How many FDA food recalls come from Alabama?

51 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Alabama, which ranks it 46 among the states and territories. 19 are Class I.

Does this mean the food was sold in Alabama?

No. The state on a recall record is the address of the recalling firm, not the distribution area. A firm in Alabama frequently distributes nationally, and food sold in Alabama is frequently recalled by a firm in another state. Each record carries its own distribution pattern.

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Food recalls from Alabama firms

51 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Alabama, ranking it 46 among states and territories. 19 are Class I. Data last updated 2 September 2026.

Records of 29,386: 51
Share of all recalls: 0.2%
Class I of 51: 19
Reported between: 2012 to 2026

What this page counts

The state on an FDA recall record is the address of the recalling firm. It is not where the product was sold: a firm in Alabama frequently distributes nationally, and food bought in Alabama is frequently recalled by a firm in another state. Each record below carries its own distribution pattern.

Who regulates food in Alabama

State agency: Department of Public Health Division of Food, Milk & Lodging
State food code: Rules for Food Establishment Sanitation

This agency regulates retail and food-service establishments in the state. Most of the firms below are manufacturers, whose recalls are federal actions under FDA jurisdiction, so the agency named here did not issue them. FDA, retail and food service codes by state, read 2026-09-15.

Who got ill

The CDC recorded 40 foodborne outbreaks in Alabama between 2012 and 2023, with 1,194 reported illnesses, 135 hospitalisations and 0 deaths. That is 0.4% of the 9,038 foodborne outbreaks in the dataset.

The cause recorded most often was Salmonella enterica, in 17 of the 32 outbreaks where a cause was recorded at all.

The setting recorded most often was a sit-down restaurant, in 11 of the 34 where a setting was named.

Outbreaks: 40
Reported illnesses: 1,194
Hospitalised: 135
Deaths: 0

Foodborne outbreaks reported to CDC, National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) for 2012 to 2023, read 2026-09-15. An outbreak is two or more illnesses traced to a common food, so this counts people rather than product, and it does not cover the recall years after 2023.

What is different about Alabama

The hazard that separates Alabama from the national picture is unapproved ingredients: 9.8% of these records name it, against 1.8% of all FDA food recalls.

By product, Alabama is weighted toward fish and seafood: 13.7% of the records here against 8.2% across the corpus.

A recall in Alabama stays open a median of 117 days between the report and termination, against 215 days for the corpus as a whole. Termination follows the firm accounting for every unit of the affected lot.

These recalls stay local: 9.8% state nationwide distribution, against 20.7% across the corpus.

What Alabama firms recalled for

A single recall can name more than one hazard, so these counts overlap and do not sum to 51.

By year

Counts are by the date the FDA reported the enforcement action. That date runs behind the date a firm started a recall, so the most recent year is always partial.

Year	Recalls reported
2012	1
2013	4
2014	4
2015	3
2016	6
2017	4
2018	5
2019	1
2020	1
2021	2
2022	6
2023	3
2024	7
2025	3
2026	1

Firms with the most records

A firm appears here because it reported recalls, which is what a working recall procedure produces. A high count frequently reflects a single event split across many product codes rather than many separate failures.

