Food Safety
Navigating Seafood Safety After the Potomac Spill
The January 19, 2026, Potomac Interceptor collapse introduced an estimated 240 to 300 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River, creating immediate logistical hurdles for the regional seafood supply chain [1]. While the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) swiftly closed commercial shellfish harvesting waters from Charles County