As of March 16, 2009 all food and commodities covered under the USDA's new rule on mandatory country of origin labeling will be required to indicate the original country in which the food was grown. The new regulation, known as "COOL" will cover ground beef, steak cuts of all kinds, lamb, chicken, pork, goat meat, both farm-raised and wild-caught … [Read more...]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION ACTING CHAIRMAN NANCY NORD ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT JULIE VALLESE, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS HAS SUBMITTED HER RESIGNATION AND WILL LEAVE THE AGENCY ON JANUARY 16, 2009. “JULIE HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB FOR THIS AGENCY. BECAUSE OF JULIE’S LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE AND DIRECT APPROACH WITH … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) IS JOINING TARGET, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., TODAY IN ANNOUNCING A NEW NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING PRODUCT RECALLS IN TARGET STORES NATIONWIDE. TARGET’S INNOVATIVE SAFETY AND RECALL NOTIFICATION PROGRAM INVOLVES POSTING SIGNS THROUGHOUT ITS STORES THAT DIRECT GUESTS TO … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE AND THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) IS URGING CONSUMERS TO KEEP SAFETY IN MIND AS THEY DECORATE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FLICKERING CANDLES, BLINKING HOLIDAY LIGHTS AND FRAGRANT EVERGREENS ARE BEAUTIFUL STAPLES OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT WHEN USED IMPROPERLY, THESE HOLIDAY DECORATING “MUST … [Read more...]

First put on the market in the United States in 2001, Yasmin birth control has since been under heavy scrutiny for possible links to serious side effects like heart attack, stroke, and thrombosis. That, however, hasn't stopped it from growing in popularity with revenue generated by Yasmin reaching nearly $500-million last year. As of 12/10/2008 … [Read more...]