Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Spirit Airlines $50,000 for violating federal aviation laws and the Department’s rules prohibiting deceptive price advertising in air travel. “Consumers have a right to know the full price they will be paying when they buy an airline ticket,”[Read More…]
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Fact Sheet: Returning Heroes and Wounded Warrior Tax Credits
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. In August, President Obama called on Congress to enact tax credits that will help get veterans back to work. The Returning Heroes Tax Credit provides businesses that hire unemployed veterans with a maximum credit of $5,600 per veteran, and the Wounded Warriors Tax Credit offers businesses[Read More…]
Learn Your Family’s Health History This Holiday
Live healthier, longer by talking with family SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Illinois Department of Public Health Acting Director, Dr. Craig Conover, is urging people to share their family health history during Thanksgiving and other holiday family gatherings to help ensure a longer, healthier future together. Since 2004, the U.S. Surgeon General[Read More…]
Unwanted Thanksgiving Guest – Foodborne Illness
Safe food handling guidelines for a healthier holiday SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Avoid spending this holiday season feeling ill because of unwanted guests such as Salmonella, Listeria or E. coli (Escherichia coli O157:H7) bacteria. There are some simple things you can do to avoid foodborne illness. “Two of the most[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Joins Advocates to Alert Parents of Dangerous Products for Children
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined doctors and consumer product safety advocates at the Illinois Poison Center to issue her annual safe shopping guide detailing this year’s recalled products and unsafe consumer items. “Unfortunately, when a recall is issued, these products don’t just vanish. They wind up[Read More…]
Arrests Made In Pre-Holiday Investigation Targeting Widespread Retail Theft
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 20, 2011. More than 50 people have been arrested and face charges in a pre-holiday undercover investigation that targeted organized retail theft rings, whose members are stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise from retail outlets throughout Cook County ranging from large suburban shopping malls to high-end boutiques[Read More…]
Recent Reports Help Consumers Reduce Pesticide Exposure and Improve Nutrition
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Two recent reports from the Organic Center can help consumers identify food choices that will reduce their intake of pesticides while enhancing the overall nutritional content of their diets. The reports, entitled Dietary Risk Index and Transforming Jane Doe’s Diet are based upon state-of-the-art pesticide residue[Read More…]
COPD Awareness Continues to Rise, New NIH Survey Finds
Yet many at risk do not talk to their doctor about symptoms Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Awareness of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the nation’s third leading killer, continues to rise in the United States, according to the results of a Web-based survey released today by the National Heart, Lung,[Read More…]
Affordable Care Act Shines a Light on Insurance Company Rate Hikes, Helps Keep Money in the Pockets of Americans
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Everence Insurance of Pennsylvania is charging small businesses unreasonably high premium increases according to the first federal rate review under the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today. “We hope that by publicizing the excessive premium hikes, we will[Read More…]
Diamond Crystal Brands Inc. Announces a Nationwide Recall for GFS® Sugar Canisters Due to Undeclared Milk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 21, 2011. Diamond Crystal Brands Inc. of Savannah, Ga., ISSUES ALLERGEN ALERT FOR UNDECLARED MILK in 12-ounce GFS® sugar canisters that were inadvertently filled with non-dairy coffee creamer. These items were shipped in 24-can cases labeled GFS® non-dairy coffee creamer. Non-dairy coffee creamer contains sodium caseinate, which[Read More…]
