Texas Meat Company Recalling Beef, Pork Products

October 19, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticle1 Comments

Federal health officials say a Dallas, Texas-based meat distributor is recalling about 8,200 pounds of beef and pork products because they weren’t inspected and were improperly labeled.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service said one product from Lao Chareune Foods could not be labeled as a pork snack stick because it was raw. The agency said the products were distributed to retail stores in Louisiana and Texas.

The products recalled were 3-ounce and 8-ounce packages containing “Pork Snack Stick;” 3.2-ounce packages of “Seasoned Fried Beef;” 1.76-ounce packages of “Fried Pork Skins;” and 1.2-ounce packages of “Sliced Fried Pork Ears.”

Federal officials said they hadn’t received any reports of illness from consumption of the products.

There was no answer at a phone listing for the company.

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ACE USA Enhances Hospice Insurance Products

April 27, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

ACE USA’s ACE Medical Risk Division now offers an endorsement for hospice care eligibility requirements. This new enhanced hospice care eligibility recertification endorsement serves as an amendment to ACE’s hospice facilities products. It provides professional liability coverage to hospice physicians, addressing the unique risks they face when re-certifying patients for hospice care.

The hospice care eligibility recertification endorsement responds to a change mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It addresses the needs of hospice organizations by providing coverage for hospice physicians as they determine each patient’s continued eligibility for hospice care through a face-to-face encounter, and attest to those visits as required by the ACA.

In addition, ACE Medical Risk has introduced the liability arising out of hospitals or other enterprises amendment. This is an expansion of ACE’s hospice facilities products, and is designed for owners and managers of residential hospice facilities, or for hospices that utilize beds in hospitals or nursing homes to deliver hospice care.

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