USA Time Change Sunday 11 04 2012

If you are in the Time Change Area, 2 a.m., Sunday 4 November 2012

Clocks are Set Back One Hour.

The California Border Crossing Ports, Do Change their Hours which Could effect your Port of Entry.

Los Algodones Crossings Would be Six a.m., note: School buses at Andrade are effected. Courts, Public Offices, Banks and Retail establishments in Yuma, Arizona  will be an hour different from California Time.

Check your Vehicle lights as Darkness may effect your commute!
More Children are out during the hours of darkness to and from School and after school activities!

Cal Trans Abuses

Waste Watcher: A 32oz big gulp for taxpayers

CalTrans Abuses Caught on Camera

With daily hand-wringing about the state of California’s woeful financial picture, the following CBS News reports are unbelievable. CalTrans workers were recently caught (on tape) driving pricey cars and pickup trucks rented with taxpayer money to buy wine, shop at Nordstrom and hit the grocery store. These vehicles are costing us hundreds of thousands of scarce dollars and fly in the face of the Governor’s weak attempt to cut the state’s vehicle fleet. The video is shocking. Take a look:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/7885481-cbs2-investigates-caltrans-employees-who-use-taxpayer-funded-cars-for-personal-use/
BUT … there’s more and it’s even more offensive. CalTrans workers are also caught spending hours at the local hamburger joint drinking beer during the work day. Perhaps if the Governor took the money wasted by CalTrans he wouldn’t be holding our schools hostage for more tax dollars.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/7303048-cameras-catch-caltrans-supervisors-drinking-on-the-clock/

From: Senator Tom Harman Report  October 29, 2012

 

Yuma New Farmers Market Location

Chef Alex Trujillo Organized The Sunrise Farmers Market.
Admission is Free
Open every Sunday from 9 a.m., to 2 p.m.
Location Yuma Quartermaster Depot Sate Historical Park (near the Ocean to Ocean Bridge).
Parking available at Main entrance 201 N. 4th Avenue and at first St.at Second Ave.
Products supplied by Local Grower. Crafts produced by Local Artisans!
They advertise Demonstrations preformed by Professional Chef's.
Visitors will be able to enjoy Food Vendors and Local Bands or Music.

Airport People Scanners

Federal government is quietly removing full-body X-ray scanners from seven major airports and replacing them with a different type of machine that produces a cartoon-like outline instead of the naked images that have been compared to a virtual strip search.
They are being moved to smaller airports while Congress presses the TSA to adopt stronger privacy safeguards on all of its imaging equipment.
Upgrades have been made only to scanners. Called millimeter-wave scanners, they resemble a large glass phone booth and use radio frequencies instead of X-rays to detect objects concealed beneath clothing.
The scan is processed by software instead of an airport security worker. If the software identifies a potential threat, a mannequin-like image is presented to the operator showing yellow boxes over areas requiring further inspection, by a pat-down for example.
Besides eliminating privacy concerns, the machine requires fewer people to operate, takes up less space in crowded security zones and completes a scan in less than two seconds, allowing screening lines to move faster.
"It's all done automatically to look for threats, so you don't have anybody in a back room that has to look at the imaging," said Doug McMakin, who led the team that developed the millimeter-wave technology at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
In a statement, officials said speed was the reason for the switch to the millimeter-wave machines.
In addition to speed and space advantages, the millimeter-wave technology does not produce the ionizing radiation that has led to safety concerns with the X-ray machines, which required passengers to stand between two refrigerator-sized boxes. Experts say the amount of radiation is less than what passengers get on the flight itself.

Imperial Sand Dunes 2012 2013

County announces changes to Imperial Sand Dunes

Posted: Oct 25, 2012 4:27 PM Updated: Oct 25, 2012 4:28 PM

Story by Jose Martinez, Reporter - email

 

IMPERIAL COUNTY - With Sand Dune season almost in full stride, the Bureau of Land Management wants the public to know of a few changes about The Imperial Sand Dunes.
In a public meeting held in El Centro on Wednesday, the BLM discussed those changes.
Among them is one that is now a California state law that requires the use of helmets and seat belts when riding side by side vehicles or UTVs.
Officials also talked about the newly released proposed management plan that discusses the changes that will be made to the closures in the Sand Dunes.
And of course the hottest topic was the fee increase that they are proposing.
According to the BLM, the fee increase will ensure that the dunes are properly maintained and remain open.
"We wanna continue on that path", says Dunes Manager Neil Hamada. "We wanna continue to keep the dunes opened and we wanna continue to provide those Access Points; Wash Road, Gecko Road, Dun Buggy Flats Road, and Buttercup Roads. We wanna keeps those opened and we need funds to that so we're proposing the fee increase".
The Imperial Sand Dune season began earlier this month and according to Hamada, everyone is excited about the season, no mater the changes.
"Everybody's excited about the new season, including us", says Hamada. "We're always happy to say goodbye to the Summer heat and go back out to the Dunes and talk to our friends, that come out to the Dunes, and recreate with them".
The BLM are welcoming comments from the public until November 30^th.

