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
Cell: (202) 573-0325
FAX:(301) 436-2601
Floyd.Burditt@fda.hhs.gov
Charlotte 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: Keith Skiles, Executive Director
4801 Hermitage Road, Suite 102
Richmond, VA 23227
(804) 330-6380
issc@issc.org
Web Page: http://www.issc.org
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 Points of Contact
State |
Personnel |
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KENTUCKY |
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 x13 Cell: (678) 616-5601 Aaron.Wozniak@fda.hhs.gov |
COLORADO |
Christopher Brooks Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 1201 Main Street, Room 6108 Dallas, TX 75202 (214) 364-0724 Cell: (214) 364-0724 Christopher.Brooks@fda.hhs.gov |
INDIANA |
Mike Pearson Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 3116 Capital Circle, NE, Suite 4 Tallahassee, FL 32308 (301) 452-0949 Cell: (301) 452-0949 David.Pearson@fda.hhs.gov |
ALABAMA |
David Wiggins Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 2110 First Street, Room 2-163 Fort Myers, FL 33901 (850) 942-0265 x101 Cell: (850) 661-3023 David.Wiggins@fda.hhs.gov |
OHIO |
Janet Talbert Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 3550 Buschwood Park Drive, Suite 230 Tampa, FL 33618 240-338-7449 Cell: (240) 336-7449 Janet.Talbert@fda.hhs.gov |
LOUISIANA |
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) 925-5459 x104 Cell: (225) 806-0865 John.Veazey@fda.hhs.gov |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
Julie Anbarchian Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 11155 Dolfield Blvd., Suite 117 Owings Mills, MD 21117 (410) 779-5112 Cell: (410) 707-0400 Julie.Anbarchian@fda.hhs.gov |
GEORGIA |
Kimberly Norgren Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 1 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 3550 Buschwood Park Drive, Suite 230 Tampa, FL 33618 301-708-1792 Cell: (301) 708-1792 Kimberly.Norgren@fda.hhs.gov |
Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Points of Contact
State |
Personnel |
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CONNECTICUT |
Amy Fitzpatrick Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA One Montvale Avenue, 4th Floor Stoneham, MA 02180 (781) 587-7445 Cell: (781) 315-7991 Amy.Fitzpatrick@fda.hhs.gov |
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 David.Lamoureux@fda.hhs.gov |
DELAWARE |
Gary Wolf Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 5 Greentree Center 525 Route 73 North Marlton, NJ 08053 (856) 290-4019 Cell: (609) 287-2991 Gary.Wolf@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 x103 Cell: (253) 320-5719 Kristina.Phelps@fda.hhs.gov |
ALASKA |
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 Marshall.Kinsey@fda.hhs.gov |
CALIFORNIA |
VACANT Branch Director, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 For Information contact: Michael Lombardi DHHS/PHS/FDA 15100 NW 67th Avenue Miami, FL 33014 305-816-1456 VACANT |
NEW YORK |
Timothy Deatrick Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA 11155 Dolfield Blvd., Suite 117 Owings Mills, MD 21117 (410) 779-5108 Cell: (301) 452-1399 Timothy.Deatrick@fda.hhs.gov |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Yan Sun Shellfish Specialist, Shellfish Sanitation Branch 2 Office of State Cooperative Programs DHHS/PHS/FDA One Montvale Avenue, 4th Floor Stoneham, MA 02180 (781) 587-7479 Cell: (240) 204-4588 Yan.Sun1@fda.hhs.gov |
ALABAMA Joshua Hopper Public Health Senior Environmentalist AL Dept. of Public Health 250 North Water Street P.O. Box 1703 Mobile, AL 36602 (251) 433-2384 Cell: 251-721-5332 FAX:251-433-2345 joshua.hopper@adph.state.al.us |
ALASKA Carol S. Brady State of Alaska Shellfish Program Coordinator Food Safety and Sanitation 555 Cordova Street, 5th Floor Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 269-7636 FAX:907-269-7510 carol.brady@alaska.gov |
CALIFORNIA Christina Grant Shellfish Program Specialist CA Dept. of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch 2 MacArthur Place, Suite 100 Santa Ana, CA 92707 (714) 957-5988 FAX:(916) 636-6498 christina.grant@cdph.ca.gov |
