Weekly Roundup - Living On Nothing Edition [Survival Today

http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm217482.htm

INZ Distributors Inc./Magic Power Coffee Inc. Conducts a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Magic Power Coffee Dietary Supplement

Contact:
Peter Erlikh
718-313-1579

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 25, 2010 - INZ DISTRIBUTORS INC./MAGIC POWER COFFEE INC. of Brooklyn, NY announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of the dietary supplement product sold under the name, Magic Power Coffee.

The Company has been informed by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis of one lot of the product by the FDA found that the product contains undeclared hydroxythiohomosildenafil, similar in structure to Sildenafil, an FDA-approved drug used for the treatment of male Erectile Dysfunction (ED), making Magic Power Coffee an unapproved drug. The hydroxythiohomosildenafil drug ingredient is not listed on the product label.

Hydroxythiohomosildenafil may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs such as nitroglycerin and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Consumers with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or heart disease often take nitrates.

Magic Power Coffee is distributed nationwide on Internet sites and online auctions by multiple independent distributors participating in an online multi-level marketing program. It is sold in a 2-serving box with UPC 718122686872 and a 12-serving carton containing six 2-serving boxes with UPC 718122686773. All production dates up until 05/08/2010 are being recalled.

To date, no illnesses have been reported to the company or the FDA in connection with this product.

Customers who have this product in their possession should stop using it immediately and contact their physician if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking this product.

Consumers and health care professionals should report adverse events that may be related to the use of this product to the FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program online at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm1, by phone at 1-800-FDA-1088 or by returning the postage-paid FDA form 3500 which may be downloaded from www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm2 by mail to MedWatch, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20852-9787 or fax to 1-800-FDA-0178.

Consumers should return any unused product to the place of purchase for full refund or contact INZ Distributors Inc./Magic Power Coffee Inc. at (718) 313-1579, Monday – Friday, 10 am to 6 pm EDT, for further instructions.

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Well you get the picture...pretty soon you’re link-lost and 30-45 minutes of your life have ticked off.<<<

LOL, before computers, it was books, just ‘had’ to read one more page, ohhh well, might as well get up and make Bill’s coffee for him.

All he ever said was “Again”.

He was not a heavy reader.

so we always made our dog’s dinner with dinner scraps, but the vet tells me that these pedigreed dog’s systems can’t handle people food.<<<

I am so sorry that you lost your companion, being a Husky, it was a special dog.

You and your sweet tooth, it even tops mine.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/2543960/posts?q=1&;page=1

Family Emergency Survival Kit – How to Build an Emergency Food Supply With All the Essentials
Bestsellers in Emergency Preparedness ^ | 6/29/10

Posted on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 2:53:52 PM by Kartographer

All he ever said was “Again”.

LOL! Hey granny, was Bill ever on the internet?

Thanks to all posters on this thread informing us how to "live on nothing".

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2. Radio Systems Corporation Recalls Power Adapters Sold with PetSafe(r) Heated Wellness Sleepers Due to Fire Hazard, http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10283.html

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/06/30/va.hospital.hiv/index.html?eref=ib_us

VA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIV
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 30, 2010 10:57 a.m. EDT

(CNN) — A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV.

John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis has recently mailed letters to 1,812 veterans telling them they could contract hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after visiting the medical center for dental work, said Rep. Russ Carnahan.

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News & Resources
* Handbook Helps Farmers Markets With SNAP Benefits
* Local Food Supply Chain Report Released
* Case Studies Highlight Innovative Small Dairies
* Louisiana Launches Market Maker
* MOSES Releases Organic Tree Fruit Publication
* Partnership Provides Resources for Sheep Genetic Evaluation

Funding Opportunities
* North Carolina Golden LEAF Grant
* Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
* Green Across America Grant

Coming Events
* Organic Production in Northern California
* Seeds of Hope Farm Tour
* Herb Association Conference
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News & Resources

Handbook Helps Farmers Markets With SNAP Benefits
(http://bit.ly/b4weG4)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at Farmers Markets: A How-To Handbook
(http://tinyurl.com/2clwmpq)(PDF/1.1MB). The handbook provides the managers of farmers markets with a step-by-step guide to installing Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) machines and accepting SNAP benefits. The handbook was developed by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), in cooperation with the Project for Public Spaces. It provides essential guidance for farmers market managers who are thinking about implementing EBT technology at their market sites to allow them to accept SNAP benefits (previously known as food stamps). Topics addressed in the handbook include how to install an EBT machine and how to make the program work successfully for vendors and customers. The handbook also features a list of resources, a glossary of important terms, and several case studies from farmers markets that have successfully implemented EBT technology.

