Monthly Archives: November 2016

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GREATAGAIN.GOV Donald Trump is the President-Elect
November 10, 2016
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Donald Trump is the President-Elect so it’s transition time. The Trump team’s transition website, is sticking with the theme of “great again”—though with little description of whom his plans would be great for.
Trump has also started to build his administration staff. You may have heard some pretty terrifying names as possibilities for the government’s top positions, like the fresh faces of Rudy Giuliani as Attorney General, Newt Gingrich for Secretary of State, Ben Carson for Education Secretary. But unfortunately, it looks like the other candidates, whose names you may not recognize are just as concerning as those you do. Here are some of the big positions and the candidates we’ll be watching:
  • Attorney General: In addition to Giuliani, Pam Bondi has been suggested as a candidate for head of the Department of Justice. Bondi is Florida’s Attorney General, who declined to sue Trump over his Trump University scam days before a committee associated with Bondi’s campaign was given a $25,000 check from Trump himself.
  • Treasury Secretary: Trump is allegedly considering Jamie Dimon, the head of one of the biggest banks on Wall Street, for the Treasury Secretary. This is particularly worrisome since Trump has promised to roll back Dodd Frank, which is the economic safeguard enacted to prevent some of the risky financial behavior that led to the Great Recession. With a Wall Street head honcho in possibly charge of Treasury and Trump’s reckless economic plans, the economy could be vulnerable to another financial crisis.
  • Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Not only does Trump want to roll back President Obama’s immigration executive actions, leaving millions of DACA recipients vulnerable to deportation, he’s floated the idea of appointing ex-Sherriff Joe Arpaio as the director of the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency. Arpaio, who received a clear mandate from Arizonans when he lost his reelection attempt on Tuesday, has a history of racism. He has racially profiled Latinos, arrested children, and joked that his Tent City was a “concentration camp.”
  • Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency: Trump is a climate denier and it looks like he’s going to appoint a climate denier to run the Environmental Protection Agency transition: Myron Ebell. Ebell, who thinks climate change is “nothing to worry about,” runs the Cooler Heads Coalition, which seeks to “question global warming alarmism and oppose energy rationing policies.” He opposes the Clean Power Plan and the landmark Paris agreement. He also openly admits he is “not a climate scientist,” which is pretty evident since 97 percent of actual climate scientist say global warming is real and human activity is the main driving force.
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On this day …


At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War ends. At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. The First World War… read more »
1778
Poor leadership leads to Cherry Valley Massacre »
1978
The General Lee jumps into history »
1811
Ben McCulloch born »
1973
Soviet Union refuses to play Chile in World Cup Soccer »
1988
Police make a grisly discovery in Dorothea Puente’s lawn »
2000
Skiers die in cable-car fire »
1831
Nat Turner executed in Virginia »
1885
George Patton born »
1921
Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknowns »
1852
Louisa May Alcott publishes her first story »
1978
Donna Summer earns her first #1 pop hit with “MacArthur Park” »
1933
Massive dust storm sweeps South Dakota »
1834
Franklin Pierce marries Jane Appleton »
1858
James Garfield marries Lucretia Rudolph »
1981
Fernando Valenzuela wins Cy Young Award »
1967
Viet Cong release U.S. prisoners of war »
1968
Operation Commando Hunt commences »
1972
Long Binh base turned over to South Vietnam »
1918
World War I ends »
1942
Draft age is lowered to 18 »
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FDA/USDA ~~ Nov/Oct Alerts & Safety p4


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OSI Industries, LLC Recalls Chicken Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination OSI Industries, LLC, a Fort Atkinson, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 21,403 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials.

Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 101-2016, Gaiser’s European Style Provision Inc. Recalls Chicken and Pork Bologna Products Due to Misbranding, Undeclared Allergens, and Being Formulated with Uninspected Meat and Poultry Products (Oct 26, 2016).
McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams Recalls Select 16oz. Packages Due To Possible Health Risk
11/04/2016 12:45 PM EDT

Santa Barbara, CA – Out of an abundance of caution, McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams is undertaking a voluntary recall of selected, 16 oz. (pint size) packages of ice cream produced by a contract manufacturer because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

OLMA-XXI, Inc. Recalls Two Smoked Fish Products Because of Possible Health Risk
11/04/2016 01:43 PM EDT
OLMA-XXI,Inc of Brooklyn, NY is recalling Premium Norwegian Salmon Smoked, Sliced 8 oz (227g), Best by 02/23/2017and Salmon, Turbot, Butterfish, Smoked, Sliced 8 oz (227g), Best by 10/20/2016, 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.

 

Select Whole Foods Market Stores in Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Allergy Alert Due to Undeclared Eggs
11/03/2016 09:07 PM EDT

Select Whole Foods Market stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington D.C. are voluntarily recalling batches of its Chocolate Croissants because the product contains eggs and the ingredient was not declared on product packaging. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

 

 

Flavor Trade, LLC. Recalls Beef Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection Flavor Trade, LLC., a Kansas City, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 113 pounds of beef jerky products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and used the USDA mark of inspection without authorization

 

Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for the following recalls:

ICAPP Voluntarily Recalls Certain Lots of Frozen Strawberries
10/31/2016 09:19 AM EDT

The International Company for Agricultural Production & Processing (ICAPP) is voluntarily recalling certain lots of its frozen strawberries out of an abundance of caution in response to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation of an outbreak of Hepatitis A.

 AC Creamery Inc. Recalls “Manila Sky Purple Yumm Ice Cream” Because Of Possible Health Risk
11/02/2016 07:38 PM EDT

AC Creamery Inc. of Anaheim, CA, is recalling its 16 ounce packages of Manila Sky Purple Yumm Ice Cream because they have 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.

Mondelēz Global LLC Conducts Nationwide Voluntary – Recall of Oreo Fudge Cremes Product Sold in the U.S. Recall Due to Milk Allergen Not Listed in Ingredient Line
10/28/2016 06:00 PM EDT

Mondelez Global LLC of East Hanover, NJ, announced today a nationwide voluntary recall in the United States, including the U.S. Territories of Puerto Rico, St. Croix and St. Thomas, of certain Oreo Fudge Cremes product, Original and Mint varieties, due to milk allergen not being declared in the ingredient list. Mondelez Global LLC is taking this action out of an abundance of caution.

 

Back to Nature Issues a Product Recall and Allergy Alert for Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Mini Chocolate Chunk Cookies and Chocolate Granola Due to Undeclared Milk  Back to Nature Foods, LLC is voluntarily recalling four (4) products because those products contain chocolate purchased from a third party supplier which was found to contain undeclared Milk that is not listed as an ingredient on the label.

Depression is a serious medical illness. Also called “major depressive disorder,” or “unipolar depression,” it affects about 350 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of disability, according to the World Health Organization. October is Depression Awareness Month.   Read this Consumer Update to learn more.
Stewart’s Shops Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk In Sportade Fruit Punch
10/26/2016 07:33 PM EDT

Saratoga Springs, NY-Stewart’s Shops Corp. is recalling units of Stewart’s Sportade Fruit Punch Isotonic Beverage 20 fluid oz. because they may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

 Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 099-2016, St. Clair Foods, Inc. Recalls Poultry Products Due To Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen (Oct 21, 2016).