Monrovia, CA —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. Trader Joe’s Company is recalling Raw Walnuts because these products have 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[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Mayor Emanuel Announces Nearly 125 Additional Miles Of Repaving
Part of Mayor’s Commitment to Repave 300 Miles Annually; More than 1,000 Miles Repaved During Mayor Emanuel’s First Term in Office CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today the City has identified nearly 125 additional miles of streets to be repaved in neighborhoods throughout the City in 2015. The[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: House Budget Plan is an Assault on the Middle Class and a Gift to Millionaires and Billionaires
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 17 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, today dismissed the House Republican budget as an attack on the middle class and seniors and a gift to millionaires, billionaires and high-powered tax lobbyists. And he predicted the Senate budget plan would be similar[Read More…]
Study: Majority Of Medical Marijuana Patients Substitute Cannabis For Prescription Drugs
Providence, RI–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. The majority of qualified patients in Rhode Island who obtain cannabis from a state-licensed dispensary report having used it as an alternative to conventional prescription drugs, according to a demographic review of patient characteristics published in The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Investigators Brown University in Providence[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Feinstein, Blumenthal To FDA: Use Existing Authority To Protect Consumers From Contaminated Dietary Supplement
Senators raise concerns about the safety of a product manufactured by company responsible for 2013 dietary supplement-related injuries and death WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. In response to confirmed reports that international shipments of a popular dietary supplement contained hidden and potentially harmful contaminants, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Dianne[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Meets With Illinois Corn Growers And Illinois Soybean Association
The impact on Illinois farmers of the Renewable Fuel Standard and lifting the Cuban trade embargo top meeting agendas WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with members of the Illinois Corn Growers and the Illinois Soybean Association to discuss the impact of the U.S.[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Public Comments on the Credit Card Market
Bureau Seeks Stakeholder Input on How the Credit Card Market Is Functioning WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it is seeking public comment on how the credit card market is functioning and the impact of credit card protections on consumers and issuers. This public[Read More…]
Amid Logistical Challenges, UN Focuses on Priority Needs for Cyclone-hit Vanuatu
This family in Nikinini community, Vanuatu, lost everything during the passage of Super Cyclone Pam. Photo: UNICEF/Graham Crumb VANUATU–(ENEWSPF)–17 March 2015 – In spite of logistical challenges facing the humanitarian response in Vanuatu, a nation that comprises over 80 islands, United Nations agencies continue to scale up their efforts to[Read More…]
With Newly Approved GE Potato on Horizon, Idaho Seed Preemption Bill Would Remove Essential Local Autonomy Regarding GE Crops, Pesticide Restrictions
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. Center for Food Safety today opposed a bill in the Idaho State Senate that would strip away local governments’ fundamental power to protect its residents and local environment by preempting any local regulation over the “use of seeds” and “planting of seeds” of any kind. “Preempting[Read More…]
More than 500,000 Call on EPA to Strengthen Smog Protections
Public comment period on National Ambient Air Quality Standard ends today Ozone, or smog, is a type of pollution formed from the exhaust of power plants, factories, cars and trucks. Tatiana Grozetskaya/Shutterstock Washington, D.C —(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. More than 500,00 people—including members of community, environmental and health advocacy groups—have submitted comments[Read More…]
