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U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)


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05/10/2013 09:37 AM EDT
Krinos Foods, LLC. of Long Island City, New York is voluntarily recalling its TAHINI sesame paste, 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. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.
 
05/10/2013 08:53 AM EDT
Dairy Fresh is voluntarily recalling a specific batch of IGA Brand “Vanilla & Chocolate” Ice Cream (1.75 quart, 1.66L) with the plant code “3783” and a SELL BY date of 08-13-13 because it incorrectly contains Heavenly Hash ice cream, which contains almonds, coconut, and soy, which are allergens not declared on the carton. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds, coconut, or soy run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
 
05/09/2013 05:28 PM EDT
Bimeda Inc., on behalf of the manufacturer, Bimeda-MTC Animal Health Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Calcium Gluconate, one lot of Dextrose 50%, and one lot of Hypertonic Saline, all of which are in the form of injectable fluids, to the user level. These injectable fluids are being recalled as a precautionary measure; because of departures from customary sterility procedures, sterility cannot be entirely assured.
 
 
05/09/2013 05:35 PM EDT
Today, Pure Herbs Ltd., Sterling Heights, MI is voluntarily recalling the 4oz and 1oz bottles of Protein Extract because they contain undeclared allergens – milk and soy. This labeling error was discovered during a routine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection when a review of the ingredients found that milk and soy allergen ingredients were not listed on our main label.
 
 
05/09/2013 07:36 PM EDT
May 9, 2013 – CAMBRIDGE, MA. – Whole Foods Market is recalling bulk curried chicken salad and bulk vegan curried chick’n salad because in some stores these items may have been sold with reversed labels causing undeclared soy and egg allergens. Due to the label mix-up, allergens were undeclared; the vegan chick’n salad contains soy, and the curried chicken salad contains egg.
 
 
 
05/08/2013 05:19 PM EDT
Nutraceutical company XYMOGEN in Orlando, Fla., is recalling artriphen, a product recommended for the support of healthy joint function, because it contains traces of the undeclared allergens soy and milk.

a message from Alan Grayson


 We’re Back On The Air – Thanks To You

Three People and a Guitar.

We told you on Sunday that we were off the air, thanks to the fact that the Koch Brothers and Karl Rove had pushed the cost of TV ads in Orlando sky-high.  And we said that we would take all of the contributions that we received through close of business yesterday, and use that money to put our uplifting, inspirational positive ad back on TV.

Well, 1000+ of us answered the call, and that ad went back up on the air this morning.

If you are one of those 1000+ supporters who contributed, thank you.  If you are not, then you can alleviate the desperate guilt and shame that you must feel by contributing right now. You will soon feel better.  And after Nov. 6, so will America.

Here is today’s miscellany:

(1)            The winner of the Green Day autographed guitar is Judith Wilson.  If you are disappointed that you didn’t win the Green Day guitar, all I can say is that my younger daughter is even more disappointed than you are, and she didn’t win it, either.  Thanks again to Howie Klein, former Warner Reprise Records exec and current Blue America PAC leader, who provided the guitar from his incredible personal collection.  We wanted to make the presentation of the guitar as special as the guitar itself, so we invited Democratic House Assistant Leader Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) to present the guitar to Judith during Clyburn’s visit to Orlando, last Friday.

(2)            Dennis Kucinich wants to continue to do good after he leaves Congress in January.  He has founded an organization called Kucinich Action, which will function as a political action committee.  Kucinich Action is deciding which candidates to support.  Naturally, I hope that I’m one of them.  If you have a moment, please click here, and ask Kucinich Action to support yours truly.

(3)            Good news and bad news about our campaign.  The good news is that our poll last week shows us with a nice lead.  The bad news is that a right-wing Super PAC that attacks House Democratic candidates has reserved almost $1 million in TV time in Orlando for the last two weeks in October.  So . . . we need your help.

(4)            A reminder to those who find themselves with more time than money these days – please sign up for our virtual phone bank.  It helps you to make calls to voters in our district.  We need your help on this, like, now.

(5)            On Sunday, we are having our last moneybomb of his election cycle – “30 Days to Victory.”  When you decide whether to participate, please remember one thing – this is virtually the only campaign in America, in either party, that is fueled by contributions from people like you.  Not the special interests, not the lobbyists, not the billionaires, not the multinational corporations.  People like you.   And because of that, when we win on Nov. 6, I will owe nothing to anyone but the voters.  Thanks to you.

Courage,

Alan Grayson