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FDA/USDA ~~~ Alerts & Safety ~~~ February 2015 p2


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Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 024-2015, Ohio Firm Recalls Salami Products Due To Possible Temperature Abuse (Jan 30, 2015).
02/13/2015 05:31 PM EST
Hanbit Enterprises, Inc. dba Jack and the Beanstalk is recalling Soybean Sprouts in 1lb, 1.5lb, 10 lb, and Natto plastic bags distributed up to and including February 12, 2015 with Best if Used by dates up to February 19, 2015, 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. Although healthy individuals may suffer long-­‐term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.
02/13/2015 05:51 PM EST
Medtronic announced today that a previously communicated global voluntary recall to address an issue with certain lots of its Trellis-6 and Trellis-8 peripheral infusion systems has now been classified as a Class 1 Recall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Customers were previously notified by Covidien of the recall on December 15, 2014
02/13/2015 11:15 PM EST
ATM International USA, Inc., a Torrance, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,999 pounds of boneless beef products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection.
02/12/2015 07:35 PM EST
Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado-based natural grocery chain, is recalling two lots of Natural Grocers brand Organic Garlic Powder as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Consumption of products containing Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
02/13/2015 05:51 PM EST
Medtronic announced today that a previously communicated global voluntary recall to address an issue with certain lots of its Trellis-6 and Trellis-8 peripheral infusion systems has now been classified as a Class 1 Recall by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Customers were previously notified by Covidien of the recall on December 15, 2014
Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 009-2015, Iowa Firm Recalls Beef Products Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens (Jan 14, 2015).
Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 005-2015, Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Beef Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen (Jan 8, 2015).
 Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 017-2015, Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Pork Products Imported Without Benefit of Inspection (Jan 21, 2015).
02/13/2015 12:41 PM EST
Moscahlades Bros Inc. of Paterson, NJ is recalling Hellas Golden Double Smoked Herring because it has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life­ threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not look or smell spoiled.
02/11/2015 04:12 PM EST
Sunfood of El Cajon, CA is recalling Organic Sacha Inchi Powder, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus enterotoxin. The presence of Staphylococcus enterotoxins may be injurious to health and may result in staphylococcal food poisoning.
02/11/2015 03:25 PM EST
Pet International of Miami, Florida is recalling 1500 units of 6” Beef Trachea Pet Treat because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals (i.e. dogs) eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the products or any surfaces exposed to these products.
02/11/2015 04:42 PM EST
Tuffy’s Pet Foods, Inc. of Perham, MN is voluntarily recalling specific lots of 4 lb. bags of Nutrisca Chicken and Chick Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Tuffy’s manufactured the product for Nutrisca.
. Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 003-2015, Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Chili Product Due To Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen (Jan 7, 2015).
  Updated information is now available. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 023-2015, California Firm Recalls Chicken Stew Products Produced Without Benefit of Import Inspection (Jan 29, 2015).
Whole Foods Markets, Inc. Recalls Products Due to Misbranding and an Undeclared Allergen
Whole Foods Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 33,191 pounds of ready to eat products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen.
02/10/2015 07:15 PM EST
Sunrise Poultry Processors, an Alberta, Canada, establishment, is recalling approximately 2,705 pounds of poultry products that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection.
02/06/2015 09:17 PM EST
Korean Food Co. of Irving Texas is recalling 8 boxes of (20 bag in each box) Go-Hang Soybean sprouts in 1 lb. and 2 lb. bags distributed Jan 30, 2015 – Feb 6, 2015 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. 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.

Korean Food Co. Recalls Soybean Sprout Because of Possible Health Risk

02/06/2015 09:17 PM EST Korean Food Co. of Irving Texas is recalling 8 boxes of (20 bag in each box) Go-Hang Soybean sprouts in 1 lb. and 2 lb. bags distributed Jan 30, 2015 – Feb 6, 2015 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. 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.
02/07/2015 08:20 PM EST See’s Company of San Francisco is recalling all 8 oz Classic Red Hearts with Assorted Chocolates with bar code 737666091201 and stamped date L.A.N. 048/15 because it contains undeclared tree nuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts (e.g.: almonds, walnuts, pecans, coconut) run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
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Get to know Hale Woodruff … Webcast Feb.11


NMAAHC -- National Museum of African American History and Culture

Barry Gaither

Getting to Know Hale Woodruff
Presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wednesday, February 11, 2015, 7–9 PM EST
Warner Bros. Theater
National Museum of American History
14th and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC

Admission: Free. Seating is on a first come, first serve basis. Please enter through Constitution Ave doors.

