Departments of Consumer Protection and Public Health remind residents to practice proper food safety following salmonella outbreak HARTFORD — The Department of Consumer Protection Food and Standards Division and the Department of Public Health are reminding the public to follow proper food safety practices after reports that more than a dozen people have become sickened […]
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The following content is from the Governor Lamont’s press release on July 24, 2023 and was not written by HVHD. (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that due to a weather forecast indicating that temperatures over the next several days are expected to be very hot and humid, he is directing Connecticut’s extreme
The following content is from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission on July 20, 2023 and was not written by HVHD. Summary Name of Product: CUPKIN Double-Walled Stainless Steel Children’s Cups Hazard: The stainless-steel cups contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children
The following information is from the US Consumer Report Safety Commission and was not written by HVHD. Name of Product: The Preschool Electric Bicycles Hazard: The paint on the recalled electric bikes contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban, posing a lead poisoning hazard. Lead is toxic if ingested by young
The following content is from CDC’s Emergency Preparedness and Response news release on June 21, 2023 and was not written by HVHD. SummaryAs the summer travel season begins, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to remind clinicians and public health officials to provide guidance
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The following content is from FDA’s news release on June 21, 2023 and was not written by HVHD. Summary Company Announcement Date:June 21, 2023FDA Publish Date:June 21, 2023Product Type:Food & BeveragesFruit/Fruit ProductFoodborne IllnessReason for Announcement: Potential for Listeria monocytogenes contaminationCompany Name:SunOpta Inc.Brand Name: Multiple brand namesProduct Description: Frozen Fruit Company Announcement Minneapolis, Minn. – June
The following content is from Governor Lamont’s press release and was not written by HVHD.
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The following content is from EPA’s news release and was not written by HVHD. BOSTON – New England state air quality forecasters are predicting air quality that is unhealthy for sensitive groups, due to elevated concentrations of fine particle air pollution due to wildfires in Quebec and Northern Ontario. Areas predicted to exceed the Federal air