COLORADO Justin Trubee Div. of Environmental Health and Sustainability CO Dept of Public Health & Envm 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South A-2 Denver, CO 80246 (303) 692-3632 Cell: 720-724-1894 FAX:303-753-6809 justin.trubee@state.co.us |
CONNECTICUT David H Carey, Dir Bureau of Aquaculture CT Dept. of Agriculture P.O. Box 97 Milford, CT 06460-0097 (203) 874-0696 x103 FAX:203-783-9976 David.Carey@ct.gov |
DELAWARE Andrew Bell Environmental Scientist III, Shellfish & Recreational Water Program Watershed Assessment & Management Section, Div. of Watershed Stewardship DE Dept. of Natural Resources & Envm. Control 285 Beiser Boulevard, Suite 102 Dover, DE 19904 (302) 739-9939 Cell: (443) 521-1775 FAX:302-739-6140 Andrew.Bell@delaware.gov |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 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 |
FLORIDA Jesse Fields Environmental Administrator Dept. Of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture 600 South Calhoun Street, Suite 217 Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 617-7617 Cell: (850) 694-8834 FAX:850-617-7601 Jesse.Fields@FDACS.gov |
GEORGIA 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 Amanda R.K. Lowrey, Ph.D. Food Safety Specialist IV Environmental Health Services Division HI State Dept. of Health 99-945 Halaway Valley Street Aiea, HI 96701 (808) 586-8000 Cell: (808) 368-9211 FAX:808-586-8040 amanda.lowrey@doh.hawaii.gov |
ILLINOIS Darrah Dunlap, MPH, LEHP Program Manager IL Dept. of Public Health Div. of Environmental Health Food, Dairies, and Devices Section 525 West Jefferson Street Springfield, IL 62761 (217) 782-5830 Darrah.Dunlap@illinois.gov |
INDIANA Jordan K Young Food Scientist II Food Protection Program Indiana State Department Of Health 100 North Senate Avenue, N855 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 719-5452 FAX:317-233-9200 JYoung1@isdh.IN.gov |
KENTUCKY Sally N. Dabb, RS,RDN,LD Food Manufacturing Section Supervisor Kentucky Food Safety Branch,HS1C-F 275 East Main Street Frankfort, KY 40626 (502) 564-7181 x4491 FAX:502-564-0398 sally.dabb@ky.gov |
LOUISIANA Jennifer O. Armentor, R.S. Molluscan Shellfish/Commercial Seafood Program LA Dept.of Health & Hospitals 628 North 4th Street P.O Box 4489 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489 (225) 342-7539 Jennifer.Armentor@LA.GOV |
MAINE James R. Becker Seafood Technology Supervisor Bureau of Public Health . Maine Dept. Of Marine Resources 194 McKown Point Road. P.O. Box 8 W. Boothbay Harbor, ME 04575 (207) 592-8934 Cell: (207) 592-8934 James.Becker@maine.gov |
MARYLAND Kim Coulbourne State Shellfish Standardization Officer MD Department of Health Office of Food Protection 6 Saint Paul St., Suite 1301 Baltimore, MD 21202 (443) 690-3106 FAX:410-333-8931 kim.coulbourne@maryland.gov |
MASSACHUSETTS 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 Casey Wagner - SSO West Region Food Inspector MI Dept.of Agriculture & Rural Development Food & Dairy Division 525 W. Allegan P.O. Box 30017 Lansing, MI 48909 1 (800) 292-3939 Cell: 616-558-4614 WagnerC5@michigan.gov |
MISSISSIPPI Kristina Broussard Bureau Director Seafood Technology Bureau MS Dept. of Marine Resources 1141 Bayview Ave. Biloxi, MS 39530 (228) 523-4067 kristina.broussard@dmr.ms.gov |
NEVADA Paul Cohen, R.E.H.S Nevada State Shellfish Officer (SSO) NV Dept..of Health and Human Services Environmental Health Section 500 Damonte Parkway, Suite # 657 Reno, NV 89521 (775)-546-5528 pcohen@health.nv.gov |
NEW HAMPSHIRE Justin McMath Shellfish Standardization Officer Food Protection Section NH Division of Public Health, DHHS 29 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 (603) 271-4589 FAX:603-271-4859 Justin.mcmath@dhhs.nh.gov |
NEW JERSEY 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 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 |
