U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)


FDA (trade union)
 
05/30/2013 10:23 PM EDT
Cheryl’s of Westerville, Ohio is recalling 10,588 individually wrapped 1.6 oz. Buttercream Frosted Cinnamon Pumpkin Cookies because the wrapper on these affected cookies may not specifically state that the cookie contains Peanuts, a known allergen.
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05/29/2013 01:33 PM EDT
WIN LUCK TRADING INC. of Bayonne, NJ, is recalling all lots of Lam Sheng Kee’s 7 ounce packages of Shrimp Balls, Lobster Balls, Fish Package Eggs and Fresh Fish Cakes because they may contain undeclared eggs. People who have allergies to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The recalled Lam Sheng Kee’s Shrimp Balls, Lobster Balls, Fish Package Eggs and Fresh Fish Cakes were distributed in retail stores in New York and West Virginia during January 2013 to March 2013
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05/29/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Fresenius Kabi USA announced today it has initiated a voluntary recall of one lot – Lot 6103882 – of Magnesium Sulfate Injection, USP due to the potential presence of glass particles in the vials. The recall is a precautionary measure, following a routine company inspection of retained product samples
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05/28/2013 06:22 PM EDT
May 28, 2013 – Newbern, Tennessee–Main Street Family Pharmacy, LLC today announced a voluntary nationwide recall of all lots of all sterile products compounded by the pharmacy. The compounded products that are subject to the recall are those products with a use by date on or before November 20, 2013.
 
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05/25/2013 09:56 PM EDT
Salmolux of Federal Way, WA is recalling its cold smoked salmon products because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
 
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05/24/2013 02:18 PM EDT
Eco-Cuisine of Boulder, Colorado is recalling all lots of T3314 Basic Brownie Mix, T3333 Betty Brownie Mix with Vanilla, T3388 Ground Beef Style Quick Mix, T3394 Sausage Style Quick Mix, T3416 Chocolate Cookie Mix, T3417 Lemon Muffin Mix, and T3418 English Scone Mix, CM25COOK Basic Cookie Mix 25 lb. bag, CM25MUFF Basic Muffin Mix 25 lb. bag, CM25SCON Basic Scone Mix 25 lb. Bag, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
 
 

HR634 S.156 S.507 and more


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H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013

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S. 156, Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013

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H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 201

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S. 507, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013

S. 476, a bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013

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H.R. 1063, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013

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H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013

Rallying Around Lunacy


Media Matters for America
Have you signed our letter asking ABC News to make an on air correction for their faulty Benghazi reporting yet? We’re about to send it to the network, so sign before it is too late. Here are some of the stories from the past week, from the lunatic world of gun radio to sexism on Fox.John Whitehouse Twitter: @existentialfish

Lunatic Gun Radio

There’s a lot of fringe radio and media figures who engage in wild conspiracy theories that are best to ignore most of the time. But in recent months as America has engaged in a debate about gun violence, these fringe hosts have attracted prominent gun activists to give them validation and attention. Matt Gertz and Ben Dimiero venture into the lunatic world of gun rights radio. http://mm4a.org/19mpWdK

Cable News Misses Economic News

The housing sector recently grew significantly, a good prospect for the economy as a whole. But cable news in total spent less than 10 minutes covering that news. Instead, they’re focused on covering the nonstop D.C. scandal machine. Media Matters‘ senior economics researcher Albert Kleine looks at media coverage of the economy. http://mm4a.org/ZtFJ8P

Blatant Sexism On Fox

It started bad enough, with a panel of four men and zero women on Fox to discuss the rise in the number of female breadwinners in families. It managed to get even worse, with one Fox contributor even saying that “the male typically is the dominant role” in nature. Emily Arrowood dissects the segment. http://mm4a.org/12PUhML

FEATURED VIDEO

Even as the conservative Wall Street Journal called the idea “dumb,” Fox News really wants a special prosecutor. In fact, they can’t stop mentioning it. Whatever you do, do not actually play this drinking game (seriously). http://youtu.be/QKdAezLYvwA

ARMED MARCH COMING TO A STATE CAPITOL NEAR YOU?

Adam Kokesh has replaced his previously announced armed march on Washington D.C. with planned armed marches on state capitols – and he plans on calling for the overthrow of the federal government. http://mm4a.org/ZeU7Q2

IMAGE OF THE WEEK

Fox Can’t See Who Is Right In Front Of Their Eyes

 

An excellent article in the New York Times


Logo of the United States Federal Communicatio...Carolyn Tamler …

www.moveon.org and  www.whidbey.net

The article and link below is from a 2007 New York Times, but it still seems very relevant and timely.

The Price of Free Airwaves By MICHAEL J. COPPS

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/02/opinion/02copps.html?pagewanted=print

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)


FDA (trade union)
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05/29/2013 03:06 PM EDT
FRUIT TREASURE of CHULA VISTA, CA is recalling 43 boxes (25lb) of fresh THAI PEPPERS, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
05/29/2013 06:17 PM EDT
Lowlite Investments d/b/a Olympia Pharmacy (“Lowlite”) today announced a voluntary multi-state recall of all sterile drug products compounded by the pharmacy that have not reached the expiration date listed on the product. The recall is being initiated due to concerns associated with prior quality control procedures that impacted sterility assurance.
05/29/2013 06:54 PM EDT
Today, Lightlife Foods in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is voluntarily recalling a limited number of packages of its Lightlife Farmer’s Market Veggie Burgers that may contain an undeclared allergen, milk. Certain packages of the Farmer’s Market Veggie Burgers may have inadvertently been filled with Lightlife Kick Black Bean Burgers, which contain an allergen, milk. The milk allergen is not declared on the Farmer’s Market Veggie Burger product label. This product was shipped to food stores and distributors nationwide.