Most recently reported

All 51 records.
Reported	Product	Firm	Reason	Class
2026-06-24	Fairhope Roasting Company Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate, packaged in 1-gallon plastic jugs, UPC 852236006062, for food service only	Fairhope Roasting Company	Product requires refrigeration but the label is missing a "Keep Refrigerated" statement	Class II
2025-10-01	MMBAL pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM), 100 mL (3.38 fl. oz.), packaged in a BPA-free plastic bottle	Mothers' Milk Bank of Alabama	Potential physical contaminant	Class III
2025-08-27	7up Zero Sugar Tropical Soda, 12 FL OZ (355 mL) aluminum cans, packaged in 12 pack cardboard cartons labeled as 7up Tropical Flavored Soda, UPC (on can): 078000037975, UPC (on carton): 078000037982	Buffalo Rock Company Inc	Product mislabeled - cans are labeled as Zero Sugar, but contain full sugar product	Class II
2025-06-11	Whole select cucumbers, 1/2 bushel, packed in a generic cardboard box, labeled as CUCUMBER Grn Ctn 24ct Box Packed By: Alex Kontos Fruit Co., Inc. Birmingham, AL	Alex Kontos/Flavor-Pic Tomato Company	Product has potential contamination with Salmonella	Class I
2024-06-19	Irvington Seafood Finger Crab Meat packaged in 1 lb plastic cups. 40 lbs cases	Irvington Seafood, Inc. dba ISF, Inc.	Listeria monocytogenes identified in finished product testing.	Class I
2024-06-19	Irvington Seafood Jumbo Crab Meat packaged in 1 lb plastic cups. 40 lbs cases	Irvington Seafood, Inc. dba ISF, Inc.	Listeria monocytogenes identified in finished product testing.	Class I
2024-06-19	Irvington Seafood Claw Crab Meat packaged in 1lb plastic cups. 40 lb cases	Irvington Seafood, Inc. dba ISF, Inc.	Listeria monocytogenes identified in finished product testing.	Class I
2024-06-19	Irvington Seafood Lump Crab Meat packaged in 1 lb plastic ups. 40 lb cases	Irvington Seafood, Inc. dba ISF, Inc.	Listeria monocytogenes identified in finished product testing.	Class I
2024-03-13	Frios Gourmet Pops - Fruity Pebbles Popsicle 3oz frozen popsicle packaged individually in clear plastic sleeve. 48 popsicles per box. *Sold directly to end consumer via food truck	FGP Manufacturing, LLC	Undeclared Color Additives - Yellow #5	Class II
2024-03-13	Frios Gourmet Pops - Banana Pudding Popsicle 3oz frozen popsicle packaged individually in clear plastic sleeve. 48 popsicles per box. *Sold directly to end consumer via food truck	FGP Manufacturing, LLC	Undeclared Allergens - Egg	Class I
2024-03-13	Frios Gourmet Pops - Creamy Coconut Popsicle 3oz frozen popsicle packaged individually in clear plastic sleeve. 48 popsicles per box. *Sold directly to end consumer via food truck	FGP Manufacturing, LLC	Undeclared sulfites	Class II
2023-12-06	Diet Coke packaged in 12oz aluminum cans - 12 pack fridge pack	United Packers, LLC	Potential foreign material	Class II
2023-12-06	Sprite packaged in 12oz aluminum cans - 12 pack fridge pack	United Packers, LLC	Potential foreign material	Class II
2023-12-06	Fanta Orange packaged in 12oz aluminum cans - 12 pack fridge pack	United Packers, LLC	Potential foreign material	Class II
2022-06-29	Irvington Seafood Crabmeat: Jumbo, Lump, Finger, Claw packaged in 16oz plastic cups - 40lbs per case	Irvington Seafood, Inc. dba ISF, Inc.	possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes	Class I
2022-03-23	Port City Soups Tex-Mex Chili 32oz glass mason jar sold by individual unit	Tony's Tejas Salsa	Production Process not approved for acidified foods.	Class II
2022-03-23	Port City Soups Alkaline Vegetable Soup 32oz glass mason jar sold by individual unit	Tony's Tejas Salsa	Production Process not approved for acidified foods.	Class II
2022-03-23	Port City Soups Creole Gumbo 32oz glass mason jar sold by individual unit	Tony's Tejas Salsa	Production Process not approved for acidified foods.	Class II
2022-03-23	Port City Soups Baton Rouge Beans 32oz glass mason jar sold by individual unit	Tony's Tejas Salsa	Production Process not approved for acidified foods.	Class II
2022-03-23	Port City Soups Thai Green Curry 32oz glass mason jar sold by individual unit	Tony's Tejas Salsa	Production Process not approved for acidified foods.	Class II
2021-08-18	Wickles Relish 16oz glass jars - 6 jars per case	MAGNOLIA VEGETABLE PROCESSORS	Wrong Label applied to Product.	Class III
