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NYS Micah Kellner Wants to Tax the Use of Plastic Bags
Assemblyman Micah Kellner of New York is sponsoring a law that would oblige a 25-cent tax on every single plastic bag that is used to hold groceries and other store commodities in New York. As plastic does not decompose and stays in the environment for over a thousand years, the Bill was created with the…
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Warning Frozen SCDA Product Recalled Due to Unevisceration
Hua Shing International Trading Corporation announced a product recall of its product, Frozen SCDA, on February 16, 2011. These products (frozen fish) were found to be uneviscerated. The product is packed in 400-gram retail plastics bags (code 111) which are vacuum packed. The recall was announced after the NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets…
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Wal-Mart Tries Online Delivery Service on its Grocery Section
Wal-Mart is planning to test an online grocery delivery system in California. This information came from a person who is involved with the company’s new project. The source of the information declined to give their name, as the plans are not yet final. The online grocery delivery service has been named “Project Titan.” However, it…
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A Product Recall for Sassy Cow’s Butter Pecan and Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
On the 23rd of March, Sassy Cow Creamery LLC announced a voluntary product recall for its Blueberry Cheesecake and Butter Pecan flavored ice cream products. The reason for the recall is the presence of undeclared allergens in the products. Investigation revealed that the labeling of the product was not changed even when the supplier decided…
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Radiation from Japan’s Nuclear Problem Poses no Health Threats in the Unite States West Coast
In the second week of March, there were reports that nuclear radiation coming from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan had reached the U.S. West Coast. Reports from Reuters and the Associated Press state that small amounts of radioactive particles have reached California. Because of the small quantity of the particles, experts say that this…
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Japan Imported Food to the U.S. to be Monitored by FDA
The United States Food and Drug Administration have recently announced that they will be closely monitoring all food that is imported from Japan to the U.S. This is due to the Fukushima Nuclear problem that Japan is currently been experiencing. The FDA will monitor for the possible presence of radiation in food and at the…
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A Product Recall of Protein Supplements Due to A Possibility of Health Risk
On March 29, Nutrition Express of California announced a voluntary product recall for its whey isolate products. The reason for the recall is the possibility of Salmonella contamination. The recall was initiated after the company’s supplier for whey protein recalled its product because it tested positive for Salmonella. The product recall is limited only to…
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Target Starts Its Own Grocery Section In New Jersey
In Union, New Jersey, shoppers are testing out the newest addition to Target’s store in Springfield: the grocery section. Jennie Cane, who is a resident of South Orange, New Jersey, said that the grocery section does not compare with that of Harrods Food Hall in London, but it is a convenient place to shop for…
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