Sargento, MDS Foods Expand Listeria-Contaminated Cheese Recalls
The possible listeria contamination affecting a number of cheese brands continues to grow, as Sargento and MDS Foods announced over the weekend the recall of more than a dozen additional products that may have come into contact with the listeria-tainted cheeses from supplier Deutsch Kase Haus.
February 22, 2017
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SodaStream Recalls 51,000 Bottles Because They Might Explode
Your greatest SodaStream fears have been realized: tens of thousands of SodaStreams plastic bottles may not be able to withstand quite as much pressure as the company thought, causing the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue a recall because they pose an injury risk to carbonation-happy consumers.
February 22, 2017
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Interesting Data: Most Excessively Common Injuries By State
It may not come as a surprise that bruises and open wounds are the most common injuries in every state across America — with the one exception of Colorado, where youre more likely to have be injured by a fall. But did you know that over-exertion is disproportionately common in North Dakota, and a near-drowning experience six-times more likely in Hawaii?
February 15, 2017
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Auto Insurance Premiums Rise After Not-At-Fault Accidents
Safe drivers who are in accidents caused by others often see auto insurance rate hikes, according to research released today by Consumer Federation of America (CFA). The research analyzed premium quotes in 10 cities from five of the nations largest auto insurers.
February 14, 2017
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Possible Listeria Contamination Leads To Sargento Cheese, Taylor Farms Salad Recalls
Cheese is delicious. Salad with cheese is also delicious. But Listeria is not. For that reason, Sargento has recalled seven prepackaged cheese products and Taylor Farms has recalled 6,630 pounds of pork and chicken salad products that use the affected cheese.
February 13, 2017
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Illinois Maintenance Worker Suffocates to Death Installing A Sign At Shopping Center
The Geneva Fire Department responded at 11:48 a.m. for a reported rescue from the central bell tower at the open air shopping center located off Randall Road on Genevas west side. Firefighters found two construction workers at the top of the bell tower, one conscious and the other unconscious and unresponsive.
February 10, 2017
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Popular Chewing Tobacco Brands Recalled Over Metal Fragments
Putting smokeless tobacco in your mouth is one thing, putting smokeless tobacco containing metal fragments in your mouth is another. After receiving several reports of customers finding metal objects in their tobacco cans, tobacco giant Altria is recalling several of its most popular brands.
February 2, 2017
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Five Best Practices To Ensure The Injured Worker Comes First
Putting the injured worker first is key to the “advocacy-based claims model,” which puts the worker at the center of all activity. “It focuses on improving the injured workers experience. Until now, most employers have focused on corporate outcomes.
February 1, 2017
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Property/Casualty Insurer Profitability Slides
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry in 2016 will likely post an underwriting loss for the first time in four years due to higher catastrophe losses, competitive market conditions and auto liability challenges, A.M. Best Co. Inc. said Monday.
January 31, 2017
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Two Issues Prompt Recalls Of Nearly 600K Volkswagen Vehicles
German carmaker Volkswagen will recall nearly 600,000 vehicles in the United States, most of them its premium Audi brand, over defects that could lead to fires or airbag malfunctions.
January 30, 2017
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Wedding Gowns Fuel Fire In Chicago Bridal Shop
Demolition of an Elmhurst bridal shop began Friday evening after it was destroyed by a fire. Firefighters were still dousing hot spots Friday morning at VIP Occasions, 351 York Rd., nearly 18 hours after the fire started.
January 30, 2017
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Ford Recalls F-150 For Instrument Cluster, Focus For Chassis Integrity Issues
Ford just issued two new recalls, covering two wildly different vehicle segments. In fact, these two recalls exist on opposite ends of a number of spectrums.
January 27, 2017
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Marijuana Insurance Industry Is Taking Off Like Wildfire
This emerging market is rapidly growing strength throughout the United States with legalized cannabis. The marijuana insurance industry has exploded since certain forms and uses of medicinal cannabis received approval.
January 26, 2017
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Illinois Farmer Inflates Claim for Equipment He Never Owned
Quincy resident Dean Mowen was found guilty Wednesday for his involvement in an insurance fraud scheme. Evidence presented by the government showed that in August 2015, Mowen and co-defendant David Speer traveled to Mississippi to buy farm equipment.
January 19, 2017
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When Cars Fight Back Against Thieves
Every 45 seconds, a car is stolen in the U.S., for a total value of $4.9 billion in stolen vehicles during 2015. And as vehicles have become more sophisticated, theyve often inadvertently been left exposed to car theft in new ways.
January 18, 2017
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