BOSTON – EPA is proposing, at the request of the State of Maine, to require the sale of reformulated gasoline (RFG) in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties in southern Maine starting in June ...
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nSpired Natural Foods has voluntarily recalled few peanut butter and almond butter products after routine FDA testing for potential Salmonella contamination. The company, which is a subsidiary of the Hain Celestial Group, noted that there ...
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US-based McCormick & Company has announced a voluntary recall of certain bottles of Ground Oregano. Testing by the Food and Drug Administration revealed that McCormick Ground Oregano 0.75 oz. bottles may contain Salmonella. The bottles ...
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Following a recall by McCormick & Company, Inc., The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced it removed from sale McCormick Ground Oregano due to potential Salmonella contamination. The following product is included in this recall: ...
An intensive care ward at Glasgow Royal Infirmary is trialling a lighting system that has been designed to kill superbugs including MRSA, E. coli and C. diff. The HINS-light system, which has been developed by the University of ...
Blood-platelet shortages may become a thing of the past, according to scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The researchers have designed an industrial-strength bone marrow bioreactor that can generate human platelets in ...
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From GE Healthcare carbon dioxide detectors with potentially incorrect values to Medtronic’s recall of a cerebrospinal fluid draining and monitoring device, July saw plenty of news when it came to serious medical device errors. And ...
Little Falls, NJ–based Cantel Medical Inc. appears to be doubling down on on its already burgeoning endoscope business with its latest acquisition. Cantel recently announced that it has entered into a definitive stock purchase ...
Two new reports from iData Research cover the US market for vascular access devices and the European markets for cardiac surgery and heart valve devices. The European interventional cardiology report covers markets for tissue heart ...
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Egypt and Peru have imposed a ban on imports of beef from Brazil following the confirmation of a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease in Mato Grosso state, a major beef producer and importer in the country. ...
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Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers said here today. Medical professionals sometimes use honey ...
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Researchers in Britain say the urban legend that food picked up seconds after being dropped on the floor has fewer bacteria is, in fact, true. Anthony Hilton, a professor of microbiology at Aston University in England, monitored the ...
Zoetis announced the addition of ONE SHOT® BVD to its comprehensive vaccine portfolio. The new vaccine helps provide combined respiratory protection against Mannheimia haemolytica and bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) Types 1 and 2 viruses in ...
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The world's top 40 medical device companies overall have enjoyed a slight gain in stock price so far this year. But there are exceptions to the rule as well, with reasons ranging from Getinge AB's quality control issues to Terumo Corp.'s ...
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Antibiotics prescribed in doctors' offices are linked with many cases of serious bacterial infections that can cause severe diarrhea in children, according to a new study. Researchers found that 71 percent of cases of Clostridium ...
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