May 27, 2016

The recent frozen food recall affecting CRF Frozen Food products distributed and sold throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico has presented a major problem for manufacturers, distributors and federal agencies like the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Origin of the Listeria Outbreak In addition to issuing a recall of contaminated food items, the company announced that the Washington plant where the Listeria outbreak likely originated has been closed while CRF Frozen Foods officials attempt to figure out the next step. It is believed that the potentially contaminated food…

May 20, 2016

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, the largest chicken producer in the United States, recently announced a huge recall that affects the company’s cooked chicken products. The recall was issued after reports of contamination in the company’s food products, with consumers finding various materials, such as metal, plastic, rubber and wood in the packaging. Additionally, federal meat inspectors with the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted an inspection of the Pilgrim’s Pride production facility in Waco, Texas and also discovered contamination of food items. In early April, Pilgrim’s Pride recalled nearly 41,000 pounds of cooked chicken…

May 11, 2016

Ford has issued several recalls of vehicles, including popular truck and SUV models, because the vehicles were found to be defective and potentially dangerous for consumers and other motorists on roadways. Among the recalled motor vehicles is the F-150 truck series, one of the auto company’s most popular lines of cars. In fact, the F-Series trucks have been the best-selling vehicles in the United States for several decades. In total, Ford Motor Company is calling for returns of approximately 285,000 vehicles across the five recalls. The majority of the recalled trucks and SUVs were manufactured and distributed in North…

May 7, 2016

What is already the largest motor vehicle recall in US history could get even larger. That’s because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the major highway safety watchdog in the United States, recently said that approximately 85 million cars and trucks still being used in this country have potentially defective air bag inflators. Takata is currently dealing with a great deal of scrutiny for not doing enough to ensure that the 28.8 million vehicles that have already been recalled get the repairs or replacements they need. The company has had years to resolve the problem and fix…

May 6, 2016

Neurologists at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine have found that certain new blood-thinning drugs could represent a major improvement over warfarin, a blood thinner that is often used by doctors to significantly reduce stroke risk when a patient has atrial fibrillation. The study was recently published in Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal that provides information on current and emerging treatment options. For patients with atrial fibrillation, a common type of arrhythmia that leads to irregular heartbeat, strokes are a very serious concern because blood clots can form from the heart. Blood thinners may…