Food and Drug Administration Locations and Addresses for Shellfish Sanitation Program
State Program Officers Responsible for Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Certificates
Country Officers Responsible for Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Certificates
Persons interested in receiving information and publications about the National Shellfish Sanitation Program contact:
F. Raymond BurdittPersons interested in receiving information about the Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List (ICSSL) contact:
National Shellfish Standard
Office of Food Safety
Division of Food Safety, HFS-325
5001 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20740-3835
(240) 402-1562
(FAX) (301) 436-2601
Floyd.Burditt@fda.hhs.gov
Charlotte V. Epps
Retail Food & Cooperative Programs Coordination Staff, HFS-320
Food and Drug Administration
5001 Campus Drive
College Park, MD 20740-3835
(240) 402-2154
(FAX) (301) 436-2632
Charlotte.Epps@fda.hhs.gov
Persons interested in receiving information about the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) contact:ICSSL Monthly Listing FDA/CFSAN Web Homepage
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FederalStateFoodPrograms/ucm2006753.htmNSSP Model Ordinance
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/FederalStateFoodPrograms/ucm2006754.htm
ISSCCFSAN Information Line
Attn: Ken B. Moore, Executive Director
209-2 Dawson Road
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 788-7559
(FAX) (803) 788-7576
issc@issc.org
Web Page: http://www.issc.org
1-888- | SAFEFOOD |
(723-3366) |
Shellfish - All edible species of oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops;* either shucked or in the shell, fresh or frozen, whole or in part. (See the National Shellfish Sanitation Program "Guide for the Control Molluscan-Shellfish".
Depuration Processor (DP) - A person who receives shellstock from approved, conditionally approved, restricted, or conditionally restricted growing areas and submits such shellstock to an approved depuration process.
Repacker (RP) - A person other than the original certified shucker-packer who repacks shucked shellfish into other containers. A repacker also may repack and ship shellstock. A repacker shall not shuck shellfish.
Reshipper (RS) - A person who purchases shucked shellfish or shellstock from other certified shippers and sells the product without repacking or relabeling to other certified shippers, wholesalers, or retailers.
Shellstock Shipper (SS) - A person who grows, harvest, buys, or repack and sells shellstock. They are not authorized to shuck shellfish nor to repack shucked shellfish. A shellstock shipper may also ship shucked shellfish.
Shucker-Packer (SP) - A person who shucks and packs shellfish. A shucker-packer may act as a shellstock shipper or reshipper or may repack shellfish originating from other certified dealers.
Post Harvest Processor (PHP) - A certified dealer with the capability to apply a validated post harvest process to reduce the level(s) of hazards not addressed by controls in the 2003 NSSP Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish Chapters XI through XIV.
Aquaculture (AQ) - the cultivation of seed in natural or artificial growing areas, or the cultivation of shellstock other than seed in growing areas.
Wet Storage (WS) - the storage, by a dealer, of shellstock from growing areas in the approved classification or in the open status of the conditionally approved classification in containers or floats in natural bodies of water or in tanks containing natural or synthetic seawater at any permitted land-based activity or facility.
Click on any of the states or countries link below to view the corresponding Certified Shippers list belonging to that state or country.