Local Food Supply Chain Report Released
(http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err99/)
The USDA Economic Research Service has released a new report, “Comparing the Structure, Size, and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains.” This report is a series of coordinated case studies that compares the structure, size, and performance of local food supply chains with those of mainstream supply chains in delivering locally produced food to consumers. It includes interviews and site visits with farms and businesses, supplemented with secondary data, to describe how food moves from farms to consumers in 15 food supply chains.

Case Studies Highlight Innovative Small Dairies
(http://tinyurl.com/28mue8o)
The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased to announce the publication of a new book of profiles “NY Small Dairy Innovators: Successful Strategies for Smaller Dairies” (http://tinyurl.com/24u7klo)(PDF/1.5MB). The book features 7 small dairies all over New York State that have found methods of increasing profit and leisure time even in the face of a very challenging time for the dairy industry.

Louisiana Launches Market Maker
(http://tinyurl.com/3a2kqql)
The LSU AgCenter has launched a new online service to help agriculture businesses market their products. Called Market Maker (http://tinyurl.com/2bvmh7z), the service is offered via a website so anyone in the world 24 hours a day can search for items to purchase. “It?s like a matchmaker service bringing together buyers and sellers,” said Dwight Landreneau, LSU AgCenter associate vice chancellor. Market Maker originates out of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and 17 states including Louisiana are members.

MOSES Releases Organic Tree Fruit Publication
(http://tinyurl.com/2ea8tuf)
The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) has released a new organic tree fruit fact sheet. Whether you are transitioning a currently bearing orchard, planting a new one or renovating an old orchard, there are similar issues you will need to address in order to grow and market organic tree fruit. Learn more from this four page fact sheet full of helpful information and resources.
Related ATTRA Publication: Tree Fruit: Organic Production
http://attra.org/attra-pub/fruitover.html

Partnership Provides Resources for Sheep Genetic Evaluation
http://www.nsip.org/
The National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) has forged a partnership with LAMBPLAN (http://tinyurl.com/28sb4tq), Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) national genetic evaluation program. The partnership will allow sheep producers to take advantage of LAMBPLAN’s human resources, technical ability and advanced software that will allow expected progeny differences (EPD) to be created for more traits. Production traits such as growth rate, fat and muscle depth, wool weight and quality, reproduction and internal parasite resistance can be processed and delivered to the producer within two weeks.

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Funding Opportunities

North Carolina Golden LEAF Grant
http://www.goldenleaf.org/seekers.html
The purpose of Golden LEAF is to fund projects that promise to bring significant economic improvement to the tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and/or rural communities of North Carolina. The Open Grants Program places high priority on the areas of agriculture, job creation and retention and workforce preparedness. In agriculture, Golden LEAF sees particular promise in the areas of value-added processing, market expansion, and projects targeting alternative crops, livestock and aquaculture.
Proposals are due August 26, 2010.

Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/HCF_CF.html
The USDA Rural Development’s
Community Programs provide loans and grants and loan guarantees for water and environmental projects, as well as community facilities projects. Community facilities projects develop essential community facilities for public use in rural areas and can include local foods projects. Community Facilities Program received $44 million in federal funding and an additional $31 million in American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (stimulus) funds that must be awarded by August 2010. Projects could include for example, kitchen equipment or salad bars to serve locally-grown products in the school cafeteria. However, the program is not limited to Farm to School, and these funds can be used for other innovative regional food system projects like slaughter facilities, community kitchens, regional food hub buildings, and food desert solutions such as installation of water for community gardens.

