Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 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: May 14, 2014 Recall number: 14-177 Dimensions 7-piece Patio Dining Set Recall Summary Name of product: Fairview 7-Piece Patio Woven Dining Set[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Misty Mate Recalls Hand-Held Personal Misters Due to Risk of Laceration; Sold Exclusively at Hibbet Sports
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 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: May 13, 2014 Recall number: 14-175 Misty Mate 2.5 ounce high pressure personal mister Recall Summary Name of product: Misty 2.5 High[Read More…]
Avon Recalls Ergonomic Eyelash Curler Due to Eye Injury Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 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: May 13, 2014 Recall number: 14-174 Avon Ergonomic Eyelash Curler Recall Summary Name of product: Ergonomic Eyelash Curler Hazard: The eyelash curler[Read More…]
UK Rendition Victim Released After Ten Years in Secret US Custody
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–15 May 2014. The US has released Yunus Rahmatullah, a Pakistani citizen held at Bagram Airbase for ten years without charge, trial, or access to a lawyer after his capture by British forces in Iraq and subsequent rendition to Afghanistan in 2004. After years of government denials that the UK[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Bee Losses Highlight Urgent Need to Restrict Pesticides, Shift to Sustainable Agriculture
Washington, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its annual report on honey bee losses in the United States based on a national survey of beekeepers conducted with the Bee Informed Partnership. During the winter of 2013-2014, U.S. beekeepers lost 23.2 percent of their hives on average, which[Read More…]
Yearly Survey Shows Better Results for Pollinators, but Losses Remain Significant
USDA Announces Fall Summit on Bee Nutrition and Forage; Launches “Bee Watch” Website to Broadcast Bee Activity and Increase Public Awareness of the Role of Pollinators in Crop Production WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014 – A yearly survey of beekeepers, released today, shows fewer colony losses occurred in the United States over[Read More…]
USDA Advances Biological Controls for Citrus Greening Disease
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it is broadening the use of tiny parasitic wasps, Tamarixia Radiata, to combat the rampant problem of Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening disease, which has killed thousands of orange trees in Florida. The citrus industry is valued[Read More…]
EPA Proposes Updates to Emissions Standards for Refineries to Protect Nearby Neighborhoods
Proposed steps will protect public health and improve air quality WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. After receiving input from stakeholders including community groups, industry and the states, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the toxic air pollution standards for petroleum refineries to protect neighborhoods located near refineries. The[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Participates in President’s Task Force on Climate Preparedness
Joined by Other State and Federal Officials in Des Moines to Discuss Better Preparation and Response to Weather-Related Disasters DES MOINES–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday was joined by local, state and federal officials for the Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, part of President Barack Obama’s federal[Read More…]
Friends of Syria Core Group (London 11) Communique, May 15, 2014
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014. Following is the text of the communique agreed upon by the Ministers of the London 11 countries at a meeting held in London on May 15, 2014. We the countries of the ‘London 11’ Core Group of the Friends of Syria denounce the Assad regime’s unilateral[Read More…]
