Alabama Aquatics Park Source of E. coli Outbreak
The two-year-old $32 million Opelika Sportsplex and Aquatics Center was the “common source of exposure” for an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened at least five Alabama children and possibly...
View ArticleAlabama McDonald’s Customers Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis A
Customers who ate at a McDonald’s in Northport, AL between February 28 and March 14 may have been exposed to hepatitis A through an infected employee, according to the Alabama Department of Health. In...
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NOAA Closes Gulf Spill Area To Fishing
FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO –Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was first to start closing down the Gulf seafood industry when he put select fishing areas and oyster harvesting beds off limits to both...
View ArticleAmmonia Leak Causes Scare at Food Facility
On Monday an ammonia leak at a refrigeration plant in Alabama caused 84 people to seek medical attention, reported Meatingplace. Millard Refrigeration Services in Theodore, Ala., freezes poultry for...
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Salmonella Outbreak at Alabama Daycare Likely from Outside Source
At least four children at an Alabama daycare contracted Salmonella infections between the end of September and middle of October. Health officials say other cases may be linked to the outbreak....
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Salmonella Sickens Funeral Attendees from Nine States
At least 36 people who attended a funeral in western Alabama on July 6 have fallen ill with Salmonella infections, reported the Alabama Department of Public Health Wednesday. The funeral was held at...
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Case Count Nearly Doubles in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Funeral
At least 67 attendees of a funeral held in Alabama last weekend are now known to have been sickened by Salmonella, up from the 36 illnesses state health officials reported Wednesday. The Alabama...
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Six Cases of Salmonella Linked to Annual Bean Day Fundraiser in Alabama
As of Monday afternoon, at least six cases of Salmonella poisoning have been confirmed in Limestone County, AL, and officials believe those who fell ill may have contracted it at an annual Bean Day...
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Foodborne Illness Outbreak Suspected in Mobile, AL
The Mobile County Health Department is investigating a possible foodborne illness outbreak that occurred over the weekend in downtown Mobile, AL. At least three people have reported illnesses after...
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Salmonella Outbreak Likely in Russellville, AL
A possible Salmonella outbreak is occurring in Russellville, AL, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. At least three people have confirmed Salmonella infections, while another nine...
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Hepatitis A Sickens 3 in Alabama
At least three people in Clarke County, AL, have fallen ill with Hepatitis A, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. The health department is investigating how the patients might been...
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Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered...
State legislatures remain in session from Alabama to Wyoming, with food safety mostly getting only a light touch from lawmakers who seem largely focused on budgets and education in this non-election...
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Egg-Producing States File Appeal Over California’s Proposition 2
States that, until recently, sold a total of 2 billion shell eggs a year in California clearly don’t intend to give up on that lucrative Golden State market without a fight. After first getting tossed...
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Blue Bell Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Because of Recall
Blue Bell Creameries announced Friday that because of the “extended timeline” required for cleaning up its four manufacturing plants before resuming ice cream production, the company will cut hundreds...
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Update: 86 Children Sickened in Alabama Outbreak, Staph Found in Daycare Food...
Eighty-six children may have been sickened by a Staphylococcus aureus toxin found in food served at the Montgomery, AL, daycares they attended. Of those children, 30 were hospitalized and, as of...
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Blue Bell Plans to Start Test Production at Alabama Plant in Next Several Weeks
Blue Bell Creameries has announced plans to launch production testing of ice cream “on a limited basis” at its plant in Sylacauga, AL, sometime in the next several weeks. No specific date was given for...
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Infected restaurant worker spurs hepatitis A alert in Alabama
A pizza restaurant in Alabama is working with the state Department of Public Health, after discovering that one of the restaurant’s food handlers is infected with hepatitis A. The health department...
View ArticleE. coli infections from unknown source under investigation in Alabama
The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating four cases of E. coli O157:H7 and two cases of Rotavirus in younger children in Northeastern Alabama. As of today the department had not...
View ArticleOysters harvested in Florida linked to three-state Salmonella outbreak
The Florida Department of Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and state health departments of Georgia and Alabama are investigating a Salmonella outbreak associated with the consumption of...
View ArticleAnother state reports a Cyclospora outbreak
The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating multiple reports of Cyclospora infection statewide. The state’s health department has logged more infections from this parasite since April,...
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