An Alabama seafood company will have to destroy all of its ingredients and products after it settled a lawsuit with federal prosecutors that includes a permanent ban from processing and distributing food.

Crabmeat products packaged, prepared and distributed by Irvington Seafood in Mobile County was being held in unsanitary conditions, Food and Drug Administrations inspections revealed between 2006 and 2022, according to prosecutors with in the Southern District of Alabama, which covers Mobile.

FDA inspectors found maggots, flies and roaches at the company’s facility in Irvington along with the bacteria Listeria monocytogenes on food contact and non-food contact surfaces of equipment, prosecutors said Thursday in announcing a settlement with the company.

The bacteria L. mono can cause serious illness and even death in vulnerable groups like newborns and those with impaired immune systems.

Inspectors also found Irvington Seafood employees did not wash their hands and aprons.

Despite repeated warnings, Irvington Seafood did not comply with FDA requests to rectify the violations.

Federal prosecutors filed a request for permanent injunction last month against the company, alleging that owner Kevin S. Sakprasit and company officers Helene Nou and Kammie C. Richardson, violated federal law by distributing tainted products.

“Food manufacturers and distributors must operate in strict compliance with the law,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, in a statement. “The department is committed to working hand in hand with the FDA to help ensure the safety of the nation’s food supply.”

The company and the defendants settled the lawsuit by agreeing to be bound by a court order permanently enjoining them from violating the law and requiring them to destroy all ingredients and products.

The defendants also cannot process or distribute food in the future without meeting several conditions, including giving advance notice to the FDA and allowing the agency to inspect their facilities and procedures.