but has anyone heard about the seafood distributor who got shut down by the FDA a couple of weeks ago for food safety violations? I have a few friends who are chefs and some who own restaurants In the DC area and they told me about this.

The FDA found that the Congressional Seafood Company failed to follow its' Seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations in handling of products like raw seafoods: tuna, crab, etc. Here's the article that was discussed...

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm196967.htm

I don't know how many restaurants and hotels in the area are buying from this place but I would be careful. Just an fyi!

[hm212]

Hey everyone,

Not sure if this is where I start awareness conversations but has anyone heard about the seafood distributor who got shut down by the FDA a couple of weeks ago for food safety violations? I have a few friends who are chefs and some who own restaurants In the DC area and they told me about this.

The FDA found that the Congressional Seafood Company failed to follow its' Seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations in handling of products like raw seafoods: tuna, crab, etc. Here's the article that was discussed...

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm196967.htm

I don't know how many restaurants and hotels in the area are buying from this place but I would be careful. Just an fyi!

If you read the violations they were cited for documentation issues only and are now back in operation.

http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/01/11/daily53.html