A failure to remove ammonia from a refrigeration system was the primary cause of an accident in Kamloops, British Columbia, that killed one person, according to a report by OHS Canada.

A release of ammonia forced a North Carolina food plant to evacuate, sending four workers to the hospital, according to a report. The company, which produces meat products, reported the incident on January 6 at its plant in Tar Heel, roughly 85 miles south of Raleigh.

A man was killed and another sent to the hospital after an ammonia leak at a food processing facility in Norwood, Mass., in December 2022.

Waffle-maker Eggo was fined $85,000 after it was convicted of negligently releasing ammonia from a factory in San Jose, Calif., according to a report. 

A federal workplace safety investigation into a Jan. 19, 2022, ammonia leak that hospitalized two workers and led to the evacuation of about 50 workers at a Canton poultry processing plant found their employer might have prevented the incident by ensuring required safety standards were followed.

Carlsberg has been fined approximately $3.6 million after a worker was killed during an ammonia leak at its U.K. brewery in November 2016.

One person died after an ammonia leak in late May at an ice-making facility in an industrial area of Kamloops, British Columbia.

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Whether it is a food manufacturer following a plant ammonia leak, a food supplier relocating its freezer to a larger site, or an asphalt plant facing a potential temperature crisis, and emergency — or even a planned, temporary disruption — can disrupt business as usual. Companies in the process industries should consider their cooling and cold storage needs before demand strikes to keep their businesses thriving and minimize losses.

Canadian refrigeration safety organization Technical Safety BC released an investigation report into the fatal ammonia release at Fernie Memorial Arena. The Vancouver-based group also issued 18 recommendations to further improve safety in ice-rink refrigeration systems.