Repour Smart Stopper preserves wine freshness after opening
Cor ridor startup Repour introduces a FDA approved oxygen absorbing stopper that keeps wine fresh weeks or months after opening. Founder Tom Lutz explains the device lowers oxygen to under 0.05 percent and dissolved oxygen to under 0.03 ppm, with prototypes tested by third party labs and praised by Cedar Ridge Vineyards owner Jeff Quint. The team plans full production by March 1 with single and multi-pack options and potential co packing.
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New federal rules aim to curb animal antibiotic use
New regulations effective January 1 require producers to obtain a veterinarian's approval before using antibiotics important to human health and bar their use as feed additives in healthy animals. Critics say costs rise for producers while consumer groups argue the rules don’t go far enough to curb resistance risks, which the FDA and CDC warn contribute to up to 2 million resistant infections and 23 thousand deaths annually in the United States.
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Lawsuit alleges CRST liable in $350 million crash case
The Cedar Rapids based CRST International faces a potential over $350 million punitive damages suit over a 2014 Mojave California head on collision. CAST Expedited driver Hector Contreras had multiple prior arrests and crossed the centerline injuring brothers Matthew and Michael Lennig. CRST denies allegations, jury trial possible this summer.
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