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.

Bay Bridge Traffic

Over 60 Million Recalled Vehicles Never Fixed, Still on U.S. Roads: Study

As many as 60 million vehicles in the U.S. that have been recalled for serious potential safety hazards have not been fixed, and continue motoring up and down the nation’s roads and highways, moving violations that could spell disaster for...

/ April 12, 2018
Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Recalls Cheese Over Potential Listeria Contamination

Whole Foods is recalling cheese from 9 stores across a half dozen Midwestern states due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that causes severe foodborne illness.

/ April 11, 2018
Chicken Salad

Iowa Woman Dead in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Chicken Salad

Chicken salad produced by an Iowa firm and distributed by Fareway Stores in the Midwest has sickened at least 265 people in 8 states, and been linked to at least 1 death from salmonella poisoning (salmonellosis), according to the U.S....

/ April 10, 2018
E. Coli May Be Lurking in Uncooked Flour and Batter

Organic Flour Recalled for Salmonella Contamination

A Cincinnati-based foods supplier is recalling about 2,100 cases of Organic Amaranth Flour after tests revealed the presence of salmonella bacteria in one of the lots, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

/ April 9, 2018
Power Bank Charging Station

Power Bank Charging Stations Recalled Over Burn, Fire Risk

An Avenel, New Jersey-based company is recalling Re-Fuel Power Bank Charging Stations over concerns the devices can overheat, posing a burn and fire hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC).

/ April 6, 2018
Vornado Fan

Vornado Recalls Space Heaters Over Fire, Burn Risk

Vornado Air is recalling VH101 Personal Vortex electric space heaters over concerns they can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC).

/ April 5, 2018
Kratom Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 20 States

FDA Issues First Ever ‘Mandatory Recall’ for Kratom

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the mandatory recall -- the first time the agency has used its mandatory recall power for a food product -- on Tuesday for kratom that may be contaminated with salmonella, a bacterium...

/ April 4, 2018
Stella Cheers

Stella Artois Beer Recalled for Glass Fragments

Stella Artois is recalling certain 11.2-ounce bottles in the U.S. and Canada over fear they may contain tiny glass fragments, which can present a significant health risk to consumers.

/ April 3, 2018
Beef Recall

Nearly 7,000 Pounds of Uninspected Raw Meat Recalled from 8 States

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Saturday issued a recall of more than 7,000 pounds of raw beef products that were shipped without the benefit of being inspected.

/ April 2, 2018
Sam's Club

Sam’s Club Recalls Nearly 50 Tons of Canned Chicken for Plastic Contamination

A Minnesota firm is recalling 48 tons of canned chicken packed under the Sam’s Club brand name amid consumer complaints of tiny plastic pieces found in the product, according to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

/ March 29, 2018