May 17, 2013 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is seeking a preliminary injunction against New York City Fish, Inc. and several of its employees for manufacturing and distributing ready-to-eat fish products under insanitary conditions causing them to become adulterated. The products have been sold in stores in Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
The U.S. Department of Justice filed for the injunction on behalf the FDA in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to prevent the company from distributing smoked and cured fish products until it is in compliance with the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (Act). “These companies have ignored previous warnings by the FDA and have continued to produce and distribute products in violation of federal law,” Melinda Plaisier, the FDA’s acting associate commissioner for regulatory affairs said in a statement. “This lawsuit shows that the FDA will aim to protect public health by seeking enforcement action against companies that are identified as violating federal requirements.”
Read the full story at the Food Poisoning Bulletin