Miscellaneous

• NYT: Safer Food?

  Paul Kiesel | July 30, 2009 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From The New York Times: Far too many Americans are falling ill after eating foods tainted with salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens. The Food and Drug Administration, which is charged with...

• Fireside Coffee Recalls Tea With Potential Salmonella

  Greg Owen | July 27, 2009 10:12 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Fireside Coffee Co. Swartz Creek, MI is recalling all Fireside Chai Tea that contains dry milk produced by Plainview Milk Products after June 2007. Plainview Milk Products of Plainview, MN has...

• Winnetka Boy Hit While Riding Bicycle

  Susy Owen | July 27, 2009 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  A 9-year-old boy is being treated at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for serious injuries after a sport-utility vehicle hit him while he was riding his bicycle in Winnetka. The unidentified boy...

• The Catholic Church Still Doesn't Want You to Know Its Secrets

  Paul Kiesel | July 23, 2009 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the Associated Press: NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut sought Friday to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep under wraps sex abuse documents that could shed...

• Hiland-Roberts Ice Cream Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall

  Greg Owen | July 18, 2009 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Hiland-Roberts Ice Cream, Norfolk NE is voluntarily recalling sorbet products manufactured for Espo’s Cucina Dolce, Inc. because they contain undeclared milk. The recalled products are pint...

• General Mills Voluntarily Recalls "Nut Lovers" flavor Granola Nut Clusters

  Rick Patterson | July 10, 2009 8:46 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  General Mills announced today a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of Nut Lovers flavor Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters product containing pecans. No illnesses have been reported in...

• ‘Plot Turnover’ in Famous Chicago Cemetery Leads to Felony Charges

  Clayton Kent | July 09, 2009 8:12 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  At the Burr Oak Cemetery in the southern suburbs of Chicago, lay the remains of a number of prominent figures from the African-American Community. It is also the site where four cemetery workers...

• UCLA Willed Body Program Tactics Seen at Illinois Cemetery?

  Paul Kiesel | July 09, 2009 5:39 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  As far as what's been reported on this story, yes, it reeks of the UCLA WBP days of 1999-2003 (i.e. trafficking body parts, improper disposition of body parts, bank accounts set up in UCLA's name,...

• Clif Shot Recovery Drink Mix Recalled After Salmonella Contamination

  Greg Owen | July 08, 2009 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  A nationwide voluntary and precautionary recall of Hot Chocolate Recovery Drink Mix from CLIF SHOT® sold in 40-gram, single-serve packets and 12-pack boxes with a Best By date of 19SEP09R was...

• SUV Collides With Big Rig Killing Toddler

  Greg Owen | July 01, 2009 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  A 3 1/2-year-old girl was killed Saturday when her mother lost control of her sport utility vehicle and crashed into a tractor-trailer on the 5 Freeway in Mission Hills. Mariana Ruiz, 50, of...