All posts by Ray Simon

Ray Simon is a veteran copywriter with more than a decade's worth of experience in the field. He studied journalism at Vanderbilt University, graduating Cum Laude in 2007. Ray currently specializes in writing content and news articles for independent publications.

Honey Smacks

“We Didn’t Do It”: Kellogg’s on Source of Honey Smacks Salmonella Outbreak

Amid an unprecedented nationwide recall in which the Kellogg’s Company is seeking to call back some 1.3 million boxes of Honey Smacks cereal over potential contamination with salmonella bacteria, the company has admitted to not even knowing where the cereal...

/ June 26, 2018
Werner Ladders Recalled for Fall Hazard

Werner Recalls Nearly 80,000 Ladders due to Fall Risk

The Werner Co. has issued a nationwide recall for about 78,000 Multi-Purpose Telescoping Aluminum Ladders over a potential defect that can cause them to break during use, causing users to fall and injure themselves, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission...

/ June 25, 2018
Pastrami Recall

Iowa Company Recalls Pastrami Over Processing Errors That Could Lead to Food Poisoning

Postville, Iowa-based Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC, is recalling about 3,592 pounds of ready-to-eat beef pastrami products as a result of processing deviations that may have led to inadequate curing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection...

/ June 22, 2018
Ground Beef

Texas Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products for STEC E. Coli

A Lott, Texas-based company is recalling nearly 500 pounds of frozen raw ground beef over concerns it may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

/ June 21, 2018
Honey Smacks

Honey Smacks Recall Expanded After 73 Diagnosed with Salmonella

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded a recall of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks after the cereal was linked to at least 73 salmonella infections in 31 states.

/ June 20, 2018
prostate cancer

‘Untreatable’ Prostate Cancer Halted by New Drug in Clinical Trials

More than 1 in 10 men with previously untreatable prostate cancer have reported 'astonishing benefits' from a new medicine that works by jumpstarting the immune system to stop tumors, according to the results of a new study investigating the effects...

/ June 19, 2018
Fresh vegetable platter

Del Monte Recalls Veggie Trays Over Parasite Contamination

Del Monte Foods, Inc., has issued a nationwide recall for 3 sizes of vegetable trays due to a parasite outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Friday.

/ June 18, 2018
Honey Smacks

Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

The Kellogg Company has announced it is recalling certain packages of Honey Smacks cereal over potential contamination with salmonella, a bacterium that causes severe foodborne illness.

/ June 15, 2018
Hawaiian Islands

Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease Strikes Hawaii

The Hawaii State Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday that it is investigating a sixth case of Legionnaires’ disease on the Hawaiian Islands, most of which have occurred in people with chronic health problems or compromised immune systems.

/ June 14, 2018
2013 kia forte

Kia to Recall 500,000 Vehicles Over Faulty Airbags

Kia and Hyundai to recall 500,000 vehicles amid investigation into 4 deaths, 6 injuries.

/ June 13, 2018