Domestic Certified ShippersForeign Certified Shippers
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District Of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Virgin Island
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Point of Contact
State |
Personnel |
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Virginia |
Bob Connell Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA Seton Business Park 6000 Metro Drive, Suite 101 Baltimore, MD 21215 (410) 779-5108 FAX:(410) 779-5707 Robert.Connell@fda.hhs.gov |
Maryland |
Julie Anbarchian Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA Seton Business Park 6000 Metro Drive, Suite 101 Baltimore, MD 21215 (410) 779-5112 FAX: (410) 779-5707 Julie.Anbarchian@fda.hhs.gov |
District
of Columbia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Wisconsin West Virginia |
CAPT John Jaworski Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 6751 Steger Drive Cincinnati, OH 45237 (513) 679-2700 FAX:(513) 679-2772 John.Jaworski@fda.hhs.gov |
Louisiana Mississippi |
John Veazey Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 2600 Citiplace Court, Suite 410 Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225) 925-5794 x104 Cell:(225) 806-0865 FAX:(225) 925-5794 John.Veazey@fda.hhs.gov |
Florida Alabama Georgia |
David Wiggins Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 3116 Capital Circle, NE, Suite 4 Tallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 942-0265 x101 FAX: (850) 942-8326 David.Wiggins@fda.hhs.gov |
North
Carolina South Carolina Tennessee |
Aaron Wozniak Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 4600 Goer Drive, Suite 106 North Charleston, SC 20406 (843) 746-2990 Cell:(678) 616-5601 FAX:(843) 746-2994 Aaron.Wozniak@fda.hhs.gov |
Colorado New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Utah |
Christopher Brooks Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 4040 N. Central Expressway, Suite 915 Dallas, TX 75204 (214) 253-4938 Cell:(214) 364-0724 FAX: (214) 253-4960 Christopher.Brooks@fda.hhs.gov |
Luis Solorzano
Branch Director, Shellfish
Sanitation Branch 2
Office of State Cooperative Programs
DHHS/PHS/FDA
1431 Harbor Bay Pkwy
Alameda, CA 94502
(510) 337-6832
Cell: (510) 445-1431
FAX:(510) 337-6703
Luis.Solorzano@fda.hhs.gov
Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Point of Contact
State |
Personnel |
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Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island |
Amy Fitzpatrick Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA One Montvale Avenue, 4th Floor Stoneham, MA 02180 (781) 587-7445 Cell:(781) 315-7991 FAX: (781) 587-7558 Amy.Fitzpatrick@fda.hhs.gov |
Vermont Maine |
David Lamoureux Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA One Montvale Avenue, 4th Floor Stoneham, MA 02180 (781) 587-7441 Cell:(781) 258-3984 FAX:(781) 587-7558 David.Lamoureux@fda.hhs.gov |
Connecticut New York |
Valerie Potopsingh Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 670 Federal Plaza-Alfonse M. D’Amato US Courthouse Federal Plaza, Room 170 Central Islip, NY 11722 (631) 787-3002 x1011 Cell:(240) 704-3250 FAX: (631) 787-3001 Valerie.Potopsingh@fda.hhs.gov |
Delaware New Jersey |
Gary Wolf Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 1020 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 203 Voorhees, NJ 08043 (856) 783-1398 x119 FAX:(856) 783-1513 Gary.Wolf@fda.hhs.gov |
Alaska Nevada Oregon |
Marshall Kinsey Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 1000 Second Avenue, Suite 2400 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 340-8227 Cell:(206) 225-8077 FAX:(206) 553-7020 Marshall.Kinsey@fda.hhs.gov |
California Hawaii |
Jessie DeLoach Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 949 Market Street, Suite 602 Tacoma, WA 98402 (253) 383-5252 x 115 Cell (206) 455-4712 FAX:(253) 383-5858 Jessie.DeLoach@fda.hhs.gov |
