Food Safety Inspectors Conducting Effectiveness Checks on Recalled Infant Formula
Montgomery, Ala. - Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries food safety inspectors are conducting recall effectiveness checks on Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott Nutrition facility located in Sturgis, Michigan. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products received from 9/20/2021 to 1/11/2022. All of the cases are reported to have... read more ❯
Food Safety Inspectors Conducting Effectiveness Checks on Recalled Infant Formula
Montgomery, Ala. - Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries food safety inspectors are conducting recall effectiveness checks on Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered infant formulas manufactured at an Abbott Nutrition facility located in Sturgis, Michigan. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and state and local partners are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products received from 9/20/2021 to 1/11/2022. All of the cases are reported to have... read more ❯
FDA Investigation of Cronobacter and Salmonella Complaints: Powdered Infant Formula (February 2022)
Do not use certain powdered infant formulas produced at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility received from 9/6/2021 to 12/18/2021. All of the cases are reported to have consumed powdered infant formula (IF) produced from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility. These complaints include three reports of Cronobacter sakazakii infections and one report of Salmonella Newport... read more ❯
FDA Investigation of Cronobacter and Salmonella Complaints: Powdered Infant Formula (February 2022)
Do not use certain powdered infant formulas produced at Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners are investigating four consumer complaints of infant illness related to products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility received from 9/6/2021 to 12/18/2021. All of the cases are reported to have consumed powdered infant formula (IF) produced from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, MI facility. These complaints include three reports of Cronobacter sakazakii infections and one report of Salmonella Newport... read more ❯
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Flock of Commercial Broiler Chickens in Kentucky and Backyard Mixed Species Flock in Virginia WASHINGTON, February 14, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in birds in two states – a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Fulton County, Kentucky, and a backyard flock of mixed species birds in Fauquier County, Virginia. Samples from two... read more ❯
Citrus Canker Quarantine Established in Baldwin County Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Citrus canker, a federal and state regulated plant disease, was detected in Baldwin County, Ala. in June of 2021. As required by federal law, the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) established a citrus canker quarantine for Baldwin County on February 9, 2022. Citrus Canker is caused by a bacterial pathogen (Xanthomonas axonopodis citri) and affects all citrus species. This was the first detection of citrus canker in our state despite biannual surveys conducted by ADAI plant inspection... read more ❯
Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Indiana Poultry Flock
INDIANAPOLIS (9 February 2022)—The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has been notified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory that poultry from a commercial turkey farm in Dubois County has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. Avian influenza does not present a food safety risk; poultry and eggs are safe to eat when handled and cooked properly. No human cases of avian influenza viruses have been detected in the United States. A veterinarian delivered samples... read more ❯
A Healthy You, A Healthy Farm Hosted Inaugural Mental Health First Aid Training
MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Today, leaders from several organizations across the state of Alabama participated in a Mental Health First Aid training hosted by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries. The trainings are a vital part of the newly launched A Healthy You, A Healthy Farm initiative. The Alabama Department of Mental Health, an essential partner in this initiative, will provide the training and related resources. The A Healthy You, A Healthy Farm initiative, including the Mental Health First Aid trainings, are... read more ❯
Animal Food Facility Registration and Qualified Facility Attestation FAQs
The biennial food facility registration renewal period is open until December 31, 2020. This is the time for: Animal food facilities to renew their food facility registration
Animal food facilities that are qualified facilities to resubmit their qualified facility attestation. If you are the owner, operator, or agent in charge of either a domestic or foreign facility that is engaged in manufacturing/processing, packing, or holding of food for human or animal consumption in the United States, you must register your food... read more ❯
Livestock Auction Market Direct Payment Program & Poultry Processor Reimbursement Program Applications due by December 1, 2020
Montgomery, Ala. - Commissioner Rick Pate is pleased to announce the Livestock Market Direct Payment Program and the Poultry Processor Reimbursement Program. Applications for each program will be available at agi.alabama.gov or crf.alabama.gov at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 and the deadline to submit applications is December 1, 2020. Each program will assist Alabama’s agriculture with costs associated with disruptions experienced due to COVID-19. Commissioner Pate and agricultural stakeholders developed a broad based relief plan to support agribusiness in the State of Alabama. In August, Gov. Kay Ivey... read more ❯