Democrats’ $1.5 Trillion Shutdown Scheme: Benefits to Border-Crossers, Americans Abandoned
Coast Guard offloads nearly $94.5 million in illegal narcotics in Fort Lauderdale from Operation Pacific Viper
The Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Corn Dog and Sausage On A Stick Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination
Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History
Issues and Concerns
Mar 23, 2011
Sampling in last closed area also underway NOAA continues to re-test seafood from the Gulf of Mexico to demonstrate to American and worldwide consumers that it is safe to eat, and announced today it will continue this re-testing into the…
Mar 21, 2011
Savings from new drug discounts in 2011 already total $38 million Through provisions of the Affordable Care Act, nearly 4 million people with Medicare who reached the programs Part D coverage gap in 2010 have received a one-time, tax-free $250…
Mar 21, 2011
WASHINGTON - Palmyra Bologna Company, Inc., a Palmyra, Pennsylvania, establishment, is recalling approximately 23,000 pounds of Lebanon bologna products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Lebanon bologna is a fermented, semi-dry sausage. This beef product has an appearance…
Feb 16, 2011
Certain uses could lead to maternal heart problems and death The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that terbutaline administered by injection or through an infusion pump should not be used in pregnant women for prevention or prolonged (beyond…
Feb 10, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, R.I., is announcing the voluntary recall to provide new on product label and instructions for about 1.7 million video baby monitors with…
Feb 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Hoover Inc., of Glenwillow, Ohio, has announced a voluntary recall of about 142,000 Hoover® WindTunnel Canister Vacuums. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It…
Feb 8, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc. (AmerTac), of Saddle River, N.J. has issued a voluntary recall of about 261,000 LED Night Lights. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell…
Dec 30, 2010
Phoenix, Arizona - An agreement has been reached between the Arizona Attorney General's office and Chase Home Finance LLC (ChaseÂÂÂ) in which Chase has agreed to adopt Best Practices in its servicing of home mortgage loans in Arizona. These Best…
Dec 21, 2010
Strips sold in retail stores, online and used in health care facilities The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the agency is working with Abbott Diabetes Care to recall 359 different lots of glucose test strips marketed under the…
Dec 15, 2010
Consumers are being warned to beware of unscrupulous people engaged in deceptive trade activities during this holiday season. Of particular note are the sale of counterfeit or pirated merchandise and identity theft. Counterfeiters and pirates with basic web design skills…
Dec 9, 2010
In the last 16 months, 165 buyers have closed on foreclosed homes in Phoenix using federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Homeownership Assistance funds. As part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) Congress passed in July 2008, $3.92 billion…
Dec 7, 2010
Health for a Lifetime, a series of free workshops presented by the city of Phoenix Human Services Department and St. Josephs Hospital and Medical Center, offers health information for older adults and the community. The next workshop, Stroke: No Time…