Listeria Contamination Continues in US Fish Processing Farm

Positive results for listeria have been found for the third time at the NY Fish Company seafood processing facility in Brooklyn, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

The FDA said the findings demonstrate an inability to adequately clean and sanitize the facility and to correct practices leading to the contamination of finished products with listeria monocytogenes.

Listeria was found inside the facility after inspections in May, September and October 2009.

NY Fish last year recalled vacuum-packaged smoked salmon and salted herring products after the FDA found the contamination.

Last week the FDA sent warning letters to seafood processors that were largely failing to meet the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point plans.