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• Olive Recall Due to Food Poisoning Threat

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2007 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Olives sold in Florida, Georgia, and New York were recalled due to potential contamination with clostridium botulinum. The bacteria can cause food poisoning. Flora Foods, of Pompano Beach, has recalled its 25 ounce jars of "Cerignola Olives", because they could be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, which can cause potentially fatal form of food poisoning.The recalled olives were...

• Shreveport Police Officer Injured in Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 07, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A Shreveport Police Officer with 8 years on the force was involved in an accident on his police motorcycle. He broke his ribs in the accident and was treated at W-K Pierremont Health Center. Police escorting a large, cylindrical windmill assembly from Beaird Industries to the Port of Shreveport-Bossier had blocked the intersection of Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and Millicent Way eastbound,...

• Watts Teenager Killed By Commuter Train

  Shannon Weidemann | February 25, 2007 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 14-year-old boy was killed by a Metro Blue Line Commuter Train. He was crossing the tracks at the intersection of East 92nd Street and Graham Avenue. An eyewitness said the victim was standing in the middle of the tracks when he was struck. The teenager was hit Thursday afternoon in Watts as he walked home from school. Witnesses said he was in the middle of the train tracks when warning...

• Salmonella Peanut Butter Contamination

  IB Contributor | February 15, 2007 9:06 PM | 1 CommentLong Beach, CA

  Hundreds suffer food poisoning from tainted peanut butter.Consumers are being warned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to eat certain jars of Great Value or Peter Pan peanut butter due to a risk of contamination. The peanut butter my be contaminated by a bacterium that causes foodborne illness, Salmonella Tennessee.The suspect jars of Great Value and Peter Pan peanut butter were...

• Company Recalls A Million Easy-Bake Ovens

  IB Contributor | February 08, 2007 1:50 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Hasbro Inc. is recalling close to a million Easy-Bake Ovens sold since last May because children can get their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, which poses an entrapment or burn hazard, according to an article on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site (www.cpsc.gov).The company, so far, has received 29 reports of children getting their fingers or hands caught in the...

• Electric Oil Lamps Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Hong Teng Trading (USA) Inc. is recalling approximately 4,000 oil lamps for risk of shock and fire hazard.The power cord is undersized and not polarized. The power cord is not correctly secured and there is no strain relief on the switch housing. Also, the switch housing is not flame-retardant and the end result is the lamps pose shock and fire hazards.The recall involves the electric oil lamps...

• Man Recovering after Train Accident

  Christina Cole | January 27, 2007 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Two weeks after a Acampo ranch butcher was critically injured when his truck was hit by a train, his condition is improving.Mike McMahon, 48, at one point was comatose and the doctors had told his family it could be months before he would wake up. But he has since regained consciousness and begun walking, though Doctors have yet to say when he will be released.Ellis says he will likely file a...

• 533,000 Toyota Trucks Recalled for Failed Ball Joints

  Christina Cole | January 19, 2007 12:23 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Toyota Motor Company is recalling 533,000 trucks and SUVs because of possible steering and suspension problems that are caused by faulty ball joints.The recall marks a sudden shift in policy for the Japanese carmaker after they repeatedly denied consumer complaints about ball joint problems and failures in the Tundra and Sequoia. The recall includes 2004 to 2007 model year Sequoia full size...

• Scientist Wins Award for Research in Artificial Skin & Other Advancements

  Christina Cole | January 06, 2007 8:19 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A Scientist, who pioneered work in artificial skin and various other bioengineering advances, has won a prestigious prize for his research.Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung, professor emeritus at the University of California San Diego, is the receiver of the 2007 Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize. Fung's research has led to more effective treatments for the millions of burn victims and other trauma...

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  Staff Writer | January 01, 2007 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

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