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May 15th, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the shut down of cream cheese and seafood operations at Lifeway Foods, Inc. and its subsidiary, LFI Enterprises, Inc., both Illinois companies, until they are found compliant with food-safety laws.
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Tags: adequate procedures, cheese products, cream cheese, cross contamination, food safety laws, food safety requirements, lifeway foods inc, nova salmon, seafood processing, toilet facilities
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May 6th, 2008 |
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Half of the estimated 328,500 infants 12 months of age or younger who were treated for injuries in hospital emergency departments each year from 2001 to 2004 were injured as a result of a fall, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Tags: american academy of pediatrics, home safety, hospital emergency departments, infant injury, medical epidemiologist, most common injury to a child, parental supervision
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May 1st, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s final analysis of certain flavors of “Total Body Formula” and “Total Body Mega Formula” has detected hazardous amounts of chromium.
Tags: cdc reports, dietary supplement products, fda analysis, hazardous amounts, liver toxicity, muscle cramps, total body formula, Total Body Mega Formula
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May 1st, 2008 |
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Ants and bad weather aren’t the only things that can ruin a picnic. When food gets too hot or too cold, the chances of contamination and food-borne illness increase. Taking a few preventative measures when dining outdoors can reduce the risk of food poisoning greatly.
Tags: food borne diseases, food borne illness, food temperatures, hazardous product, picnic foods, preventative measures, protein content, sanitarian, temperature danger zone
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Apr 4th, 2008 |
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The Federal Trade Commission has released three 60-second videos to help alert consumers to phishing scams.
Tags: credit card numbers, federal trade commission, internet fraud, onguardonline, Phishing, scams
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Apr 2nd, 2008 |
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Through the Federal Clean Diesel Program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award grants of more than $4 million to assist eligible partners within the ten Blue Skyways Collaborative states to achieve voluntary emission reductions more quickly than will be accomplished through new regulations that do not affect older but still viable diesel engines.
Tags: diesel emission, diesel engines, diesel program, emission reductions, environmental protection agency, EPA, pollution reduction, private school buses, stationary engines
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Apr 1st, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is immediately assuming control of all clean up efforts at Greka’s Bell Lease, located at 6801 Palmer Road in Santa Maria. The EPA is taking swift action to complete clean up efforts at the Bell facility, mobilizing clean up contractors who begin work at the site today.
Tags: Bell Lease, epa oversight, federal oversight, Greka's Bell Lease, oil contamination, oil discharge, oil spill, superfund division
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Mar 27th, 2008 |
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced a public meeting to discuss challenges and proposed solutions in moving forward to address recalls and illnesses related to E. coli O157:H7.
Tags: Department of Agriculture, e coli, e coli o157, Food Safety and Inspection Service, fsis, panel discussions, positive changes
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Mar 26th, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the finalization of a federal facility inter-agency agreement (FFA) with several agencies and jurisdictions for the cleanup of portions of the Island of Vieques and its surrounding waters.
Tags: assistant secretary of the navy, caribbean islands, commonwealth of puerto rico, environmental protection agency, federal government agencies, national wildlife refuge, vieques
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Mar 25th, 2008 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a $20,000 settlement with Pacific Marine and Industrial Corp., for used oil and hazardous waste management violations at its power plant facility in Puerto Rico, Saipan.
Tags: hazardous waste activity, hazardous waste management, pacific southwest region, pollution prevention equipment, spill prevention, spill response plan
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