The Hong Kong Center for Food Safety has alerted companies to stop selling and to recall the affected beef from XL Foods,a Canadian meat packing company. Shipments have been suspended for XL products which were produced on or after 24 ...
Tags: beef, CFIA, E.coli contamination, foods contaminated
Sterling Insurance has introduced a new insurance plan, Sterling Critical Condition, to provide lump-sum coverage plans to the insured upon diagnosis of a covered condition. Underwritten by Sterling Life Insurance Company, the plan ...
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan drug status to AlphaCore Pharma's ACP-501 (rhLCAT) to treat familial LCAT deficiency (FLD). FLD causes lipid deposition in eyes, red blood cells and kidneys which can lead to corneal ...
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An environment group has cautioned the public against the improper disposal of compact fluorescent lamps as these energy efficient lighting facilities can be highly toxic due to its mercury content and therefore hazardous to health and ...
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LED-based sequencer to track Salmonella and E.coli 18 Sep 2012 US Food&Drug Administration agrees$17??million contract for sequencing systems to track future outbreaks of potentially harmful pathogens. Illumina,the San Diego company ...
Tags: the San Diego company, LED, Salmonella, E.Coli, MiSeq systems
Tanimura&Antle,a produce supplier based in California,US,is voluntarily recalling romaine lettuce that was distributed to 19 states in the US as well as Puerto Rico and Canada over fears of possible E.coli contamination. The recall ...
Tags: romaine lettuce, E.coli, plastic bag
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia has approved Ikaria Lucassin (terlipressin) for the treatment of Hepatorenal Syndrome Type 1 (HRS 1) in patients who are actively being considered for a liver transplant. The ...