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CRF Frozen Foods Needs to Clean Processing Plant Linked to Listeria Outbreak

CRF Frozen Foods, a major distributor of frozen foods in the United States and Canada, has issued a massive recall of dangerous food products after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found several issues during an inspection of the company’s processing plant. In recent weeks, several retailers had to issue recalls of CRF frozen …

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Preventable Medical Errors at US Hospitals Cause Alarming Number of Deaths

A new study has revealed that preventable medical errors are the third-leading cause of death in the US. The study was recently published in BMJ, an extremely influential medical journal. Researchers behind the study analyzed hospital data from 2013 and learned that more than 250,000 people died as a result of preventable mistakes at U.S. …

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NJ Hospitals Receive High Marks in Annual Safety Survey

Five New Jersey hospitals have received straight A’s in an annual report card on hospital safety standards across the U.S. Leapfrog, a group that promotes improvements in the safety of health care by providing consumers with data to help them make more informed hospital choices, recently released its annual survey that assesses hospital safety, quality …

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US Government Asks States to Make It Easier for Convicted Criminals to Obtain State IDs

The U.S. Justice Department recently released a letter that asks state governors to change policies on granting state-issued IDs to federal inmates who’ve served their sentences and are headed back to their local communities. The federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency is calling on governors to make it easier for convicted felons to obtain state …

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Fisher-Price Recalls More Than 30,000 Cradle Swings

Fisher-Price, a major U.S. manufacturer of toys for infants and children, recently issued a recall of infant cradle swings. The recall was necessitated by the discovery that the swings pose a risk of fall-related accidents for children who use the products. The company, which is based out of East Aurora, New York, received reports of …

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Ivanka Trump Scarves Recalled due to Risk of Burns

Scarves manufactured under Ivanka Trump’s brand label have been recalled due to serious health risks posed to consumers. Approximately 20,000 rayon scarves that were sold between October 2014 and January 2016 are subject to the product recall. The scarves, which range in price from $12 all the way up to $68, were sold over the …

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FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Crohn’s Disease

A new drug that could cut down on deadly autoimmune diseases has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug, known as Inflectra, was developed by Celltrion and is expected to be co-marketed by both Celltrion and Pfizer. Inflectra is a “biosimilar†version of Remicade, which is already used by doctors …

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Glass Found in Package of Emerald Cashews, Prompts Voluntary Product Recall

Snyder’s-Lance, a major manufacturer of snack foods in the United States, has issued a recall of cashews after the company got a consumer complaint about a small piece of glass in a product. Last week, Snyder’s-Lance got word of a piece of glass being found in a 100-calorie pack of Emerald roasted and salted cashew …

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