SF Seafood Market Closed for Unlabeled Food & Tank Violations

Health inspectors closed Huizhong Trade Co LLC on October 17, 2025, after discovering serious food safety violations including unlabeled seafood products and improperly managed live seafood tanks at the Visitacion Valley establishment. The seafood market at 2883 San Bruno Ave failed its follow-up inspection and remains closed to protect public health.

Critical Safety Plan Missing

The most serious violation involved multiple large tanks filled with live seafood including fish, lobster, crabs, shrimp, and clams operating without required safety protocols. Inspector Montre Tieu discovered the facility lacked an approved HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) plan from the California Department of Public Health, a mandatory safety requirement for establishments handling live seafood. This critical oversight puts customers at serious risk of foodborne illness from improperly monitored seafood temperatures and contamination. Live seafood operations require strict temperature monitoring and water quality controls to prevent bacterial growth and ensure seafood safety. Without proper HACCP protocols, dangerous pathogens like Vibrio bacteria can proliferate in seafood tanks, causing severe gastrointestinal illness, septicemia, and in extreme cases, death in vulnerable populations.

Extensive Unlabeled Food Products

Inspectors found numerous unlabeled prepackaged food items throughout the facility, creating serious traceability and safety concerns. The violations included over 8 containers of raw frozen red meat, more than 5 bags of frozen whole fish, prepackaged frozen eel, multiple bags of seafood sticks, frozen shrimp, and frozen scallops - all lacking proper manufacturer labeling required by California health codes. Without proper food labeling, customers cannot identify allergens, expiration dates, or product origins. This creates significant health risks for individuals with food allergies and makes it impossible to trace contaminated products during foodborne illness outbreaks. The extensive nature of the labeling violations suggests systematic non-compliance with basic food safety requirements.

Sanitation and Maintenance Issues

Additional violations included standing water accumulation on floors beneath freezer units and food sales shelving, creating conditions that harbor bacteria and attract pests. These sanitation failures compound the facility's food safety risks and indicate poor maintenance practices that could lead to cross-contamination of seafood products. The inspector also noted missing handwashing station requirements, though specific details about accessibility and temperature compliance were not fully documented in the available violation records.

Inspection History and Consequences

This represents the first documented inspection for Huizhong Trade Co LLC in available public records, making it unclear whether these violations represent ongoing issues or recent developments at the seafood market. The facility received a failing grade on this inspection and remains closed pending correction of all violations. The establishment must provide approved HACCP documentation to Inspector Tieu at montre.tieu@sfdph.org and correct all labeling and sanitation violations before reopening. Customers seeking fresh seafood in the Visitacion Valley area near the T-Third Muni line should seek alternative establishments until Huizhong Trade Co LLC demonstrates compliance with food safety requirements. The closure underscores the importance of proper seafood handling protocols and labeling compliance in protecting public health from serious foodborne illness risks associated with improperly managed seafood operations.