Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: December 12, 2013 Recall number: 14-057 Hobby Lobby Black Accent Chair with Chevron Print Recall Summary Name of product: Accent Chair Hazard: [Read More…]
Year: 2013
Doodlebutt Recalls Jelly BeadZ Jumbo BeadZ and Magic Growing Fruity Fun Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: December 12, 2013 Recall number: 14-056 Doodlebutt Jelly BeadZ Jumbo BeadZ water-absorbing polymer toys. Recall Summary Name of product: Water-absorbing polymer[Read More…]
Trek Recalls Madone Bicycles Due to Crash Hazard; Front Brake Can Fail
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: December 12, 2013 Recall number: 14-055 Trek Madone 5.2 Recall Summary Name of product: Trek model year 2013 Madone bicycles Hazard: The[Read More…]
Eight Retailers Recall 32” Coby Flat Screen Televisions Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: December 12, 2013 Recall number: 14-054 Coby 32 inch flat screen television Recall Summary Name of product: Coby 32-inch flat screen televisions[Read More…]
Representative Gutierrez: Bipartisan Budget Deal Raises Hopes for Immigration Reform in 2014
“We need to see the same level of commitment from House and Senate Leadership, the White House, and the continued push of the American people to move us to action and compromise on immigration reform.” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. Yesterday, Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) voted for the bipartisan budget[Read More…]
Google Global Impact Award Expands Zooniverse, a Project Led by the Adler Planetarium and University of Oxford
Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. A $1.8 million Google Global Impact Award will enable Zooniverse, a nonprofit collaboration led by the Adler Planetarium and the University of Oxford, to make setting up a citizen science project as easy as starting a blog and could lead to thousands of innovative new[Read More…]
Post-Budget Deal, LIUNA Calls on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013 – In response to the budget agreement passed by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – Terry O’Sullivan issued the following statement: “While providing some relief from the sequester cuts, the budget agreement passed[Read More…]
The Gun Debate after Newtown – Assessing 6 Key Claims About Background Checks
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School one year last December reignited the debate on whether to strengthen federal and state gun laws, in particular by expanding background checks. A new report, released today by the Center for American Progress, explores the trajectory of that debate, contextualizes[Read More…]
Unregulated Contaminants Found Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2013. A recent survey conducted by researchers at the U.S. Geographic Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found traces of 18 unregulated chemicals in drinking water from more than one third of U.S. water utilities. Of the 21 total chemicals found, researchers discovered among[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Iowa Expanding Medicaid Under the Affordable Care Act
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 12, 2013. Today’s announcement by Governor Branstad is great news for the thousands of Iowans who will now have access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act. Iowa joins a growing number of states – led by both Republican and Democratic governors —[Read More…]
