Nearly two months after CRF Frozen Foods set off a massive recall of vegetables thought to be contaminated with listeria and linked to at least two deaths and eight illnesses, a second frozen vegetable supplier — National Frozen Food Corp. — has initiated a separate recall over listeria concerns, and many of the recalled products are from the nation’s largest retailers.
Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it’ll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014.
Nine of ten businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, according to a survey of business risk managers released today by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re.
An Amish teen was killed after the buggy in which he was riding was struck on a federal highway near this community of about 200 residents. Jonas Beiler, 17, of Econony was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident on U.S. 35, about 2 miles east of town, said Sgt. John Bowling of Indiana State Police.
CRF Frozen Foods is expanding a recall of frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables over possible listeria contamination. The recall includes some 358 products sold under 42 brand names, including items like kale, potatoes, blueberries, strawberries, broccoli and various vegetable medleys, among others.
Medical errors, including wrong diagnoses, botched surgeries and medication mistakes, are the third leading cause of death in the United States, a new study suggests.
Under pressure from U.S. regulators, Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp (7312.T) is expected to announce as early as Wednesday that it is recalling 35 million to 40 million additional inflators in U.S. vehicles, three sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service says an EF1 tornado with estimated winds of 100 mph touched down near Zionsville Thursday afternoon. That’s a preliminary assessment. No injuries were reported, but a barn was destroyed and some property damage was reported.
A spring storm system that battered parts of the Plains, Midwest and Texas with reported tornadoes, baseball-sized hail and high winds was forecast to expand into the Mississippi Valley and South on Wednesday.