Washington |
Kristina Phelps Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 949 Market Street, Suite 602 Tacoma, WA 98402 (253) 383-5252 x 103 Cell (253) 320-5719 FAX:(253) 383-5858 Kristina.Phelps@fda.hhs.gov |
ALABAMA
Mr. Byron Webb Seafood Specialist AL Dept. of Public Health 250 North Water Street P.O. Box 1703 Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-2428 (FAX) 251-433-2384 byron.webb@adph.state.al.us |
ALASKA
Mr. George Scanlan State of Alaska Dept. of Envm. Conservation 555 Cordova Street, 5th Floor Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 269-7638 (FAX) 907-269-7510 George_Scanlan@dec.state.ak.us |
CALIFORNIA
Ms. Christina Grant Program Specialist Department of Public Health 605 West Santa Ana Blvd. Bldg. 28 Room 539 Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 558-4241 FAX (916) 440-5826 christina.grant@cdph.ca.gov |
COLORADO
Mr. Jon Strauss Div. of Environmental Health and Sustainability CO Dept of Public Health & Envm 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South A-2 Denver, CO 80246 (303) 692-3654 (FAX) 303-753-6809 jon.strauss@state.co.us |
CONNECTICUT
Mr. David H. Carey, Dir. Bureau of Aquaculture CT Dept. of Agriculture P.O. Box 97 Milford, CT 06460-0097 (203) 874-0696 ext. 103 (FAX) 203-783-9976 David.Carey@ct.gov |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Mr. Bruce E. Flippens Sanitarian/Plan Review Food Safety & Hygiene Insepction Services Div. Department of Health Government of the District of Columbia 899 North Capitol Street, NE, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20002 (202) 442-9039 (FAX) 202-535-1359 bruce.flippens@dc.gov |
DELAWARE
Ms. Debbie Rouse, Program Manager Shellfish & Recreational Water Br. Watershed Assessment Section Div. of Water Resources/Dept. of Natural Resources & Envm. Control P.O. Box 1401 Dover, DE 19903 (302) 739-9939 (Office) (302) 672-1166 (Direct Line) (FAX) 302-739-6140 Debbie.Rouse@state.de.us |
FLORIDA
Ms. Kimberly Norgren, Environmental Specialist Dept. Of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture 600 South Calhoun Street, Suite 217 Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 617-7600 (FAX) 850-617-7601 Kimberly.Norgren@freshfromflorida.com |
GEORGIA
Mrs. Krissa Jones Manufactured Food Program Manager GA Dept. of Agriculture Food Safety Division 19 MLK Jr. Drive, SW, Room 306 Atlanta, GA 30334 (404) 657-4801 (FAX) 404-463-6428 krissa.jones@agr.georgia.gov |
HAWAII
Ms. Amanda R.K. Lowrey, Ph.D. Sanitation IV Environmental Health Services Division HI State Dept. of Health 99-945 Halaway Valley Street Aiea, HI 96701 Cell: (808) 368-9211 Office: (808) 586-8000 (FAX) 808-586-8040 amanda.lowrey@doh.hawaii.gov |
ILLINOIS
Ms. Jessica McAnelly, BA, LEHP Chief, Division of Food, Drugs & Dairies IL Dept. of Public Health Div. of Food, Drugs & Dairies 525 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62761 (217) 785-2439 (FAX) 217-782-0943 Jessica.Mcanelly@illinois.gov |
INDIANA
Mr. Jordan K. Young Food Scientist II Food Protection Program Indiana State Department Of Health 100 North Senate Avenue, N855 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 741-4639 (FAX) 317-233-9200 JYoung1@isdh.IN.gov |
KENTUCKY
Ms. Pamela M. Hendren Interim Branch Manager Kentucky Food Safety Branch,HS1C-F 275 East Main Street Frankfort, KY 40621 (502) 564-7181, ext. 4208 (FAX) 502-564-0398 PamelaM.Hendren@ky.gov |
LOUISIANA
Mr. Gordon LeBlanc, Administrator Molluscan Shellfish/Commercial Seafood Program LA Dept.of Health & Hospitals 628 North 4th Street P.O Box 4489 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 (225) 342-7539 (FAX) 225-342-7672 Gordon.Leblanc@LA.GOV |
MAINE
Mr. John Fendl Seafood Technologist Supervisor Public Health Div. Maine Dept. Of Marine Resources 22 Coaling Station Lane Ellsworth, ME 04605 (207) 592-8934 (FAX) 207-664-0592 John.Fendl@maine.gov |