2021-07-14	Milo's Sauce 5 gallon pails 24 pails per pallet	Southern Classic Food Group LLC	Undeclared Fish Allergen	Class II
2020-06-03	Home Style Crab Cakes in a plastic wrapped foam tray, 12 oz. (Four, 3 oz. crab cakes per package). 12 packages per case.	Johnson Sea Products, Inc.	Undeclared wheat and soybean oil on product label.	Class II
2019-10-30	Tuna salad under the following brand names: BALLARDS FARM Barboursville, WV 25504 UPC 076010000293 12 oz. plastic container, LAURA LYNN UPC 086854035368 12 oz. plastic container, MRS. STRATTON S SALADS Birmingham, AL 35219 UPC 075217100294 12 oz. plastic container, STAR FOOD PRODUCTS Burlington, NC 27215 UPC 077541006051 11 oz. plastic container.	Mrs. Stratton's Salads, Inc	Potential contamination from Listeria monocytogenes.	Class I
2018-10-03	Shelled eggs in blank cardboard cases at 2.5 dozen a case. Shelled eggs in dozen cartons labeled as "Gravel Ridge Farms Cullman County, Alabama*CAGE FREEFree RangeANTIBIOTIC FREEOne Dozen Grade A**Large Eggs".	Gravel Ridge Farms	Salmonella contamination	Class I
2018-08-15	JouJou's white large pita bread	Constantine's International Foods	Failure to declare wheat on the labeling.	Class II
2018-05-30	Hot Dog Buns	Flowers Bakery Of Montgomery LLC	Undeclared allergens: Product was mislabeled due to undeclared Milk and Soy	Class I
2018-05-30	French Toast Bread	Flowers Bakery Of Montgomery LLC	Undeclared allergens: Product was mislabeled due to undeclared Milk and Soy	Class I
2018-02-14	Southern Style Frozen Biscuits sold under the following brand names: Food Club, Food Lion, Laura Lynn, Lowes Foods, Marshalls, Morning Fresh Farms, Piggly Wiggly, Premium Pick 5, SE Grocers, Shur Fine, Southern Home & Valu Time	Sister Schubert's Rolls Division of T.Marzetti Company	Firm was notified by their supplier of a positive test result for Listeria monocytogenes.	Class II
2017-03-22	Ground Turmeric packaged as follows: a) FOOD LOCKER(R) , 16 oz, PHENIX FOOD SERVICE, PHENIX CITY, AL 36867 b) Ground Turmeric, Net Wt. 4 oz.,	J M Exotic Foods Inc	The firm received a notice from their supplier that a sample of ground turmeric was tested and found to have elevated levels of lead.	Class I
2017-03-01	Golden Flake (R) HOT THIN & CRISPY POTATO CHIPS, NET WT. 5 OZ. (141.8g), Golden Flake Snack Foods, Inc., Birmingham, AL 35201, UPC 0-72080-00240-3	Golden Flake Snack Foods Inc	undeclared milk	Class I
2017-01-25	WOOD FARMS Ranch dressing, EX418, NET WT: 6.4 oz, UPC 9172850097	J M Exotic Foods Inc	Spice blends were manufactured using dried buttermilk which was subsequently recalled due to positive Salmonella results on environmental sampling.	Class I
2017-01-25	Tupperware, Southwest Chipotle Seasoning, Assaisonnement Chipotle du sud-ouest, NET WT. 2.0 OZ. (56g)	J M Exotic Foods Inc	Spice blends were manufactured using dried buttermilk which was subsequently recalled due to positive Salmonella results on environmental sampling.	Class I
2016-12-28	CANNIBAL FEROX AMPED, FACE-MELTING NOOTROPIC, PRE-WORKOUT ENERGY COMPLEX, STRAWBLOODY KIWI CRUSH, DIETARY SUPPLEMENT, NET. WT. 9.9 OZ (280g), Chaos and Pain, UPC 1056331460	Chaos and Pain	Product was analyzed and found to contain 1,3- dimethylbutylamine which was not declared on the label and is a prohibited substance.	Class II
2016-10-19	CANNIBAL RIOT, SUPER STIMULANT PRE-WORKOUT ENERGY COMPLEX, UNICORN BLOOD, Chaos and Pain, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, NET.WT. 10.5 oz (300g), UPC 610563314669	Chaos and Pain	The products are being recalled because they contain 750 mg of Agmatine and 50 mg 1,3 Dimethylbutylamine per serving which is not declared on the label. 1,3 Dimethylbutylamine is not permitted for use in dietary supplements in the EU.	Class II
2016-10-19	CANNIBAL RIOT, SUPER STIMULANT PRE-WORKOUT ENERGY COMPLEX, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, Chaos and Pain, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, NET.WT. 10.5 oz (300g), UPC 610563314652	Chaos and Pain	The products are being recalled because they contain 750 mg of Agmatine and 50 mg 1,3 Dimethylbutylamine per serving which is not declared on the label. 1,3 Dimethylbutylamine is not permitted for use in dietary supplements in the EU.	Class II
2016-02-24	RED DIAMOND, COLOMBIAN, NATURALLY CAFFEINATED, Coffee Concentrate, Mix Ratio 69 + 1, Net contents 1/2 Gallon, Manufactured for RED DIAMOND, Birmingham, AL; Item # 111589	Red Diamond, Inc.	Elevated pH levels in an acidified product	Class II
