Morningstar Foods is voluntarily recalling 32-ounce Great Value Half & Half, UPC 6 05388 187 16 1, item code 1871600, plant code 21-031; 32-ounce Great Value 36% Heavy Whipping Cream, UPC 6 05388 187 18 5, item code 1871800, plant code 21-031; 32-ounce Kroger brand 36% Heavy Whipping Cream, UPC 0 11110 438 28 7, [...]

Today, Alexia Foods, Inc, Kennewick, WA, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is voluntarily recalling packages of its Alexia – Olive Oil, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pesto Oven Reds (frozen seasoned potato wedges) for an undeclared allergen, pine nuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to pine nuts run the [...]

Historical Events 1894 – Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr Roux of Paris 1914 – German-British fleet battle at Coronel, Chile 1918 – 102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn 1968 – Motion Picture Assn of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X) 1987 – 17th NYC Women’s Marathon [...]

Pointe Scientific, Inc, Canton, MI is initiating a nationwide recall of all size kits of Liquid Glucose Hexokinase Reagent catalog number G7517. The reagents have been found to fail linearity at >200mg/dL that results in inaccurate glucose values above this range.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The cast of the quirky Fox TV show “Glee” will be presented with a Hollywood diversity award in November for their portrayal of a group of teen oddballs with a passion for song and dance.

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Some 10,000 people gathered at a Irish shrine hoping to witness an apparition of the Virgin Mary on Saturday despite pleas from an archbishop to ignore invitations to the event by a self-proclaimed spiritual healer.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five drug companies are now increasing production of the vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu, and 10 million more doses are expected next week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Saturday.

Hi, Blog Guy, it’s me! That aspiring photojournalist you’ve been mentoring. I’m back! Oh good. And after I shaved my head and pierced my lip so you wouldn’t recognize me. What now? Well, I’ve been reading a lot about the need for transparency in journalism, and I’m wondering how that applies to my work as [...]

Historical Events 1541 – Michelangelo Buonarroti’s paints “last judgement” in 16th Chapel 1939 – 27 U boats sunk this month (135,000 ton) 1974 – Ted Bundy victim Laura Aime disappears in Utah 1980 – Julian Nott sets world hot-air balloon altitude record (16,806 m) 1987 – 1st jockey to win 9 races in 1 day [...]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A two-mile-long slick of bunker fuel stretched across part of San Francisco Bay on Friday after a refueling mishap between a tanker and a barge alongside, the U.S. Coast Guard said.