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 raw oysters harvested from shellfish harvesting
Continue Reading Oysters harvested in Florida linked to three-state Salmonella outbreak
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 reported what the
Continue Reading E. coli infections from unknown source under investigation 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 (ADPH) has contacted many
Continue Reading Infected restaurant worker spurs hepatitis A alert in Alabama
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
Continue Reading Blue Bell Plans to Start Test Production at Alabama Plant in Next Several Weeks
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 Friday, two were reportedly
Continue Reading Update: 86 Children Sickened in Alabama Outbreak, Staph Found in Daycare Food Samples
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 of employees from its workforce. On
Continue Reading Blue Bell Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Because of Recall
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
Continue Reading Egg-Producing States File Appeal Over California’s Proposition 2
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 year. In Alabama,
Continue Reading Legislatures Weigh Bills on Soda Labels, Microbeads, Marijuana, Powdered Alcohol, Among Others
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 sickened. Two of
Continue Reading Hepatitis A Sickens 3 in Alabama
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 cases are being investigated. The health department
Continue Reading Salmonella Outbreak Likely in Russellville, AL
