Representatives from E.U. countries postpone vote on authorizing use of glyphosate WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Today in Brussels representatives from the European Union (E.U.) failed to pass a temporary reauthorization of glyphosate – a toxic chemical in the common pesticide RoundUp determined by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be[Read More…]
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Maranatha Brand Voluntarily Recalls Certain Lots of Sunflower Seed Butter Because of Possible Health Risk
Lake Success, NY–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. MaraNatha®, under advice from its co-manufacturer of sunflower seed butter, is voluntarily recalling a limited number of retail lots of MaraNatha® All Natural Sunflower Seed Butter because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Product information is as follows: ITEM DESCRIPTION[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Beijing, China–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good morning, everybody, Ni hao. I’m happy to be here. We’re very grateful to President Xi for coming this morning and for opening up this Strategic and Economic Dialogue, and to all of his designated representatives – Vice Premier Liu, Vice Premier Wang,[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Vice President Biden Launches Open Access Data Resource as Part of Cancer Moonshot
“This is good news in the fight against cancer. With the launch of this new national resource, anyone can freely access raw genomic and clinical data for 12,000 patients – with more records to follow. Increasing the pool of researchers who can access data and decreasing the time it takes[Read More…]
Obama Administration Announces Final Round of Promise Zone Designations to Expand Access to Opportunity in Urban, Rural and Tribal Communities
Collaborative, Evidence-based Approach Puts Citizens and Local Leaders at Center of Federal Solutions Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Over the past seven years, President Obama and his Administration have steadily advanced a new approach to Federal engagement with communities. The Administration has abandoned an outdated, top-down approach to investing in communities[Read More…]
Nature’s One Voluntarily Recalls ‘PediaSmart® Dairy Vanilla’ Because of Possible Under-Delivery of Nutrition Using Included Scoop
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Nature’s One of Lewis Center, OH is voluntarily recalling three lots of PediaSmart® Dairy Vanilla complete nutrition beverage powder packaged in 12.7 ounce cans, which bear the lot numbers located on the bottom of the can. This product is generally consumed by individuals between the[Read More…]
Park Forest’s Colin Parsons Elected to Lawrence University Honor Society
APPLETON, WIS. –(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016 – Colin Parsons, son of Dennis and Stephanie Parsons, Park Forest, has been elected to Lawrence University’s chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda, a national honor society for students with exceptional musical and scholastic achievements. He is a 2011 graduate of Marian Catholic High School, Chicago[Read More…]
Hy-Vee Voluntarily Recalls One Salad Topping and Additional Trail Mix Products Due to Expanded Sunflower Seed Recall in the U.S.
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling one of its salad toppings and additional trail mix products across its eight-state region due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The products include Hy-Vee Garden Style Salad Topping, Hy-Vee Trail Mix Bars,[Read More…]
Kashi Company Voluntarily Recalls Two Varieties of Snack Bars and Two Varieties of Bear Naked® Granola Due to Potential Health Risk After Sunflower Seed Supplier Increases Scope of Impacted Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Kashi Company is expanding its previously announced voluntary recall to include two varieties of Kashi® brand snack bars – including one product in Canada – and two varieties of Bear Naked® granola because they contain ingredients made from sunflower seeds distributed by its supplier, SunOpta,[Read More…]
Hostess Brands, LLC Issues Recall On Possible Undeclared Peanut Residue In Certain Snack Cake And Donut Products
Move Comes as Part of FDA’s Safety Advisory Regarding Grain Craft Flour Recall Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Hostess Brands, LLC is voluntarily recalling 710,000 cases of select snack cakes and donuts as a direct result of the recent recall by our supplier, Grain Craft, of certain lots of its[Read More…]
