Day: June 10, 2016

Bipartisan House, Senate Leaders Announce Proposed Child Welfare Legislation

Proposed Bill Would Keep More Children Safely at Home and Out of Unnecessary Foster Care WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016.   Today, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, and Ranking Member Sander[Read More…]

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Statement on Puerto Rico Assistance Bill

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016.   Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act: “I am deeply concerned about the serious financial situation facing Puerto Rico, and I am committed to finding solutions to help its people and[Read More…]

Youth Basketball Coach Indicted on Child Pornography Charges for Allegedly Enticing Boys to Engage in Sexually Explicit Photos and Videos

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016.   A youth basketball coach from Chicago has been indicted on federal child pornography charges for allegedly paying minor boys to be photographed and video-recorded while engaged in sexually explicit conduct. BRADLEY J. AMES, 35, and a co-conspirator paid approximately $100 to $650 to the minor[Read More…]

Senator Durbin Announces New Bill to Combat Opioid Epidemic

Legislation would curb the number of addictive painkillers flooding the market and promote responsible prescribing practices CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016.   U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today unveiled new legislation to combat the volume of addictive painkillers on the market and improve prescribing practices as the heroin and prescription opioid[Read More…]

NoGii Voluntarily Recalls Nuts About Berries Paleo Bars Because of Possible Health Risk Related to Sunflower Seeds

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016.  NoGii is voluntarily recalling its Nuts About Berries Paleo Bars because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.  Although[Read More…]

FDA Approves Vaccine to Prevent Cholera for Travelers

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 10, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vaxchora, a vaccine for the prevention of cholera caused by serogroup O1 in adults 18 through 64 years of age traveling to cholera-affected areas. Vaxchora is the only FDA-approved vaccine for the prevention of cholera. Cholera, a[Read More…]

Post Consumer Brands Voluntarily Recalls Limited Quantity of Great Grains Protein Blend – Honey, Oats & Seeds Cereal Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Lakeville, MN –(ENEWSPF)–June10, 2016.   Post Consumer Brands is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of its Great Grains Protein Blend – Honey, Oats & Seeds cereal because it contains sunflower seeds that have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The sunflower seeds were obtained from a supplier, SunOpta,[Read More…]

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