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Facebook: So Many Ways To Get In Trouble

Last month, a judge was publicly admonished by the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct because she posted comments on Facebook about a trial she was presiding over.  Then, earlier this month, a Michigan prosecutor lost her job due to statements she posted on Facebook related to the looting in Baltimore. …

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Blue Bell Ice Cream Recall and Food Poisoning

Yesterday, Blue Bell Creameries of Texas voluntarily recalled ALL of its products due to potential contamination with listeria monocytogenes.  Blue Bell has been experiencing problems with listeria monocytogenes since early March, 2015, and the problem has just continued to grow leading to yesterday’s global recall involving ice cream, sherbet, frozen…

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New Recalls and Warnings for Those With Peanut Allergies

Since the beginning of February, the FDA has been busy with recalls related to undeclared peanut allergens.  A good number of the recalls are related to tainted cumin but not all. The foods involved are:  Pride of Szeged Sweet Hungarian Paprika (manufactured by Spiceco)  Goya and Kirby – Black Bean Soup and Black…

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Peanut Plant Faked Lab Results? That’s Just Nuts – and Criminal (If True)

The 2008-2009 salmonella outbreak prompted one of the biggest food recalls in this country’s history. 714 people were sickened and 9 people died as a result of tainted food. This month, federal prosecutors are seeking criminal penalties against the corporate management of a peanut company that faked lab results and failed to…

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USDA Hopes to Reduce Foodborne Illnesses in Poultry Plants with New Inspection Rules

For more than 50 years, inspections at poultry plants have been largely the same. That fact does not seem terribly remarkable until you think about the technological advancements we have seen in 50 years – from MRIs to DNA fingerprinting to electric cars. When presented in that light, you have to wonder…

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Food Poisoning: Restaurants Present Greater Risk

According to a recent report, you are twice as likely to get food poisoning from a restaurant than you are from food prepared at home. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food borne illness outbreaks sicken more than 48 million people annually. Of that number, 128,000 require hospitalization and…

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New Hope for Patients with Paralysis

In the United States, over 6 million Americans suffer with paralysis. Some of the injuries were induced by traumatic spinal cord injuries. Others were the result of medical conditions such as stroke or medical malpractice in the form of birth injuries and otherwise.  But, there is new hope in the form of…

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Sexual Abuse and the Roman Catholic Church: The Crisis Continues

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently released its 2013 audit of 127 dioceses/eparchies and the numbers are staggering. Despite increased awareness and a pledge by Pope Francis for greater accountability and vigilance for sexual abuse, there were still 935 allegations of sexual abuse last year alone. Notably, the report indicates…

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