KEAAU, HI—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2018 Contact: Mia Noguchi Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation is voluntarily recalling all of its products produced at the Keaau facility between Sept. 6 – 21, 2018 due to a potential contamination of Escherichia coli (E. coli). The recall was initiated due to E.coli being detected in[Read More…]
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Whole Foods Issues Allergy Alert for Undeclared Milk in 365 Everyday Value White Corn Tortilla Chips
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2018 Contact: Betsy Harden Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling 365 Everyday Value White Corn Tortilla Chips because the product may contain undeclared milk that was not listed on the product label. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of[Read More…]
Several States See Declines in Manufacturing Jobs
Largest loss of manufacturing jobs seen in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Illinois Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2018 By: Alan Barber Nationally, employment in the blue collar sectors grew by 26,000 in August, an increase of 0.1 percent compared with July. The total number of jobs in these sectors has increased by 789,200[Read More…]
Damaging Drug War Bill Excluded From Congressional Opioid Package
SITSA Would Have Given Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department Broad Powers to Ban Any Drug They Want and Enact Draconian New Criminal Penalties; Bill Passed the House, But Its Exclusion is a Victory for Health-Based Approaches to Drug Policy Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2018 Contact: Tony Newman Late last night, the final[Read More…]
Chicagoland Arab Group Sues Over Secretive Surveillance Program
Lawsuit Filed After DOJ, FBI, & DHS Fail to Disclose Records About Controversial CVE Initiative CHICAGO, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2018 Contacts: Muhammad Sankari, Aaron P. Wenzloff and Hanan Van Dril Yesterday, the Arab American Action Network (AAAN), a grassroots community organizing and social services institution based in southwest Chicagoland, filed a[Read More…]
Park Forest Library Announces October Special Events
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2018 By: Kaitlyn Keller The Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Boulevard, has announced its Special Events that will take place in October. Coming up this month: October 3rd at 5 p.m. – “Contagious Visions: Anti-Bullying & Educational Symposium” The “Dream Maker on Fire,” author Julius Mercer,[Read More…]
Statement from Democratic Party of Illinois Chairman Madigan on Status of Anti-Harassment, Equality, and Access Panel
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—September 27, 2018 Contact: Jon Maxson Michael J. Madigan, chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, released the following statement on the status of the work being done by the Anti-Harassment, Equality, and Access Panel: “Addressing harassment, increasing access and ensuring equality of all forms are issues of great[Read More…]
Duckworth, Durbin & Foster Ask EPA & Sterigenics to Test Air Quality in Willowbrook for Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Residents of Willowbrook, Illinois near Sterigenics facilities have second highest risk of cancer of anywhere in U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2018 By: Senator Duckworth’s Media Staff U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Bill Foster (D-IL-11) wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and to Willowbrook-based Sterigenics asking them[Read More…]
Newborn Syphilis Cases More than Double in Four Years, Reaching 20-year High
U.S. data show need to improve syphilis testing, treatment for pregnant women Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Reported cases of congenital syphilis – syphilis passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or delivery – have more than doubled since 2013, according to the annual Sexually[Read More…]
Yellowstone Grizzlies: Court Reinstates Protections, Blocks ID, WY Trophy Hunts
Endangered Species Act safeguards restored to still-recovering bears MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWPSF)—September 25, 2018 Contacts: Matthew Bishop, Western Environmental Law Center and Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians Yesterday, a U.S. District Court judge ruled against the Trump administration, reversing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2017 decision to strip grizzly bears in[Read More…]
