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  High Chairs Recalled

  

  Posted 10:01 AM 7/12/2012 by AP

  WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 485,000 Chico Polly high chairs are being recalled after a design flaw led to children getting cuts and bruises. Importer Artsana USA Inc. knows of 21 children getting injured from falling against pegs on the back legs of the chairs, which are meant to (More)

  
  

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  FEMA Reminds Gulf Coast Residents to Prepare for Hurricane Season

  

  Posted 10:49 AM 5/28/2012 by Ian Auzenne

  Hurricane season begins Friday, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency reminds Gulf Coast residents to have a hurricane preparedness plan. This week has been designated Hurricane Preparedness Week. FEMA is encouraging residents in hurricane-prone areas to learn how hurricanes can affect their homes and lives. The agency also encourages residents to create an emergency plan in the event a tropical system threatens their area. Hurricane season runs through November 30.

  
  

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  Army Corps and Sheriff Give Tips for Safe Boating

  

  Posted 9:01 AM 5/24/2012 by Ian Auzenne

  The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office, and other organizations are reminding boaters to be careful on the water this Memorial Day weekend. Boaters are reminded to "think five and stay alive" while out on the water.

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  BBB warns residents about magazine sales

  

  Posted 1:22 PM 5/7/2012 by KATC

  The Better Business Bureau is issuing a warning tonight about magazine subscriptions being offered over the telephone. The comppany, known as National Magazine Exchange, goes by several different names including ThinkDirect Marketing Group, Inc., Wellness4Life, StrikeItRich.com, Pat Haines, NPE (More)

  
  

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  FDA Announces Dog Food Recall

  Posted 7:11 PM 2/2/2012 by Ashley Guidroz

  The FDA reports the following Recall: Advanced Animal Nutrition Recalls Dog Power Dry Dog Food.

  Advanced Animal Nutrition today announced a voluntary recall of its dry Dog Power Dog Food- due to aflatoxin levels that were detected above the acceptable limit. The affected products were manufactured between Jan. 4, 2011, and Nov. 18, 2011.

   

  
  

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  Dog food recalled in Louisiana

  Posted 12:56 PM 12/12/2011 by Associated Press

  DERIDDER, La. (AP) - A Louisiana feed supply company says it is voluntarily recalling a dry dog food distributed in Louisiana and Texas. DeRidder-based O'Neal's Feeders Supply Inc. recalled its Arrow Brand dog food because corn had higher-than-acceptable levels of aflatoxin. Aflatoxin is a (More)

  
  

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  Colorado farm says Listeria found in cantaloupe

  Posted 2:26 PM 9/15/2011 by AP

  DENVER - The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall for cantaloupes from a Colorado farm after investigators probing a deadly Listeria outbreak found a contaminated melon in a store, the first time the bacteria has been linked to cantaloupe in the U.S.

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  Energizer to raise awareness of button batteries

  

  Posted 2:27 PM 9/13/2011 by AP

  ST. LOUIS (AP) - The world's leading maker of so-called button batteries is partnering with a child safety advocacy group to raise awareness of a growing problem: Children swallowing the small batteries. St. Louis-based Energizer and Safe Kids USA say that in 2010 alone, 3,400 cases (More)

  
  

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  LED Night Lights Recall

  

  Posted 4:38 PM 9/2/2011 by AP

  NIGHT LIGHTS DETAILS: LED night lights made in China and imported by CorvestAcquisition Inc. (now Camsing Global LLC), of Largo, Fla.,distributed by various companies as a free promotional product fromDecember 2010 through March 2011, and imprinted with the company's (More)

  
  

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  Children's Task Lamps Recalled

  

  Posted 3:26 PM 7/20/2011 by The Associated Press

  CHILDREN'S TASK LAMPS DETAILS: Circo Children's Task Lamps imported by Target Corp. of Minneapolis, Minn., and sold exclusively at Target stores nationwide and Target.com from January to April 2011. The lamps were manufactured in China. WHY: Lamps may overheat, causing the (More)