WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Konrad and Loft Office Chairs Units: About 4,300 Distributor: Cost Plus[Read More…]
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USW: Make a Call For Health Reform Now
Pitssburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2010. Statement from the United Steelworkers (USW) regarding health reform. Within days, our nation could make history by making health care more affordable for tens of millions of American children, retirees and working families. This reform, while not perfect, will help our members who are feeling pressure[Read More…]
CBO: Health-Care Reform Bill Cuts Deficit $1.3 Trillion Over 20 Years, Covers 95%
Commentary First, from Ezra Klein at the Washington Post: Washington has spent the past week or so waiting for the Congressional Budget Office to release its preliminary estimate of the Senate bill with the reconciliation fixes. Not only are those numbers important for the debate, but Democratic leaders refuse to[Read More…]
Graco Recalls Harmony™ High Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following product. Consumers should stop using product immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Graco Harmony™ High Chairs Units: About 1.2 million Manufacturer: Graco Children’s Products[Read More…]
Durbin, Specter Bill Seeks to Get Fugitives Off the Street
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010. Assistant Senate Majority Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL.) and Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA), have introduced legislation that seeks to increase the number of State and local fugitives who are arrested and prosecuted. The Fugitive Information Networked Database Act of 2010 (FIND Act) is designed to coordinate state[Read More…]
The Medicines Company Expands a Nationwide Recall for Certain Lots of Cleviprex®
Parsippany, N.J.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010. The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced today that it is voluntarily expanding the recall of Cleviprex ® (clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion due to the potential presence of visible particulate matter which has been observed in some vials. Four (4) additional lots of Cleviprex are being recalled.[Read More…]
C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Several Products that Contain Pepper
San Antonio, TX –(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010 – C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of products containing a pepper ingredient that may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The products are part of the Sunbird Seasonings, Williams Wings Seasonings and Williams Gumbo Soup lines.[Read More…]
Treasury and Education Announce 2010 School Bond Allocation
Washington–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010. The U.S. Department of Treasury and the Department of Education today announced $11 billion in allocation authority to issue qualified school construction bonds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). Qualified school construction bonds can be used to finance the construction, rehabilitation or[Read More…]
Call For Wal-Mart Boycott Yields Small Victory
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010. One day after MPP called for a nationwide boycott of Wal-Mart stores in order to protest the company’s contemptible and baseless firing of Michigan medical marijuana patient Joe Casias, the world’s largest public corporation is already changing its position — albeit not to the extent we[Read More…]
FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak, March 17, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2010. As part of the Salmonella Montevideo investigation, the Food and Drug Administration has been actively investigating the supply chain of black and red pepper supplied to Daniele International Inc., Pascoag, R.I. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 252 people have been infected with[Read More…]
