Tag: recall
22
Jul
How to Keep Safe in an Era of Increasing Product Recalls?
Maybe you were affected by the recent peanut butter recall, or last year’s pet food recall, or the holiday toys recalled for lead poisoning. Perhaps you take prescription medications that affected you adversely. As a consumer, you may own or have ingested a product that has been — or will be — recalled because of safety issues. Finding out aboutRead more
26
May
Carenet Named One of Fastest Growing Companies in the Nation
A new website for The President’s Food Safety Working Group will serve as a hub for citizens and stakeholders to stay informed and provide input on national food safety. On March 14, 2009, President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Food Safety Working Group, chaired by the Secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services and the DepartmentRead more
4
May
Outbreak, Recall Information Seekers Drive Social Media Adoption
Everyone is online these days, watching and discussing health-related news. Within a few days of news of the swine flu outbreak, the term “swine flu” became 10x more popular on blogs and Twitter than references to the peanut-related salmonella problems earlier this year, according to Nielsen Online, which tracks online buzz. We tracked the peanut recall ourselves, and were amazedRead more
22
Apr
What if the Peanut Industry Had Used Social Media to Monitor & Engage Consumer Discussions?
Carenet Leads Social Media Panel Today at SOCAP International Symposium: Social Media is Here to Stay so Companies Need to Prepare to Engage Consumers Online April 21, 2009 (Chicago) —What if the US peanut industry – and the hordes of products and companies impacted by the recent recall — had used the power of the social media to bothRead more
31
Mar
Pistachio Recall – FDA Information
In our efforts to monitor the current pistachio recall, we have provided a link to the FDA information page.
3
Mar
Social Media Presentation at SOCAP International Symposium – April 21, 2009
On April 21, Carenet, a Stericycle Company, presents Leveraging Social Media in Product Recalls, a panel at the SOCAP International Symposium in Chicago. Top names in the corporate social media movement — Chris Gidez of Hill & Knowlton, Mia Novic of Nielsen Online, and Linnea Johnson of Unilever — join Janet Johnson and Dr. David McCarron of Carenet forRead more
18
Feb
Consumer Education of Online Adverse Event Reporting Needed Now
The current peanut butter recall has raised red flags to the awareness, usefulness and timeliness of our current adverse event reporting system. Government agencies and private corporations are working together to seek fast reporting of incidents and improve coordination of efforts, however, ask the average consumer if they are aware of online reporting tools for adverse events and you willRead more
