WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Danbar Knight Hawk Toy Helicopters Units: About 6,000 Importer: RadioShack Corp.,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Horse Toy Figures Recalled by Blip Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Nature Wonders HD Pinto Horse Toy Figures Units: About 15,000 Importer:[Read More…]
Boy’s Three-Piece Santa Sets Recalled by Macy’s Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: First Impressions Boy’s Three-Piece Santa Set Units: About 9,600 Importer: Macy’s[Read More…]
Senate Unanimously Approves Bill to Aid U.S. Citizens Returning from Haiti
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and George LeMieux (R-Fla.), hailed the Senate passage of legislation to provide $25 million in additional funding for the U.S. Repatriation Program, which currently[Read More…]
I Laughed A Solid 15 Minutes at the Walmart Screaming Clown Commercial
Commentary So I was watching the New York Jets lose to the Indianapolis Colts Sunday when this commercial aired. I laughed a solid 15 minutes. Out loud. And I was alone. Enjoy the video. If you haven’t seen it yet, just watch and enjoy.
Senior UN Health Official Refutes Accusations of Inflating Risk of H1N1 Flu Pandemic
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2010 – The top United Nations flu official today rejected allegations that the World Health Organization (WHO) exaggerated the severity of the H1N1 influenza pandemic under pressure from business interests. “Let me state clearly for the record. The influenza pandemic policies and responses recommended and taken by[Read More…]
UNICEF and Haitian Volunteers Working Together to Protect Children at Risk
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–25 January 2010 – UN representatives and leaders from 15 nations are meeting today in Montreal, Canada, to discuss the long-term reconstruction of earthquake-shattered Haiti – with the aim of building back better than before. At the same time, UNICEF and its partners on the ground are reaching children[Read More…]
Postal Sector Crucial to Haiti’s Post-Quake Recovery – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 January 2010 – The postal sector, a key economic “motor”, will help to spur recovery in Haiti in the wake of a catastrophic earthquake earlier this month, a senior United Nations official said today. “Haitians need effective postal services to be able to receive and send mail and[Read More…]
Top UN Envoy Stresses Need for Global Coordination in Post-Quake Haiti
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 January 2010 – The top United Nations envoy to Haiti, which was devastated by a massive earthquake nearly two weeks ago, today proposed a new way to coordinate relief efforts in the Caribbean nation to ensure that aid reaches those who need it. Edmond Mulet, the Secretary-General’s acting[Read More…]
Cancel Haiti’s Debt and Ensure Poor Areas Don’t Miss Out on Reconstruction, Oxfam Urges Foreign Ministers
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2010. Foreign ministers meeting in Montreal on Monday should agree to cancel Haiti’s outstanding $890 million international debt in the wake of the devastating earthquake, international agency Oxfam said today. Debt cancellation is one of Oxfam’s five priorities for Haitian reconstruction. The other elements are: Support for Haitian[Read More…]