Green Across America Grant
http://www.neamb.com/green
Engage and inspire your K-12 students to increase sustainable, earth-friendly behavior in their neighborhoods and communities. NEA?s Green Across America grants of up to $1,000 are available to help you implement your innovative education program, activity, lesson or event to excite students about going green, caring for the earth and creating a sustainable future.
Proposals are due July 30, 2010.

More Funding Opportunities (http://attra.ncat.org/funding/)
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Coming Events

Organic Production in Northern California
http://tinyurl.com/2drfqg9
July 8, 2010
Chico, California
The program is aimed at crop consultants, organic input suppliers/retailers, and organic growers. CEU hours will be offered for PCAs and CCAs. Subjects include fertility, weed and insect control.

Seeds of Hope Farm Tour
http://tinyurl.com/2ejxgdc
July 9, 2010
Tiffin, Ohio
Seeds of Hope Farm is a small diversified farm dedicated to sustainable agricultural methods. The 12 acre farm produces a wide variety of annual vegetables and herbs that are sold through a self-service farm stand, CSA, nursing homes, and to several restaurants. Seeds of Hope also has a flock of 150 laying hens and seasonally raises about 300 pastured poultry meat chickens.

Herb Association Conference
http://tinyurl.com/273eeaq
July 9-13, 2010
Collinsville, Illinois
With tours, public education, business and marketing sessions, hosted dinners, silent and live auctions, and the annual awards banquet on tap, these five days figure to be exciting, entertaining, exhausting, and most importantly, educational. Herbs are the reason for the gathering, and herb people make the gathering warm and friendly. Come and share all or a part of this herbal extravaganza.

More Events (http://attra.ncat.org/calendar/)
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New & Updated Publications

Beyond Basic Compensation
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=330
Montana Farmers Market EBT Manual
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=337
Worms for Bait or Waste Processing (Vermicomposting)
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=256
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UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Table of contents
1. GLOBAL: Highly nutritious green cakes could save lives

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http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?Reportid=89675

GLOBAL: Highly
nutritious green cakes could save lives

lead photo
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BARKADRESSOU, 30 June 2010 (IRIN) - Donors hope spirulina, a blue-green,
protein-packed algae, labelled a “wonderful future food source” 45 years ago
by the International Association of Microbiology, will deliver on its
promise by the time a US$1.7 million cultivation project in Chad, funded by
the European Union (EU), ends in December 2010.
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Great post on buckets and caches. I’m saving this one in my files.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/24101553/detail.html?treets=den&tid=2659747428813&tml=den_7am&tmi=den_7am_1_08000207012010&ts=H

16 People Sickened, Possibly By Local Dairy’s Milk
Raw Goat Milk Blamed For campylobacter, E. Coli

POSTED: 4:34 pm MDT June 30, 2010

LONGMONT, Colo. — A Longmont goat dairy has been ordered to stop distributing raw milk products after 16 people became ill after drinking milk.

Two children who drank goat milk from the Billy Goat Dairy required hospitalization, Boulder County Public Health reported Wednesday.

Of the people who reported becoming ill from consuming the milk products, lab tests confirmed the presence of campylobacter and E. coli 0157, the health department said. Both types of bacteria are found in the intestines of animals and can be passed in their feces to food, water, and milk products that haven’t been pasteurized.

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http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm217779.htm

Tri-Union Seafoods Issues Precautionary, Voluntary Recall of Limited 12-Ounce Solid White Tuna in Water

Contact:
Mike Rose
or Rebecca Howe
Nuffer, Smith, Tucker
(619) 296-0605
mr@nstpr.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 30, 2010 – San Diego – Tri-Union Seafoods LLC is issuing a precautionary, voluntary recall of a limited amount of Chicken of the Sea brand 12-ounce solid white tuna in water.

Due to a production error, the product does not meet the company’s standards for seal tightness, and the company is conducting the precautionary, voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution to ensure public health, said Shue Wing Chan, president, Tri-Union Seafoods.

There have been no reported illnesses. Loose seals, or seams, could result in product contamination by spoilage organisms or by pathogens and lead to illness if consumed.

