Alabama Cooperative Extension System

The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded the Alabama Cooperative Extension System with a $300,000 food safety grant.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is the primary outreach and engagement organization for the land-grant mission of Alabama A&M University and Auburn University in cooperation with Tuskegee University.
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An apparent foodborne illness outbreak in Decatur, AL, that sickened 19 people and may have killed one of them has state health officials stymied about the specific cause. More than 200 people attended a luncheon May 30 at Bridge Builders Church in Decatur sponsored by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
Continue Reading Reporting Delays Stymie Alabama Health Officials in Outbreak Investigation