Feds press Monroe company to stop selling unsanitary seafood
MONROE — Federal officials filed a complaint Wednesday with the aim of stopping a Monroe seafood processor from selling contaminated products in violation of federal law.
Felix Custom Smoking manufactures seafood products like jerky and smoked salmon, according to court documents. Customers usually pick up their orders at the store on 147th Street SE, because the seafood isn’t sold online. Products have also been shipped to buyers in Colorado and Idaho. Felix processes fish from Alaska.
Most of the company’s business is reportedly for private companies that then distribute the products. The products are also sold at farmers’ markets, and anglers have also used the business to process, package and label their catch.
Inspections have shown a history of processing the seafood in unsanitary conditions with an infestation of flies, according to the civil complaint filed in federal court in Seattle Wednesday. In 2021, for example, federal inspectors collected 104 samples from surfaces at Felix Custom Smoking. Listeria mono was reportedly found in 19 of those samples. Two of those were on surfaces where the company processes ready-to-eat seafood. Five were on surfaces that food touches.
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The government has no business in their business. Diarrhea should be between the seller and the buyer. 