Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 21, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued orders today to stop the further sale and distribution of four tobacco products currently on the market. The action marks the first time the FDA has used its authority under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Representative Schakowsky Statement on President Obama’s Decision on Chained CPI
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2014. This week, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky joined 117 of her colleagues in asking that President Barack Obama reject the chained CPI in his budget recommendations. Last year, Schakowsky organized a letter – signed by more than half of the Democratic Caucus – expressing opposition to the chained[Read More…]
Eastman Footwear Recalls Coleman Runestone Children’s Shoes Due to Laceration Hazard;
Sold Exclusively at Big 5 Sporting Goods Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 20, 2014 Recall number: 14-111 Coleman® Runestone Style Children’s Shoe Recall Summary Name of[Read More…]
U.S. Polo Assn. Recalls Girl’s Jacket Due to Strangulation Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 20, 2014 Recall number: 14-110 Cream jacket Recall Summary Name of product: U.S. Polo Assn. girl’s jackets Hazard: The jackets have[Read More…]
Infantino Recalls Teething Toys Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 20, 2014 Recall number: 14-109 Front of teething toy Recall Summary Name of product: Go Gaga Squeeze & Teethe Coco the[Read More…]
Sterling Rope Company Recalls Sewn Cords Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: February 20, 2014 Recall number: 14-108 8mm AZ Bound Loop Prusik cord Short Red Recall Summary Name of product: Sewn cord edge[Read More…]
Free NOAA PDF Nautical Charts Now Permanent
Charts are part of a new wave of navigational products and services NOAA’s newest addition to the nautical charting portfolio is the new Portable Document Format (PDF) nautical chart, which provides up-to-date navigation information in this universally available file type. The image above is of the Gulf Coast –[Read More…]
Greece’s Deepening Health Crisis
UK—(ENEWSPF)–21 February 2014. Greece’s health crisis is worsening as a result of continued healthcare budget cuts, says a new study published in the medical journal, The Lancet. Researchers say the harmful effects of austerity are linked to the increasing inability of patients to access the health system, large rises in[Read More…]
Company’s Green Claims for Plastic Lumber Misleading
FTC Order Requires Firm to Have Distributors Take Down Ads With Unsupported Claims Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. A Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plastic lumber products has agreed to stop making allegedly unsubstantiated claims about the recycled content and recyclability of two of its brands of plastic lumber. Under the FTC settlement,[Read More…]
Generation Progress and CAP Host First-of-Its-Kind National Summit on Gun Violence and America’s Youth
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2014. Generation Progress, the youth outreach arm of the Center for American Progress (CAP), launched a first-of-its-kind National Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit today. The summit will bring together more than 100 young people between the ages of 16 and 29 from 32 states. Over three days,[Read More…]
