A seriousSalmonella outbreak has alerted the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, also known as FSIS. FSIS is issuing a public health alert, warning against the consumption of whole hog roasters prepared for barbeque. The FSIS, along with the Washington State Department of Health, is leading the Salmonella investigation in Washington….
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ordered an undisclosed disciplinary action on the deputy who hit and killed a bicyclist with his patrol car in Calabasas on Dec. 8, 2013. The deputy was found guilty ofdistracted driving – typing on his in-car computer when he struck the bicyclist on Mulholland Highway. The bicyclist who…
Over the past century, Johnson & Johnson has been sellingtalcum powder for use on babies and other personal hygiene use. Many women started using talcum powder on their genitals as a routine hygiene practice. Tragically, these women were not aware of the dangers of the talcum powder. Years after use, hundreds of women have…
The typical American spends an average of 37,935 hours during their lifetime driving a vehicle, according to a study performed by the Harvard Health Watch. According to these statistics, an individual drives a vehicle 101 minutes a day. While Americans are busier than ever before, multitasking is crucial to accomplishing all the tasks that…
Another Listeria contamination has resulted in arecall of hundreds of thousands of pounds of hot dogs. The company, Bar-S Foods has recalled 350,000 pounds of corn dogs and hot dogs due to possible contamination. Fortunately, there have not yet been any illnesses reported. The recall is considered a precautionary measure and there has not…
Atractor-trailer truck accident caused a major highway spill in the greater St. Louis area today. A tractor-trailer overturned on westbound Interstate 64 in East St. Louis, closing the interstate for several hours. The accident occurred just after 3:00 when a semi overturned on a median near the 25th Street exit in East St. Louis….
Four people are dead after a fatalboating accident on Lake Lanier in Georgia this past Friday. Officials say the bodies of four people have been recovered from the lake after a mysterious boating accident. Among the deceased were a 46-year-old Kentucky man and his wife, a 45-year-old woman; along with another Kentucky couple, a…
A child is in critical condition after apedestrian accident in St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Police, a 5-year-old girl was hit by a car while crossing the street with her mother. The pedestrian accident occurred in the 1600 block of Olive Street on Friday, July 15, around 10:30 p.m. Police say the…
Nearly 200,000 pounds of chicken and beef is beingrecalled from ConAgra Foods due to a possible contamination of a dangerous ingredient, tiny metal fragments ranging in length between 2mm and 9mm. P.F. Chang’s frozen meals containing chicken and beef are among the many affected by this recall. The United States Department of Agriculture warns…
A majortractor-trailer accident in western Kansas seriously injures five people over the weekend. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a tractor-trailer struck an all-terrain vehicle in Copeland. The accident happened on Saturday night at the intersection of U.S. 56 and a county road. The KHP reports a 35-year-old driver of an ATV was struck…