MARYLAND
Mr. Alan Taylor, Chief MD Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene Office of Food Protection & Consumer Health Services Div. of Food Control 6 Saint Paul St., Suite 1301 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 767-8400 (FAX) 410-333-8931 alant@dhmh.state.md.us |
MASSACHUSETTS
Mr. Michael J. Moore, Director Food Protection Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 305 South Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 (617) 983-6754 (FAX) 617-983-6770 michael.moore@state.ma.us |
MICHIGAN
Ms. Vijaya Pandit Senior Food Safety Inspector Michigan Department of Agriculture Food & Dairy Division 525 W. Allegan, P. O. Box 30017 Lansing, MI 48909 Tel (517) 373-1060 (FAX) 517-373-3333 panditv@michigan.gov |
MISSISSIPPI
Ms. Ruth Posadas Bureau Director Seafood Technology Bureau MS Dept. of Marine Resources 1141 Bayview Ave. Biloxi, MS 39530 (228) 374-5000 / (228) 523-4084 (FAX) 228-374-5220 ruth.posadas@dmr.ms.gov |
NORTH CAROLINA
Mr. Shannon Jenkins, Section Chief Shellfish Sanitation Section NC Dept. of Environmental & Natural Resources P.O. Box 769 Morehead City, NC 28557 (252) 808-8148 (FAX) 252-726-8475 shannon.jenkins@ncdenr.gov |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ms. Debra Scoville Food Safety Coordinator NH Division of Public Health Services Food Protection Section 29 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-4589 (FAX) 603-271-4859 debra.scoville@dhhs.nh.gov |
NEW JERSEY
Ms.Virginia M. Wheatley Department of Health Consumer, Environmental & Occupational Health Services PO Box 369 Trenton, NJ 08625-0369 (609) 826-4935 (FAX) 609-826-4990 virginia.wheatley@doh.nj.gov |
NEW MEXICO
Mr. Johnathan Gerhardt, CP-FS Food Program Manager New Mexico Environment Dept. 121 Tijeras Avenue, NE, Suite 1000 Albuquerque, NM 87102-3400 (505) 222-9515 (FAX) 505-222-9510 johnathan.gerhardt@state.nm.us |
NEVADA
Mr. Barrett Evans, R.E.H.S. Environmental Health Supervisor Nevada Division of Public & Behavioral Health Regulatory & Planning Services Environmental Health Section 727 Fairview Drive, Suite D Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: (775)-687-7539 Fax: (775)-687-7551 bevans@health.nv.gov |
NEW YORK
Ms. Susan Ritchie, Food Inspector 2 Bureau of Marine Resources, Shellfish Inspection Unit 205 N. Belle Mead Road, Ste 1 East Setauket, NY 11733 (631) 444-0494 (FAX) 631-444-0484 susan.ritchie@dec.ny.gov |
OHIO
Ms. Terri Gerhardt Food Safety Supervisor Ohio Dept. of Agriculture 8995 E. Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614) 728-6250 (FAX) 614-644-0720 gerhardt@agri.ohio.gov |
OKLAHOMA
Mr. Phillip M. Jurina Public Health Specialist, III OK State Health Department 1000 NE 10th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73117 (405) 760-7344 (FAX) 405-271-3458 phillipj@health.ok.gov |
OREGON
Mr. Alex Manderson Food Safety and Animal Health Program Oregon Department of Agriculture 635 Capitol St, NE Salem, OR 97301-2532 (503) 842-2607 (FAX) 503-986-4729 amanderson@oda.state.or.us |
PENNSYLVANIA
Mr. Robert Hein Food Sanitarian Program Specialist PA Dept. of Agriculture 2301 North Cameron St. Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408 (717) 787-4315 x120 (FAX) 717-787-1873 rhein@pa.gov |
RHODE ISLAND
Ms. Catherine White, Supervisor Office of Food Protection RI Dept. of Health 203 Cannon Building Three Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-7734 (FAX) 401-222-4775 catherine.white@health.ri.gov |
SOUTH CAROLINA
Mr. Charles M. Gorman, Div. Director Water Monitoring, Assessment & Protection Div. Bureau of Water SC Dept. of Health & Environment Control 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 898-3112 (FAX) 803-898-2893 gormancm@dhec.sc.gov |
TENNESSEE