Tri-Union Seafoods’ trace-back measures determined distribution of the product at retail was limited to 1,105 total cases in the states of Wisconsin, Nebraska, Utah, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Colorado, Indiana, California and Oregon. The Chicken of the Sea brand 12-ounce solid white tuna in water was distributed in February and May. Consumers who purchased the product with the UPC code 4800000262, “Best By Date 2/10/2014” and product code 7OA1E ASWAB, 7OA2E ASWAB, 7OA3E ASWAB, 7OA4E ASWAB, 7OA5E ASWAB, 7OAEE ASWAB or 7OAFE ASWAB are asked to call 1-877-843-6376 for return information and a full refund. The UPC code (also known as bar code) is found on the side of the can and the best by date and product code are imprinted on the bottom of the can. No other codes of solid white tuna in water or any other Chicken of the Sea products are affected by this voluntary recall.

“The health and safety of our customers and consumers is paramount. As soon as we discovered this production error, we took immediate steps in issuing this precautionary, voluntary recall, and alerting the appropriate regulatory authorities,” said Chan. “We have notified all of our customers who have received the product and asked them to remove it from their shelves. Our immediate actions in this recall include re-evaluating our systems to ensure this error does not happen again.”

Consumers looking for additional information can call 1-877-843-6376 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

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[I hear one or more of these incidents, every day on the police scanner...granny]

http://www.google.com/search?q=Naked+Suspects%3A+No+Laughing+Matter&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

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Naked Suspects: No Laughing Matter (back)

June 30, 2010

Destroying Myths & Discovering Cold Facts with The Force Science Research Center

When you’re dispatched to a call of a naked person out in public you’d be like a lot of officers if you thought the matter was amusing.

But you’d probably be wrong-and in the worst of circumstances, dead wrong.

Dr. Bill Lewinski, executive director of the Force Science Research Center at Minnesota State University-Mankato, has been tracking encounters between officers and naked adults for more than 20 years.

‘Every year or two, an officer is killed by a naked person,’ he says. ‘If someone is naked in public and is not drunk, not making a radical political or social protest, or not a paid professional like a stripper, the chances are overwhelming that they’re in the midst of a full-blown psychotic episode. In the vernacular, they’re really, really crazy...and potentially very dangerous.

‘The vast majority of police contacts with mentally ill subjects, of course, are nonviolent. But naked people are among those categories that are particularly difficult.’

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* U.S. Food and Drug Administration *
* Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition *

CONSTITUENT UPDATE

Constituent Updates are also available on the web at http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/ConstituentUpdates/default.htm.

FDA, FSIS and CDC to Convene Public Meetings on Measuring Progress on Food Safety: Current Status and Future Directions

June 30, 2010

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) jointly announced Public Meetings to be held in Chicago, IL on July 21, 2010, and in Portland, OR on October 20. An initial one-day meeting was held on March 30, 2010, in Washington, DC, where FDA, FSIS and CDC discussed their collaborations on the methodological and data challenges involved in the feasibility and effective food safety metrics. The Transcript of the March 30 Meeting can be found on FDA’s webpage at http://www.fda.gov/Food/NewsEvents/WorkshopsMeetingsConferences/default.htm. The purpose of the meetings is for the Agencies to gather information from stakeholders, including the regulated food industry, State regulators, and consumer groups, on the metrics the participants are using to assess performance in food safety. The Agencies are also interested in additional input from participants on their understanding and perceptions of metrics currently being used by the Federal Agencies.

At the two public meetings, the Agencies will hear presentations from any interested stakeholder, possibly including members of consumer groups, industry, state and local regulators, and state and local public health agencies on the measurements they are using or recommend to assess performance in food safety. The Agencies will present information on the President’s Food Safety Working Group’s charge to create meaningful metrics to measure the effectiveness of the nation’s food safety system. They also will present current thinking, focusing on how these metrics might be applied to Salmonella Enteritidis as FDA implements the egg rule, FSIS implements broiler chicken controls, and CDC collects and analyzes human disease data. Additionally, the Agencies will present information about the shared list of metrics that was developed by them to support the work of the President’s Food Safety Working Group.

