Plainclothes officers of the New York Police Department’s Street Crime Unit fire 41 shots at unarmed Amadou Diallo, an immigrant from Guinea, killing him on the steps of his apartment building shortly after midnight on February 4, 1999. Diallo’s killing sparked a public outcry

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Tony Dungy, of the Indianapolis Colts becomes the first Black NFL head coach to win a Super Bowl. The victory marked the first time a Black head coach had reached the National Football League’s championship game—one that featured not just one, but two Black head coaches.

Super Bowl XLI pitted Dungy and his Colts against Lovie Smith, head coach of the Chicago Bears. The Bears shocked the Colts with a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown in the first 14 seconds of the game. Despite this demoralizing start, the Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning came back to defeat the Bears, 29-17. It was the Colts’ first Super Bowl victory since 1971, when they played in Baltimore.

Dungy joined the Colts as head coach in 2003 and led the team to the playoffs three years running before their Super Bowl win in the 2006 season. He began his career in the NFL as a safety with the Pittsburgh Steelers, from 1977-1978. Although his playing career lasted only one more season, he quickly moved into coaching. Dungy worked his way up the coaching ranks as a defensive specialist, progressing from defensive backs coach to defensive coordinator. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave Dungy his first head coaching position in 1996. He achieved a cumulative record of 148-79-0 in his years as head coach, earning him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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** More children identified in outbreak of lead poisoning traced to applesauce

By Coral Beach on Jan 03, 2024 12:03 am

The number of children affected by extremely high levels of lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches continues to grow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are now reporting a total of 287 patients, up from its count on Dec. 22 when 251 patients from 34 stats had been reported to the agency. The Food and… Continue Reading

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Neptune Resources, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Neptune’s Fix Elixir, Neptune’s Fix Extra Strength Elixir, and Neptune’s Fix Tablets Products Due to the Presence of Tianeptine

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Neptune Resources, LLC is voluntarily recalling All lots of Neptune’s Fix Elixir, Neptune’s Fix Extra Strength Elixir, and Neptune’s Fix Tablets to the consumer level. Neptune Resources LLC’s distribution channels have not reported any adverse events from the use of its products. The products are being recalled because they contain tianeptine, an ingredient that is not FDA-approved for any medical use. The presence of tianeptine renders the products unapproved drugs for which safety and efficacy have not been established and, therefore, are subject to recall. Neptune’s Fix Elixir and Extra Strength Elixir are used as a supplement and are packaged in amber glass bottles with a “shrink sleeve” label that covers the entire cap/bottle and is perforated at the cap to facilitate opening. Neptune’s Fix tablets are packaged in 20-count blister packs held in small boxes or 4-count foil packets. All Neptune’s Fix products are being recalled. The product can be identified by the name Neptune’s Fix and its logo which is an illustration of the Roman God Neptune with a green beard and a trident. The products were distributed Nationwide to wholesale and retail customers.

Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Neptune Resources at 816-256- 2071, Monday-Friday 9am-6pm CT. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using these products.

Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.

** Haleon Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult Products Due to Microbial Contamination 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 24, 2024 – Warren, NJ, Haleon is voluntarily recalling eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult to the consumer level. The product is being recalled due to microbial contamination. In immunocompromised individuals, the use of the affected product could potentially result in severe or life-threatening adverse events such as fungemia or disseminated fungal infection. In non-immunocompromised consumers, the population most likely to use the product, life-threatening infections are not likely to occur. However, the occurrence of an infection that may necessitate medical intervention cannot be completely ruled out.

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**  Al Amir Fresh Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sesame in Hummus Dip Products and Undeclared Milk in Tzatziki Cucumber Yogurt

Al Amir Fresh Foods of Milwaukie, Oregon is recalling Al Amir brand hummus dip products due to undeclared sesame and Tzatziki Cucumber Yogurt due to undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sesame or milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The Al Amir brand hummus dip products and Tzatziki Cucumber Yogurt have 45-day shelf life if refrigerated and packaged in a round clear plastic container and a clear lid with label. The recalled products with the affected Best By Dates are listed in the table below and product were last distributed to retail stores in Oregon and Washington on 01/17/2024.

