Friday, March 4, 2011

Portland Shellfish Company Gearing up to Reopen

Employees at Portland Shellfish Company can start returning to work next week after a federal order closed the plant for more than six weeks. Back in January, the seafood processing company was ordered to halt operations at its two plants after a federal judge approved a consent decree to stop shipping its ready-to-eat lobster, shrimp and crab products. An inspection carried out by the company last summer found listeria contamination, both at one of the plants and in a ready-to-eat product. The bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.

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