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Ex-Blue Bell Creameries CEO Kruse Again Charged in Deadly Listeria Case

The former president of Blue Bell Creameries has been charged with wire fraud for allegedly trying to cover up a 2015 listeria outbreak linked to the company‘s ice cream that killed three people in Kansas and sickened several others, federal …

Iowa’s MidAmerican Energy Idles 46 Wind Turbines After Blades Break

Iowa-based electric utility MidAmerican Energy has idled nearly four dozen power-generating wind turbines after huge blades broke off of two turbines in recent weeks. MidAmerican has paused the use of 46 turbines it has identified as having similar blades, which …

Delay in Reporting Defect Leads to $1.9M in Penalties for Spectrum Brands

A Wisconsin-based consumer products company has been ordered to pay $1.9 million in civil penalties for waiting to report a defect in coffee carafes, which resulted in injuries to nearly 70 people, and for continuing to sell them after they …