WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011 – Curly’s Custom Meats, a Jackson Center, Ohio establishment is recalling approximately 33 pounds of teriyaki-flavored beef jerky products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The products contain an undeclared allergen, wheat, derived from a spice blend, which is not noted on the label. The products[Read More…]
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Long-Term Marijuana Use Not Associated With Deficits In Cognitive Performance, Study Says
“[A]fter controlling for education and other characteristics, there were no significant differences associated with cannabis consumption” Melbourne, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. The consumption of cannabis, even long-term, poses few adverse effects on cognitive performance, according to clinical trial data to be published in the scientific journal Addiction. Investigators at the University[Read More…]
Mcneil Consumer Healthcare Announces Plans for New Dosing Instructions for TYLENOL® Products
Fort Washington, PA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. (“McNeil”) yesterday announced plans for new dosing instructions lowering the maximum daily dose for single-ingredient Extra Strength TYLENOL® (acetaminophen) products sold in the U.S. from 8 pills per day (4,000 mg) to 6 pills per day (3,000 mg). The[Read More…]
Deadline Approaching For 2011 Illinois State Fair Photo Contests And Talent Competition
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. Time is running out to enter the Illinois State Fair Dog Photo Contest, Baby Photo Contest and Talent Competition. The deadline for each competition is Aug. 2, 2011. Entry forms for the contests are available in the Special Events Office, located in the Emmerson building on[Read More…]
Rules to Protect Seniors from Financial Exploitation Adopted during Elder Abuse Awareness Month
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2011. State regulations designed to protect elders from financial exploitation took effect yesterday. They were approved by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules on July 12. The regulations are needed to implement legislation signed last summer by Governor Quinn that required the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) and[Read More…]
Durbin Asks Senate Committee to Delay Flood Insurance Purchase Requirement for Metro East Residents
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today asked the Senate Banking Committee to include in its bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) a provision that would require that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to delay flood insurance purchase requirements for communities – like[Read More…]
Durbin: Federal Government Unprepared for Growing Number of Extreme Weather Events
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today chaired a hearing of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee to examine the federal government’s preparedness for the economic impact of weather events which are growing in frequency and severity. Traditionally, disaster relief funding has been largely unplanned[Read More…]
Kirk Addresses Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Task Force Report
We should apply the lessons learned from Fukushima to protect the people of Illinois. The disaster at Fukushima is an opportunity to upgrade the safety of nuclear reactors in America. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011. Following the release of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Task Force report, which was unveiled 90[Read More…]
NAACP Passes Resolution Calling For An End To The ‘War On Drugs’
Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) passed a resolution this week calling for an end to America’s so-called ‘war’ on drugs. The resolution, enacted Tuesday during the organization’s 102th annual convention in Los Angeles, calls for alternative to incarceration for non-violent[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, July 28, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Applications Being Accepted from American Citizens for United Nations Young Professionals Program / Important of Young Americans to Apply U.S. Condolences on Death of His Excellency Archbishop Pietro Sambi Debt Ceiling Debate / Debate is a Part of the Democratic[Read More…]