**  Shredded cheese recalled over glove remnants in product

By News Desk on January 18, 2024

Biery Cheese Company of Louisville, OH, is recalling Member’s Mark – Mild Cheddar Fancy (Fine) Shredded Cheese because of foreign material in the product, specifically glove remnants. 

According to the details posted by the FDA…Continue Reading

**  Kilitch Healthcare India Limited Issues Amendments in Last Voluntary Nationwide Recall Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –January 05, 2024– Mumbai, Maharashtra, Kilitch Healthcare India Limited is issuing an amendment in the last Nationwide press release dated November 13, 2023 issued for nationwide recall of various eye drops. There are corrections in product NDC No for the below mentioned products.

** Mini quiches recalled over aluminum in product

By News Desk on January 18, 2024

The Fillo Factory Inc. of Northvale, NJ, is recalling Wellsley Farms Assorted Mini Quiches because of possible foreign material in the product, specifically aluminum.

According to the details posted by the FDA, the recall was…Continue Reading

** Brightfarms Recalls Spinach and Salad Kits Because of Possible Health Risk as a Result of Supplier Element Farms Recall

Selinsgrove, PA (January 17, 2024) –– BrightFarms has issued a voluntary recall of spinach grown by its supplier Element Farms in their Pompton Plains, New Jersey farm and distributed under the BrightFarms brand because the spinach has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Due to potential cross-contamination, BrightFarms is also issuing a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of four salad kit products (shown below) from its Selinsgrove, PA facility.Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that 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 miscarriage and stillbirths among pregnant women.

** Company recalls cheese after testing shows contamination with Listeria

By News Desk on January 11, 2024

The Hawaii State Department of Health is alerting residents of a recall of Rizo Bros. California Creamery’s Cotija Aged Mexican Grating Cheese because tests have found Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The product was distributed nationwide.

The…Continue Reading

** Scallops harvested from prohibited water spur warning from FDA

By News Desk on January 10, 2024

The Food and Drug Administration has warned about particular scallops harvested from prohibited water that may be contaminated.

The scallops were purchased by restaurants, distributors, and food retailers in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York…Continue Reading

** Diced tomatoes recalled in two states and Japan over plastic in product

By News Desk on January 11, 2024

Ingomar Packing Co of Los Banos, CA,  is recalling diced tomatoes because of foreign objects in the product, specifically plastic.

According to the details posted by the FDA, the recall was initiated on Aug. 3…Continue Reading

**  Urgent Voluntary Recall of D&D Commodities Ltd. 3-D Pet Products Premium Parrot Food Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

Greeley, CO – D&D Commodities Ltd. is voluntarily recalling one lot of 3-D® Pet Products Premium Parrot Food, 4 lb. jar, UPC 719195135045, Lot Number 102525G, due to potential Salmonella contamination.

The product affected by this recall announcement is:

Product	Size	UPC	Lot No.
3-D Pet Products Premium Parrot Food	4 lb.	719195135045	102525G

Product and product lots that do not appear on the list above are not subject to this recall.

** Leiters Health Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Vancomycin IV Bags, Phenylephrine IV Bags, and Fentanyl IV Bags Due to Potential for Superpotent Drug Consumers with questions regarding this recall can contact Leiters Health by phone at 1-800-292-6772 or e-mail at recall@leiters.com Monday through Friday between 8:00 AM MST and 5:30 PM MST. Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using these drug products. Customers will receive return shipping labels for phenylephrine and vancomycin returns via email from Leiters Health to return their products to Leiters Health at 13796 Compark Blvd., Englewood, CO 80112. Customers will receive return shipping labels, along with a DEA Form 222, for fentanyl returns via mail from Leiters Health to return their products to Leiters Health at 13796 Compark Blvd., Englewood, CO 80112.

