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• Salmonella Contamination Goes Globel

  Greg Owen | February 27, 2007 1:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  It has been widely reported that the particular peanut butter containing Salmonella that has been found in 41 of the 50 U.S. states was also sold in more than 60 other countries on three other continents and islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific, according to the manufacturer. Some of those sales were in Europe, South America, Africa, Brazil, Belize, British Virgin Islands, U. S. Virgin...

• Blood Needed Due to Traffic Accidents

  Greg Owen | February 26, 2007 10:47 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The use of refrigerated blood storage has been around since 1915. Prior to that, the transference of blood was vain to vain only. With the number of surgeries, traffic accidents and the like, it is a much needed resource. The only thing more important than the ability to store the blood is having the blood to store. With that said, donating blood isn't always on the forefront of people's...

• Salmonella: What is it?

  Greg Owen | February 22, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Salmonellosis appears to be on the rise in the United States, particularly in the last ten years. With recent recalls on products that are feared to be contaminated with Salmonella, many people may be wondering what the exact nature of Salmonella is. According to the dictionary, "salmonella is any of several rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Salmonella, as S. typhosa,...

• Salmonella Contamination Proves Costly

  Greg Owen | February 21, 2007 12:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Conagra Foods - they make everything from Banquet products, Chief Boyardee and Egg Beaters- estimate that their nationwide recall of peanut butter will cost them in the neighborhood of $50 to $60 million. Last week they announced that they would voluntarily recall Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter Products beginning with Product Code 2111. They fear possible salmonella...

• Motorcycle Training - Is it Hog Heaven?

  Greg Owen | February 13, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  If you are a motorcycle enthusiast, you may look at a motorcycle officer and think " What an easy job you have, and to think that we are paying you to ride a Harley all day." The truth of the matter is, it is not as easy as it may seem. To begin with, motorcycle training is demanding. As officer Miller put it ([when you are training] "You're trying to learn how to use the clutch, throttle and...

• Sexual Harassment in the DMV

  Greg Owen | February 08, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  Sexual harassment has been a problem for a very long time. However, in years gone by it was much more toleraded then it is today. In fact, in years gone by sexual harassment was not recognised by many as being harassment at all. It is definitely something that is not taken lightly and can land a perpetrator in a very regretful situation. Recently, the vehicle emissions manager, Timothy Kulish,...

• Staged Auto Accidents

  Greg Owen | February 08, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Staged automobile accidents are a big business. It is often quite profitable until the perpetrators are caught, and as a rule, they are eventually caught. Ten suspects, including a doctor and two attorneys were caught and were arrested by Houston police. There are three others still on the loose. These arrests came after a two-year investigation. This type of scheme cost citizens and...

• Vehicle Accidents Involving Deer Are on the Rise

  Greg Owen | February 02, 2007 5:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  As awful a thought as it is, on the U.S. roads, many accidents occur when drivers strike deer. Last year alone, State Farm Insurance reported a 6 percent increase in their claims. Depending on the area, that number appears to be at the low end of the scale. It is estimated by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1.5 million deer-vehicle collisions occur each year in the U.S.,...

• Auto Accident Repair Concerns

  Greg Owen | February 01, 2007 12:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  There may be a cause for concern for auto repair workers. Nationwide, more than 200,000 people work in the automotive repair business. Due to an increase in population, there is an increasing number of vehicles on the road, which means more accidents. Business looks steady and growing for now. With that said, the reality is, it is becoming more and more expensive to replace and repair parts in...