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Health Alert Issued for Nopalina Flax Seed

A range of Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber powder and capsule products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

In this Thursday, Jan. 23 image from China's CCTV video, a patient is carried on a stretcher to an ambulance by medical workers in protective suits in Wuhan, China. China is swiftly building a hospital dedicated to treating patients infected with a new virus that sickened hundreds and prompted unprecedented lockdowns of cities home to millions of people during the country's most important holiday.

What's New in the China Virus Outbreak

The Coronavirus that began last month in the Chinese City of Wuhan has now claimed 26 lives and sickened another 830. Here's where things stand as of Friday morning.

Memphis Meats Raises $161M for New Plant

Total funding for the cell-based meat, poultry and seafood company now exceeds $180 million, which is expected to fund a pilot production facility.

Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey (center left), JD Logistics CEO Zhenhui Wang (far left), JD Retail CEO Lei Xu (far right) took a group photo with a JD staff member wearing a uniform made of recycled PET (rPET) materials co-created.

Coca-Cola, JD.com Partner on Recycling in China

The project involves logistics provider JD.com collecting used bottles from households and sending them to recycling facilities with help from Coca-Cola.

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Molson Coors Acquires Atwater Brewery

Atwater Brewery is highly regarded in the Michigan craft beer community for its traditional German-style lagers and unique ales.

Jo Trizila, top right, President and CEO of Trizcom Public Relations, conducts a meeting with her staff Ann Littmann, right, Noel Hampton, bottom left, and Hayley Swinton at their office in Dallas on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The recent flu outbreak can really impact small businesses with small staffs and hurt a company's productivity. Some owners, like Trizila, are trying to mitigate the damage so the flu will not become a nightmare when they're trying to get clients' work done.

Businesses' Defense Against Flu

Don't let your small business be overwhelmed by flu-based employee absences.

People are guided during a cellar tour of the Dewar’s Distillery in Aberfeldy, the Scottish Highlands, in 2018, where they have produced Scotch whisky since 1898, and offer traditional whisky tastings, and a whisky and chocolate tasting tour.

Britain Sees Spike in Visits to Distilleries

``Spirit tourism’’ is booming across the United Kingdom, with artisanal brands and micro distilleries popping up and many global brands distilled there.

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Danfoss to Acquire Eaton Hydraulics

Eaton Hydraulics had total 2019 sales of $2.2 billion and employs about 11,000 people.

Hormel's 54-Topping Pizza

The pizza has everything from pepperoni to peanut butter.

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Digital Metal Detector

Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s PowerPhasePRO digital metal detector protects products from stainless, ferrous and non-ferrous metal contamination.

In this Jan. 13 file photo, Matthew Elliot, center, and other supporters of flavored vaping products protest at the state house in Trenton, NJ.

NJ Bans Sale of Flavored Vape Products

Signed into law Tuesday, the ban will take effect in April.

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US Posts 1st Wine Volume Decrease Since '94

Research shows volume increases for distilled spirits and ready-to-drink products, while beer continues to slip.

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Starbucks Outlines 2030 Green Initiatives

The coffeehouse chain giant has several carbon/waste-reduction goals set to accomplish by 2030.

Frozen Food Manufacturer Uses $27.3M to Increase Capacity

The company has nine factories in the U.S. that support about 2,800 jobs.