WEBCAST: Watch it HERE the evening of the event!
A panel of critics and artists will present an engrossing discussion of Hale Woodruff, renowned muralist, artist, scholar and community builder. Panelists include:

• Edmund Barry Gaither, Director and Curator, Museum of the National Center for Afro-American Artists, and Special Consultant at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston;

• Amalia Amaki, Independent scholar and artist, Curator of the Paul R. Jones Collection at the University of Delaware

The National Museum of American History is Metro accessible via Blue, Orange, and Silver lines. Exit at the Smithsonian or Federal Triangle Metro Stations.

Participants may be filmed, photographed and recorded for the Smithsonian Institution’s educational and promotional uses
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AAA supporting SeaWorld?


Petitioning Robert T Bouttier

AAA – Stop Supporting SeaWorld’s Cruelty
Petition by Shiri Takacs
Long Beach, California
5,302
Supporters
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Reflections on the Xingu:


Floating down the Xingu River’s “Big Bend” in the Brazilian Amazon last November I was struck once again by the splendor of this unique environment. Its waters low for the dry season, the Xingu’s magnificent white sand beaches stretched for miles while rock islands emerged from the current, shrouded in verdant shrubs and trees. Mesmerized as always by the raw, primeval beauty of this place, I was shocked awake from my daydream by huge walls of earth, rock, concrete and steel rising imposingly before me. This is the aberration of Brazil’s Belo Monte dam: stagnant waters, leveled forests, shattered communities and the death knell of an Amazonian paradise.

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It changed my life, it could change yours ~~Thanks for listening, Elana


Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma.

It’s not a term that any kid typically knows, or should ever have to learn first-hand. But when I turned 12 years old, that was my diagnosis — and it became a defining part of my life.

It’s a specific kind of liver cancer that affects children. It’s rare — you don’t see it in your average patient. So I knew, even then, that it would take something more than a generic treatment to cure this unique disease.

So I got to work. And thanks to incredible technological advances and the help of a community of scientists and fibrolamellar patients like me, I was able to identify the change in the DNA that leads to this kind of cancer. Rather than focusing broadly on all liver cancer, I examined a precise patient group — which allowed for such a precise discovery.

Today, I’m 19 years old, in college, and in remission.

There’s a name for the approach we used. It’s called “Precision Medicine” — an approach that uses data-driven treatments that are unique to your own body. It’s a proven way to treat more difficult diseases. And it’s a field of medicine the President’s 2016 budget is investing in.

Learn more about the President’s Precision Medicine initiative and why these tailored treatments are going to be more successful.

Think about it: If you need glasses, you aren’t assigned a generic pair. You get a prescription customized for your eyes. If you need a blood transfusion, you get one that matches your precise blood type. Treatments for diseases like cancer, cystic fibrosis, and diabetes should be no different.

Thanks to the Precision Medicine approach, my colleagues and I are developing the first diagnostics tests and new clinical trials for fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. I showed the President our progress when I attended the White House Science Fair last year. And I was proud to stand with the President when he appealed to Congress to help medical professionals translate the success of Precision Medicine to a larger scale.

It will take all of us — patients, hospitals, industry, philanthropies, researchers, privacy experts, and congressional leaders — to take the lead in the future of medicine. The President’s budget investments in Precision Medicine is the first place to start.

Learn more about this exciting initiative and then share the news with your friends and families.

Because this new way of looking at care — and cures — could change your life. It certainly changed mine.

Thanks for listening,

Elana

Elana Simon
Cambridge, Massachusetts