LEWISTON, Maine - A business in Hancock that sells smoked seafood products in Maine and beyond has been ordered to cease manufacturing due to recurring health violations.
On Friday, the U.S. District Court in Maine issued a permanent injunction against Mill Stream Corp., the parent company of Sullivan Harbor Farm.
According to the complaint, an FDA inspection of the facility last year found rodent pellets in an area where smoker trays are cleaned, and that water splashed from the processing floor onto a cutting board and into bins where fish is stored.
The inspection also found inadequate plans to control the bacteria that causes botulism.
A spokesperson for Mill Stream Corp., who asked not to be identified, says the company is under new ownership and has hired a food safety expert to address the FDA complaints.
