WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a[Read More…]
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USDA Publishes Review Schedule for Materials Used in Organic Production and Handling
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. The National Organic Program (NOP) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a comprehensive list of the expiration dates for all materials currently allowed for use in organic production and handling. These materials, which are collectively referred to as the National List of[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Hanukkah
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Hanukkah around the world. This Hanukkah season we remember the powerful story of a band of believers who rose up and freed their people, only to discover that the oil left in their desecrated temple[Read More…]
IDOT Employees Contribute Nearly 1,200 Pounds of Food and Supplies to Troops Serving Overseas
Christmas Cards and Personal Letters Also Go to Service Members to Show Support SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) workers donated nearly 1,200 pounds of food and supplies to be sent to military personnel serving overseas through the holidays. IDOT staff participated in a collection drive for the[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, December 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. Japan Declares Fukushima Daiichi Reactors Stable Plant Status The Fukushima Daiichi reactors are in “a state of cold shutdown,” with temperatures at the bottom of the reactor pressure vessels and containment vessels stably below the boiling point and radiation levels at the plant boundary below 100[Read More…]
FBI: Chicago Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting, Receiving, and Possessing Child Pornography
CHICAGO-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man was sentenced last Friday to 12 years in federal prison for transporting, receiving, and possessing child pornography, announced Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. The defendant, Winton Nail, is in federal custody and must serve at least 85 percent of[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011 – 2:50 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your patience. Thanks for being here for your daily briefing. I don’t have any announcements, so let’s go straight to questions. Mr. Feller. Q Thanks, Jay. I wanted to[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, December 19, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing NORTH KOREA Announcement of the Death of North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Il Ambassador King’s Meeting North Korea’s Period of National Mourning Food Aid Secretary Clinton Briefed on Events in North Korea SYRIA Arab League Proposal Ambassador Ford IRAN Discussions Continue on Russian[Read More…]
State Selects Five Supportive Living Facilities To Serve Adults in Illinois with Physical Disabilities
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 19, 2011. The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) today announced the approval of five Supportive Living Facilities (SLFs) across the state to serve persons aged 22-64 with physical disabilities. These five SLFs will add nearly 450 additional apartments to serve this population. “We are proud to[Read More…]
Philippines: UN Officials Mourn Victims of Storm Tragedy
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 December 2011. A woman salvages belongings from her ruined village in Mindanao, Philippines, after Tropical Storm Washi struck on 16 December 2011 United Nations officials today sent their sympathies to the people of the Philippines after a tropical storm slammed the south of the country at the weekend,[Read More…]