**  Consumer complaints of bone in product spur recall of 66 tons of turkey kielbasa

By News Desk on January 5, 2024

Salm Partners LLC of Denmark, WI, is recalling 133,039 pounds of ready-to-eat turkey kielbasa products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone fragments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service…Continue Reading

**  FDA Issues Warning About Certain Tejocote Root Supplements Substituted with Toxic Yellow Oleander

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Alipotec Tejocote RootNutraholics ELV Tejocote RootELV Nutraholics Mexican Tejocote RootELVPOTEC Tejocote Root

Global Mix, Inc.

Science of Alpha Mexican Tejocote RootNiwali Raiz de Tejocote

Innovacion Natural, LLC

Alipotec Tejocote Root

Pastor-Villareal, Inc.

Tejocotex

Alipotec South TXWorld Green Nutrition, Inc.

ELV Alipotec Raiz de Tejocote

**  Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc. Recalls Busseto Foods Brand Ready-to-Eat Charcuterie Meat Products Due to Possible Salmonella Contamination

Fratelli Beretta USA, Inc., a Mount Olive, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,097 pounds of Busseto Foods brand ready-to-eat charcuterie meat products that may be contaminated with Salmonella.

**  Update: 062-2023, Wayne Farms, LLC, Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken Breast Products That May Be Undercooked (Dec 7, 2023)

** Meat samplers sold at Sam’s Club linked to illness from Salmonella contamination

By Coral Beach on Jan 02, 2024 07:51 pm

Public health officials in Minnesota are warning the public to not eat Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler that contain prosciutto, sweet sopressata, and dry coppa because of Salmonella contamination. The implicated sampler products were sold at Sam’s Club locations. The investigation is ongoing. No photos of the implicated products were available at the time of the… Continue Reading

** FDA sends Cooperstown Cheese Company warning after inspection finds Listeria in facility

By News Desk on Jan 02, 2024 12:01 am

As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company… Continue Reading

**  California health officials issue public warning about Shemshad products because of botulism risk

By News Desk on January 4, 2024

The California Department of Public Health is warning consumers not to eat Shemshad’s Mulberry Molasses and Mulberry Jam jarred food products because they were produced outside of the health department’s Cannery Program oversight, making them…Continue Reading

**  Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Voluntarily Recalls Select Batches of Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder Because of Possible Health Risk

PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), a producer of nutrition products, announced today that it has voluntarily chosen to recall from the U.S. market select batches of Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6 and 19.8 oz cans, due to a possibility of contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii in product sampled outside the U.S. All product in question went through extensive testing by MJN and tested negative for the bacteria.Cronobacter bacteria can cause severe, life-threatening infections (sepsis) or meningitis (an inflammation of the membranes that protect the brain and spine). Symptoms of sepsis and meningitis may include poor feeding, irritability, temperature changes, jaundice (yellow skin and whites of the eyes), grunting breaths and abnormal movements. Cronobacter infection may also cause bowel damage and may spread through the blood to other parts of the body.

** Infant formula recalled over Cronobacter concerns

By News Desk on January 2, 2024

Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) is recalling select batches of Nutramigen Powder, a specialty infant formula for the dietary management of Cows Milk Allergy (CMA) in 12.6 and 19.8 oz cans from the U.S. market because…Continue Reading

**  Infant formula recalled in Canada over possible Cronobacter contamination

By News Desk on January 2, 2024

Mead Johnson Nutrition (Canada) Co is recalling certain Enfamil brand Nutramigen A+ LGG Hypoallergenic (infant formula) from the marketplace because of possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination.

Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) also recalled select batches of Enfamil…Continue Reading

** Ground beef recalled for E. coli O157:H7

By News Desk on December 31, 2023

Valley Meats, LLC, in Coal Valley, Ill., has recalled approximately 6,768 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to USDA’S Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Continue Reading

**  Nam & Son of MD Recalls Soybean Sprouts Because of Possible Health Risk

Nam & Son of MD, Jessup, MD is recalling one-pound bags of soybean sprouts, with the sell-by date of December 14, 2023, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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 headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

The product has been distributed to retail stores in VA ranging from December 6 -7, 2023. The affected product is packaged in a 1lb plastic bag (retail), labeled under the Nam & Son of MD DBA Sam Sung S & M Food and have a “Sell By” date of December 14, 2023.

**  Soybean sprouts recalled after state finds Listeria contamination

By News Desk on December 28, 2023

Nam & Son of Jessup, MD, is recalling one-pound bags of soybean sprouts, with the sell-by date of Dec. 14 because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The product was distributed…Continue Reading

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Amadou Bailo Diallo was born in Liberia on September 2, 1975. He was the eldest of four children born to Kadiatou Diallo and Amadou Saikou Diallo. He is survived by one sister, Laouratou Diallo, and two brothers, Ibrahim, and Abdoul Diallo.

Amadou grew up in Liberia, Guinea, Togo and Thailand. He was a well-rounded child who loved to read. As he grew older, his desire to go to college became of paramount importance to him. He continually encouraged his younger brothers and sister to attend college as well. He firmly believed that an education was key in the achievement of dreams. He enjoyed sports and played soccer and basketball.

Prior to leaving for the United States, he had traveled to many different countries with his family, as well as on his own. In addition to Guinea, Liberia, Togo and Thailand, he had traveled to France, Asia, and Japan. He attended the International School in Thailand, then the Computer Institute in Singapore, which is an affiliate of The Cambridge University of England. He spoke five languages – he was fluent in Fulani (the native language of Guinea), as well as English, French, Spanish and Thai.

In September 1996, Amadou departed for America seeking the opportunity to attend college. He left behind a handwritten note for his mother that had only two lines, “The solution is U.S.A.  Don’t leave my brothers and sister here.”  He believed in the opportunity America promised. Amadou loved the singer Bruce Springsteen, saying he represented the dreams of ordinary people. Amadou would play “Born in the USA” over and over. In a sad twist of fate, it would later be Bruce Springsteen who would write a song about Amadou’s death, “American Skin (41 shots).”

Once in New York, Amadou’s uncle told him to be careful because he had heard of many families in Guinea who had lost their sons to shootings on the streets. Amadou reassured him that the US was very organized when dealing with crime. “It is safe here,” said Amadou. “I am not worried.”

He refused help from his parents because he wanted to make them proud and achieve his success on his own. His immediate goal was to receive a degree in computer science.

He befriended many and always enjoyed conversations that stimulated the intellect as well as the spirit. He was an avid reader and enjoyed his books that ranged from subjects such as physics and technology to one of his favorites, a book titled, Guidelines for Dialogue Between Christians and Muslims.

He lived at 1157 Wheeler Avenue in the Bronx, NY. His three roommates were also from Guinea. On February 4, 1999, he was standing in the vestibule of his building when four plainclothes police officers drove up, got out of their car and shot him 41 times. Nineteen bullets struck him, killing him instantly. The newspapers reported that the cops were patrolling the street looking for a suspect in a series of rapes in the Bronx, but in fact the last rape had been nine months earlier. They reported that Amadou was “acting suspiciously,” and that they thought he had pulled a gun. In fact, he was carrying only a wallet and a pager. The only known witness to the shooting was a woman who gave conflicting eyewitness accounts. Amadou was 23 years old. The four police officers were later acquitted in Albany, New York.

In February 2003, on the fourth anniversary of his murder, city officials and community leaders renamed the block where he lived “Amadou Diallo Place.”

In January 2004, his family and New York City reached a settlement agreement of $3 million.

Amadou’s spirit lives on and guides his mother as she helps others
achieve their dreams with The Amadou Diallo Foundation and the scholarship program established in his memory. To date, 27 scholarships have been awarded.

adfounda@gmail.com