Due to limited space, we encourage all persons who wish to attend the Public Meetings, including those requesting an opportunity to make an oral presentation, to register in advance. Dates and locations are:

* July 21, 2010, from 9:00 to 5:00 pm at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601. July 6, 2010, is the closing date for request to make oral presentation; July 13, 2010 is the closing date for advance Registration and requests for special accommodations due to disability.
* October 20, 2010, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at The Crowne Plaza Portland Downtown, 1441 NE Second Avenue, Portland, OR 97232. September 24, 2010 is the closing date for request to make oral presentation; October 8, 2010 is the closing date for advance Registration and requests for special accommodations due to disability.

General information, including links to on-line Registration and the Federal Register Notice, is available at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news/meetings_&_events/ .

Electronic registration is encouraged. Questions regarding registration should be directed to Jodee Warner, EDJ Associates, Inc., 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1001, Rockville, MD 20852, (240) 221-4296, e-mail: jwarner@edjassociates.com.

For general information and request to make oral presentation, contact: Juanita Yates, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, (301) 436-1731, e-mail: Juanita.yates@fda.hhs.gov

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LOL! Hey granny, was Bill ever on the internet?<<<

No, Bill never quite understood how I could get so excited about books, so the internet did not interest him.

Thanks for coming to read our efforts at learning.

Great post on buckets and caches.<<<

I am so glad it was useful for you.

[Smile]

Many people associate gravy with meat but while grease is an essential ingredient, it’s all you need.

My parents were vegetarians, but were both southerners, so gravy was a necessity. I learned to make gravy with butter or oil and get good flavor with seasonings and leftover "pot liquor" from cooking. Meat gravy is a snap after that.

Staying at my soon-to-be-in-laws house I offered to make sausage gravy for my FIL. My husband was VERY concerned since he was well aware of my vegetarian background. Warned me that gravy was a religion with his dad. I loved the look on his face when he saw his dad scarfing that gravy down.

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http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm217826.htm

Feline’s Pride Issues Nationwide Recall of its Natural Chicken Formula Cat Food Due to Salmonella Contamination

Contact:
Shelby Gomas,
Tel: 1-716-580-3096

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 1, 2010 - Buffalo, NY – Feline’s Pride is announcing a voluntary recall of Feline’s Pride Raw food with ground bone for cats and kittens, Natural Chicken Formula, Net Wt. 2.5 lbs. (1.13 kg., 40 oz.) produced on 6/10/10, because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. People handling raw pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the raw pet food or any surfaces exposed to the product.

When consumed by humans, Salmonella can cause an infection, salmonellosis. The symptoms of salmonellosis include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, minimal diarrhea, fever, and headache. Certain vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, and individuals with compromised immune systems, are particularly susceptible to acquiring salmonellosis from such pet food products and may experience more severe symptoms.

Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever, and vomiting. Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

The product is packaged in uncoded plastic containers and sold frozen to private consumers nationwide. Once thawed, the pet food has a shelf life of about 1 week. The firm manufactures the pet food by an as-ordered basis. This recall affects only those orders placed and shipped from June 10 through June 17, 2010.

The firm and FDA are investigating this matter to determine the source of this problem, and will take any additional steps necessary to protect the public health.

To date, both the firm and the FDA have received no reports of Salmonella infection relating to this product.

This product should not be fed to pets but should instead be disposed of in a safe manner (e.g., in a securely covered trash receptacle). People who are experiencing the symptoms of Salmonella infection after having handled the pet food product should seek medical attention, and report their use of the product and illness to the nearest FDA office.

People should thoroughly wash their hands after handling the pet food – especially those made from raw animal protein such as meat or fish — to help prevent infection. People may risk bacterial infection not only by handling pet foods, but by contact with pets or surfaces exposed to these foods, so it is important that they thoroughly wash their hands with hot water and soap.

Since certain vulnerable populations, such as children, the elderly, and individuals with compromised immune systems, are particularly at risk from exposure they should avoid handling this product.

Consumers with questions should contact the company at (716) 580-3096, Monday –Friday from 10 am - 4 pm EDT.

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