2016-02-24	RED DIAMOND, COLOMBIAN, NATURALLY DECAFFEINATED, Coffee Concentrate, Mix Ratio 69 + 1, Net contents 1/2 Gallon, Manufactured for RED DIAMOND, Birmingham, AL; Item # 111591	Red Diamond, Inc.	Elevated pH levels in an acidified product	Class II
2016-02-24	RED DIAMOND, European Roast, COFFEE CONCENTRATE, Mix Ratio 69 + 1, Net contents 1/2 Gallon, Manufactured for RED DIAMOND, Birmingham, AL; Item # 111590	Red Diamond, Inc.	Elevated pH levels in an acidified product	Class II
2015-05-27	Today's Harvest(TM) Broccoli Florets, GRADE A SELECT, NET WT. 2 LBS., (907 g), KEEP FROZEN, packed by Greystone Foods, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama 35209	Greystone Foods LLC	Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination	Class II
2015-05-27	Today's Harvest(TM) Field Peas w/Snaps, GRADE A SELECT, NET WT. 2 LBS., (907 g), KEEP FROZEN, packed by Greystone Foods, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama 35209	Greystone Foods LLC	Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination	Class II
2015-05-27	Today's Harvest(TM) Silver Queen style Corn, GRADE A SELECT, NET WT. 2 LBS., (907 g), KEEP FROZEN, packed by Greystone Foods, LLC, Birmingham, Alabama 35209	Greystone Foods LLC	Possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination	Class II
2014-12-31	Shelled Peanuts, in bulk	Sessions Co. Inc.	One lot of raw peanuts was found to contain 26 ppb Aflatoxin	Class II
2014-12-31	Pea River Raw Shelled Raw Fine Alabama Grown Peanuts, Net Wt. 2.5 lbs	Pea River Peanut Company, LLC	Product testing at the supplier found aflatoxin above 20 ppb	Class II
2014-12-10	DASANI (R) PURIFIED WATER, 16.9 FL OZ (1.06 PT) 500 mL, BOTTLED BY A MEMBER OF THE COCA-COLA BOTTLERS' ASSOCIATION, ATLANTA, GA 30313, UPC 24pk- 2 4900003165 2	Coca Cola Bottling Company United, LLC	An equipment malfunction during production that may have led to the appearance of mold in some product.	Class III
2014-01-08	Diet Coke, 2L, 67.6 FL OZ (2 QT 3.6 FL OZ), UPC 4900005011	Coca Cola Bottling Company United-East, LLC	One lot of Diet Coke, 2L, may contain regular Cherry Coke which contains sugar.	Class II
2013-11-20	PRIESTER'S PECANS brand brand ROASTED SALTED PISTACHIOS, item #18010, Net Wt. 1 lb (454g), UPC 720056180104; item #15502, Net Wt. 8 oz (226.8g), UPC 001001155027; Stock No. 189, Net Wt. 2 lb (907g)	Priester Pecan Company, Inc.	Pistachios, which were supplied by ARO and subsequently recalled, have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.	Class I
2013-11-20	PRIESTER'S PECANS brand FANCY ROASTED NUTS, Stock No. 7, Net Wt 12 oz (454g)	Priester Pecan Company, Inc.	Pistachios, which were supplied by ARO and subsequently recalled, have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.	Class I
2013-11-20	PRIESTER'S PECANS brand NUTTY FAVORITES ASST, Stock No. 79, Net Wt 1 lb 10 oz (737g)	Priester Pecan Company, Inc.	Pistachios, which were supplied by ARO and subsequently recalled, have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.	Class I
2013-03-06	SourceCF(R) Pediatric Drops, Multivitamins with A, B, D, E and K Plus Zinc, 2 FL OZ. (60ML), NDC 66212-300-60, UPC 668212300600	Aptalis Pharma Us Inc	The data suggests that the formulation does not support the shelf life of the product as labeled.	Class II
2012-11-14	The Nut Shop (brand) Roasted Peanuts, 3.0 oz MIN Wt.	Williams and Company Inc dba The Nut Shop	Product manufactured using peanuts which were recalled by Sunland.	Class I

Questions

How many FDA food recalls come from Alabama?: 51 of the 29,386 FDA food recall records published since 2012 were issued by firms located in Alabama, which ranks it 46 among the states and territories. 19 are Class I.
Does this mean the food was sold in Alabama?: No. The state on a recall record is the address of the recalling firm, not the distribution area. A firm in Alabama frequently distributes nationally, and food sold in Alabama is frequently recalled by a firm in another state. Each record carries its own distribution pattern.

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Location says where a recall was issued, not where the evidence for it lives. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.

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