House of Raeford in Nesmith, SC, late Friday recalled approximately 76,961 pounds of corn dog products due to possible spoilage, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The spoilage was discovered after the firm notified FSIS that it received consumer complaints that the product had an odor, off appearance, and
Ferrero has informed Belgian authorities that it has found Salmonella at the site that was behind a major outbreak in 2022. The confectionery company notified the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) of the Salmonella detection in the environment of the Arlon factory. It is not clear when the Salmonella positive
On June 28, the California Senate Committee on Health approved the first-in-the-nation bill to ban five harmful chemicals from candy, cereals, and other processed food. Assembly Bill 418, which has already passed California’s lower house, is getting close to a vote in the Senate that will put it on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into law. Here’s what
Retired food safety microbiologist Phyllis Entis has announced the official launch of her new book, “TOXIC: From Factory to Food Bowl, Pet Food Is a Risky Business.” The book delves into the practices behind the scenes of the pet food industry. Entis emphasizes the importance of pet owners educating themselves about the manufacturing processes of
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Aug 1, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – KGW Group Berhad, a logistics services provider offering ocean freight services, air freight services and freight forwarding services as well as warehousing and distribution of healthcare-related products and devices, debuted today on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad, opening at RM0.23 per share
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Aug 1, 2023 – (ACN Newswire) – VFS Global, the world’s largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, entered into a strategic partnership with the Sunway Resort Hotel in Selangor, Malaysia. Through this alliance, VFS Global aims to offer UK student visa services through its UK Premium Application
More governments, territories and healthcare organizations are establishing health information exchanges to enable faster and more seamless sharing of health data among doctors’ offices, hospitals, federally qualified health centers, state agencies, public health clinics, labs and community-based organizations. HIEs have been growing across states or regions as community health centers, health systems, behavioral health organizations, correctional health
The National Cancer Centre Singapore, a specialty centre under SingHealth, has started implementing an oncology EMR solution by Altera Digital Health. Called Sunrise Oncology, the solution provides a range of clinician tools, including decision support at the point of clinical prescribing and treatment regimens with real-time analysis of efficacy, toxicities, and outcomes. THE LARGER TREND
UNC Health, participating in Epic’s generative artificial intelligence program that utilizes Microsoft Azure, will begin rolling out its internal chatbot tool with a small group of clinicians and administrators. It plans to offer the tool more broadly later this year. WHY IT MATTERS The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based health system announced its first AI-powered app
Eighty percent of providers using telehealth in Virginia have seen improvements in their patients’ continuity of care, and 87% feel confident in the quality of care they’re able to offer patients via telehealth, according to a new survey conducted by the Virginia Telehealth Network of more than 10,500 active license healthcare professionals throughout the state.