Ms. Shanna Lively Food and Dairy Administrator TN Dept. of Agriculture P.O. Box 40627 Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 837-5176 (FAX) 615-837-5335/5005 Shanna.Lively@tn.gov |
TEXAS
Mr. Kirk Wiles, Manager Seafood and Aquatic Life Group (SALG) TX Dept. of Health 1100 W. 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 (512) 834-6757 (FAX) 512-834-6762 Kirk.Wiles@dshs.state.tx.us |
UTAH
Mr. Blake Millett Environmental Health Scientist I Utah Department of Agriculture Division of Regulatory Services PO Box 146500 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6500 (801) 706-9202 (FAX) 801-538-4949 bmillett@utah.gov |
VERMONT
Ms. Elisabeth Wirsing, MPH Food and Lodging Program Chief Vermont Dept. of Health 108 Cherry Street Burlington, VT 05402 (802) 951-0109 (FAX) 802-863-7483 elisabeth.wirsing@vermont.gov |
VIRGINIA
Mr. B. Keith Skiles, MPH, Director Div. of Shellfish Sanitation Virginia Dept. of Health 109 Governor Street, Room 614 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 864-7480 (FAX) 804-864-7481 Keith.Skiles@vdh.virginia.gov |
WASHINGTON
Mr. Rick Porso, Director Office of Environmental Health and Safety Division of Environmental Public Health WA State Dept. of Health 243 Israel Road, SE P.O. Box 47824 Tumwater, WA 98504-7824 (360) 236-3391 (FAX) 360-236-2257 Rick.Porso@doh.wa.gov |
WEST VIRGINIA
Mr. Robert E. Nichols WV Dept. of Agriculture READ 1900 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25305-0170 (304) 558-3550 (FAX) 304-558-3594 rnichols@ag.state.wv.us |
WISCONSIN
Ms. Shannon Dorn Manufactured Foods Specialist WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Division of Food Safety 2811 Agriculture Drive PO Box 8911 Madison, WI 53708-8911 (262) 939-4948 (FAX) 608-224-4710 Shannon.Dorn@wisconsin.gov |
FOREIGN COUNTRY OFFICIALS | UNITED STATES CONTACT |
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CANADA Program Design and Policy Mr. John White Policy and Programs Specialist Domestic Food Safety Systems Canadian Food Inspection Agency 57 Central Street, Suite 205 Summerside, PE, Canada C1N 3K9 (902) 940-0584 (FAX) (902) 888-4024 John.White@inspection.gc.ca ICSSL Listings/Compliants/Illnesses Ms. Bernice Losier National Operations Specialist Operational Guidance and Expertise Canadian Food Inspection Agency 1081 Main Street P.O. Box 6088 Moncton, NB Canada E1C 8R2 (506) 777-3959 (FAX) (506) 777-3942 Bernice.Losier@inspection.gc.ca |
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REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. Jongwha Bang Ministry for Food Agriculture Forestry and Fishieries (MIFAFF) Government Complex Gwhacheon 88 Gwanmunro , Gwacheon City Gyeonggi-Do, Korea 427-719 TEL: 82-2-500-2375 FAX: 82-2-503-9128 bjh125@korea.kr |
Dr. Yongsang Kim, D.V.M., Ph.D. Veterinary Attache Embassy of the Republic of Korea 2450 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20008 (202) 587-6146 (FAX) (202) 387-0402 CELL: (202) 641-8698 yskim0621@hotmail.com |
MEXICO Ms. Pamela Suarez Program Manager Executive Director of Special Programs Sanitary Enforcement Commission COFEPRIS Oklahoma 14, Napoles, Deleg. Benito Juarez Mexico City, Mexico TEL: (52 55) 5080 5389 psuarez@cofepris.gob.mx Mr. Alejandro Barreiro Mexico Shellfish Standardization Officer Executive Director of Special Programs Sanitary Enforcement Commission COFEPRIS Oklahoma 14, Napoles, Deleg. Benito Juarez Mexico City, Mexico TEL: (52-55) 5080 5263 jabarreiro@cofepris.gob.mx |
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NEW ZEALAND Dr. Kathleen Lloyd Market Access Counsellor Policy and Trade Branch Ministry for Primary Industries PO Box 2526 Wellington 6140 New Zealand TEL: (64) 4 894 2412 FAX: (64) 4 894 0742 Kathy.Lloyd@mpi.govt.nz |
Mr. Jason Frost Technical Adviser New Zealand Embassy 37 Observatory Circle, N.W. Washington, DC 20008 (202) 328-4849 (FAX) (202) 332-4309 jason.frost@mfat.govt.nz |