Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2010. Parkers Farm, Inc. of Coon Rapids, Minnesota today expanded the previously announced recall of products to include all date codes because they have the potential to be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or[Read More…]
Day: January 17, 2010
CARE: Tens of Thousands of Pregnant Women at Risk in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2010. CARE warned Saturday that pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and young children are at greatest risk in the wake of an earthquake that has devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and left nearly three million people in need of assistance. There are an estimated 37,000 pregnant women among[Read More…]
Secretary-General Ban Mourns Deaths of Top UN Officials in Haiti Quake
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today paid tribute to the top United Nations officials who perished in the catastrophic earthquake which struck Haiti on Tuesday, voicing determination that the world body will persevere with its “noble work” in the impoverished Caribbean nation. In a statement issued by[Read More…]
UN Scales Up Assistance to Haiti’s Tremor Victims
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2010 – The United Nations is continuing to rush urgently-needed relief to Haiti, which was struck on Tuesday by a devastating earthquake that is estimated to have impacted one third of the people of the Caribbean nation. Since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, the UN World[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Cargo Plane With Full Hospital and Staff Blocked From Landing in Port-au-Prince
Port-au-Prince/Paris /New York–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2009—Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges that its cargo planes carrying essential medical and surgical material be allowed to land in Port-au-Prince in order to treat thousands of wounded waiting for vital surgical operations. Priority must be given immediately to planes carrying lifesaving equipment and[Read More…]
BBB Warns Consumers Of Threats As Banks Raise Rates and Fees Providing Identity Theft Scam Opportunities
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Banks are increasing credit card rates and fees next month, an action many consumers have forgotten about because it was approved eight months ago. While consumers can shop around for a better rate there may be little they can do about the increases, other than be aware of[Read More…]
HRC Applauds D.C. Superior Court Decision Rejecting Anti-Marriage Equality Initiative for the Second Time
Lawsuit Brought by Anti-Marriage Equality Activists and Supported by 39 Republican Members of Congress Sought to Force an Initiative Banning Same-Sex Marriage in D.C. Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, applauded a D.C. Superior Court ruling that, for[Read More…]