The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat two cheeses made by a New York City company due to possible bacterial contamination. Peregrina Cheese Corp. has recalled its “Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese” Mexican-style soft cheese and …
Gov. Ed Rendell is trying to get federal disaster assistance for an arson-plagued area of southeastern Pennsylvania. Rendell is seeking a federal disaster declaration for Coatesville and Chester County. The area 35 miles west of Philadelphia has been hit with …
The effects of the widespread peanut butter recall could cost rural America’s peanut producers $1 billion in lost production and sales, according to testimony at a House subcommittee hearing. That could be just the beginning, the head of the Georgia …
A Kentucky-based manufacturer is voluntarily recalling 20-pound bags of bird food after tests revealed the presence of Salmonella bacteria. A statement released said tests conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Food and Drug Protection Division …
The Georgia House unanimously adopted changes to the state’s food safety guidelines in the wake of a deadly salmonella outbreak to a Georgia plant. The chamber voted to allow county health officials to report possible violations of safety rules to …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “aa” of Germany’s Allianz Societas Europaea (Allianz SE) and its main subsidiaries. The outlook for all of the ratings is …
A bill that has passed the Mississippi House would ban newly licensed teenage drivers from sending text messages from behind the wheel. House members pushing for the texting-while-driving prohibition said inexperienced drivers don’t have the judgment to maneuver in traffic …
Federal authorities have proposed more than $200,000 in fines against a Nebraska construction company for safety violations in the deaths of four workers. The four died Sept. 12 after a trench collapsed at a road construction site near the Knox …
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A Sparks, Nev., man has been awarded $478,000 from a Reno hospital for broken ribs he says he suffered when a glass partition fell on his chest while being treated following a dirt bike accident. Hector Gamboa claimed he broke …