Homemade Meal Causes Mass Food Poisoning at Maryland Seafood Distributor

Forty-six employees were hospitalized after consuming a coworker's homemade noodle dish at NAFCO Wholesale Seafood Distributors.

The food poisoning incident occurred at NAFCO Wholesale Seafood Distributors in Jessup, Maryland, affecting 46 employees who were hospitalized but in non-critical condition.
The illness was traced back to a homemade Filipino noodle dish, 'pancit,' prepared by an employee and shared during a lunch break.
The Howard County Health Department and Maryland Department of Health are investigating the outbreak, which they believe was caused by outside food brought into the facility.
NAFCO has implemented a new policy prohibiting outside food on its premises to prevent future incidents.
The company emphasized that its seafood products are safe and that the food poisoning was unrelated to its commercial operations.