NEW YORK William Athawes, Food Inspector 2 NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation Div. of Marine Resources, Shellfish Inspection Unit 123 Kings Park Blvd. Nissequogue River State Park Kings Park, NY 11754 (631) 444-0494 Cell: 516-238-1495 FAX:631-444-0484 william.athawes@dec.ny.gov |
NORTH CAROLINA 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 |
OHIO Jodi Taylor Chief Food Safety Ohio Dept. of Agriculture 8995 E. Main Street Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 (614) 775-7625 Jodi.taylor@agri.ohio.gov |
OKLAHOMA 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 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 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 Keith Amoroso, Program Manager Office of Food Protection RI Dept. of Health Center for Food Protection Three Capital Hill Providence, RI 02908-5097 (401) 222-7728 FAX:401-222-4775 keith.amoroso@health.ri.gov |
SOUTH CAROLINA Mike Marshall, Chief Environmental Affairs - Office of Law Enforcement SC Dept. of Health & Environmental Control 927 Shine Avenue Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 (843) 492-2828 FAX:(843) 238-4518 marshama@dhec.sc.gov |
TENNESSEE Danny Withers Food and Dairy Administrator TN Dept. of Agriculture P.O. Box 40627 Nashville, TN 37204 (615) 741-1750 FAX:615-837-5335 Danny.Withers@tn.gov |
TEXAS 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.texas.gov |
UTAH 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 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 Danielle Schools, Director Div. of Shellfish Safety and Water Borne Hazards Office of Environmental Health Services Virginia Dept. of Health 109 Governor Street, Room 614 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 864-7484 danielle.schools@vdh.virginia.gov |
WASHINGTON Todd Phillips, R.S., Director Office of Environmental Health and Safety Environmental Public Health WA State Dept. of Health 243 Israel Road, SE P.O. Box 47824 Tumwater, WA 98504-7824 (360) 236-3302 FAX:360-236-2257 Todd.Phillips@doh.wa.gov |
WEST VIRGINIA 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 Erin Bergwin 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 (920) 445-5384 FAX:608-224-4710 Erin.Bergwin@wisconsin.gov |
FOREIGN COUNTRY OFFICIALS | UNITED STATES CONTACT |
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CANADA Hanna Bailey Policy and Programs Specialist/Policy and Programs Branch Canada Food Inspection Agency 400-4321 Still Creek Drive Floor 4, Room 400 Burnaby, BC V5C 6S7 Telephone: (604) 319-6730 FAX: (604) 292-5604 Email: hanna.bailey@inspection.gc.ca
Kristen Kirby | |
SPAIN Carola Gonzalez Kessler Subdirectorate General of Aquaculture Fisheries Marketing and Structural Actions C/Velaquez 147 - 2nd Floor Madrid, ES 28071 Telephone: 91.347.3687 FAX: 91.347.8445 Email: comerpm@mapa.es
Emilio Luis Garcia Muro | |
KOREA, SOUTH Hyunsuk Choi Ministry for Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) Government Complex Sejong 94, Dasom 2-Ro Sejong Special Self-governing City, KR 30110 Telephone: 82-44-200-5416 FAX: :82-44-861-9474 Email: mofsafety@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 Telephone: (202) 587-6146 FAX: (202) 387-0402 Email: yskim0621@hotmail.com |
MEXICO Veronica Berrones Zapata Executive Director of Special Programs Sanitary Enforcement Commission COFEPRIS Oklahoma 14, Napoles Benito Juarez, Mexico City, MX C.P. 03810 Telephone: 0115255508052000 Cell: ext. 11259 Email: vberrones@cofepris.gob.mx
Jose Alejandro Barreiro Isabel | |
NETHERLANDS Eline Zuidwijk-Van Den Oever Department Development & Support Netherlands Food and Consumer Product P.O Box 43006 Utrecht, NL 3540 AA Telephone: 0031 882232233 Email: export@nvwa.nl
Annelies Van Der Linden | |
NEW ZEALAND Dr. Marnie Johnson Specialist Adviser Market Access (West), Policy & Trade Branch Ministry for Primary Industries PO Box 2526 Wellington, NZ 6140 Telephone: (64) 4894 0138 Email: Marnie.Johnson@mpi.govt.nz
Dr. Greg Zemke-Smith | Jason Frost Technical Adviser New Zealand Embassy 37 Observatory Circle, N.W. Washington, DC 20008 Telephone: (202) 328-4849 FAX: (202) 332-4309 Email: jason.frost@mfat.govt.nz |