Sears and their employe troops

 Sears - Christmas shopping this year.
I know I needed this reminder, since Sears isn't always my first choice. It's amazing when you think of how long the war has lasted and Sears hasn't withdrawn from their commitment. Could we each buy at least one thing at Sears this year?
What commitment you say?
How does Sears treat its employees who are serving in our military? By law , they are required to hold their jobs open and available, but nothing more. Usually, people take a big pay cut and lose benefits as a result of being on active duty.
Sears is voluntarily paying the difference in salaries and maintaining all benefits, including medical insurance and bonus programs, for all employees who are serving.
I submit that Sears is an exemplary corporate citizen and should be recognized for its contribution. I suggest we all shop at Sears at least once this year. Be sure to find a manager to tell them why we are there so the company gets the positive reinforcement & feedback it well deserves.
I decided to check this before I sent it forward.  


It's verified! By: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/sears.asp

San Diego Mexico El Chaparral Entry Gate

Starting today Wednesday Oct 24, 2012, Mexico will begin routing southbound traffic from San Diego to Tijuana through the new El Chaparral port of entry, whose formal opening is scheduled for Nov. 1.

A statement Tuesday from the Mexican Consulate in San Diego said the aim is to “allow users to become familiar with the new entry route to Mexico and with the operation of the new installations.”

The new port of entry is envisioned as a replacement for the current southbound lanes at Puerta Mexico. It is part of the massive redesign of the international crossing involving both the United States and Mexico.

President Felipe Calderon said this month that during an initial transition phase, the southbound lanes at both Puerta Mexico and El Chaparral will be open.

Drivers will be routed to El Chaparral through a temporary five-lane roadway that leads from the end of Interstate 5, which then fans out as it reaches El Chaparral, where there are 22 inspection lanes.

The U.S. government plans to build a permanent connection between I-5 and El Chaparral once Congress provides funding for the next phase of the San Ysidro port renovation and expansion.

Day of the Dead Los Algodones, B.C. Mexico

Free Event     Avenue "A"

The Day of the Dead -- "El Dia de los Muertos" 
1st Annual Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos)

                                  the greeter "Memo"
Food - Music - Drinks - Dances - Altars - Sugar Skulls - Fan De Muertos and Surprises

Saturday November 3, 2012 9 A.M to 3 P.M.

Avenue "A" first Cross Street South of the Border.

SMUCKER Un Crustables PBJ

Smucker Un-crustables recalled

Officials have told school lunch programs across the country to check to see whether they have any Smucker's Uncrustables sandwiches that might contain peanut butter made by a New Mexico company that is being recalled because of potential salmonella contamination.
The J.M. Smucker Co. used peanut butter that was produced by Sunland Inc. and supplied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in "limited production runs" of 72-count bulk packs of the sandwiches that went to schools under the National School Lunch Program, Smucker's spokeswoman Maribeth Badertscher said in an email Thursday.
Un-crustables are pre-made peanut butter and jelly, pocket-like, circular sandwiches.
The Orrville, Ohio-based company tests all the incoming USDA-supplied peanut butter it gets, and tests finished products before distributing them, and found no problems, she said.
But out of "an abundance of caution," and working with federal agencies, she said, Smucker's recently notified school customers that they should check to see if they still have any of the crustless frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from the recalled lots, which all have either expired or will expire soon. They should not be served to students, the company said.
No other Smucker's products contain peanut butter from Sunland or other outside suppliers, Badertscher said. She said she did not immediately know how many sandwiches were involved.
Sunland shut down its plant in Portales, N.M., last month and recalled more than 200 products made under a variety of brand names after salmonella was found in Trader Joe's Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter. Thirty-five illnesses in 19 states have been linked to Sunland, but no illnesses have been linked to the Uncrustable sandwiches.
"When USDA learned of the FDA recall of certain products manufactured by Sunland, Inc., we coordinated with state agencies to immediately notify individual school districts and ensure that recalled products were identified and destroyed," USDA spokeswoman Alyn Kiel said in an email.

Halloween Costumes found unsafe

Federal inspectors have seized nearly 1,400 Chinese-made pirate costumes being shipped to Seattle after high levels of lead were found in the buttons and the trim. The costumes, worth about $10,000, had 11 times the legal limit for lead, said Mike Milne, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Seattle. The pirate outfits were headed to a Seattle-area distributor and will eventually be destroyed, he said.
The costumes were diverted to a warehouse for testing in mid-September and the lead levels were confirmed about a week ago, Milne said. The shipment was chosen for inspection because of a past violation, Milne said, without identifying the violator.

“We target shipments for a variety of reasons,” he said. “It could be the history of the shipper, the manufacturer, it could be the history of the importer or it could be the commodity itself that we’ve had prior violations with.” The costumes were tested for lead by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Problems could have occurred if children had put the buttons or trim in their mouths, exposing them to the toxic substance.
High levels of lead in a child's blood can cause vomiting, coma or convulsions. Even low levels can cause learning difficulties and ability to pay attention. In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the threshold level for lead poisoning in children to 5 micrograms per deciliter, down from 10 micrograms per deciliter.
“We consider any kind of a children’s product that violate levels of lead to be significant,” said Craig Mabie, a commission compliance investigator in Seattle. “The real emphasis here is that we’re being proactive by looking at this stuff at port of entry before it has a chance to be distributed to commerce.”

Halloween at the Green Door Los Algodones B.C. Mexico

           Green Door Halloween
   Los Algodones B.C., Mexico     + 18 Only
     Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 2012
    With D.J. CRIST Saturday 27th 8 p.m to 10 p.m.
              BLINDADOZ  (BULLET-PROOF)  both nights 10 p.m to 2 a.m.
                                    (Yogi Bastidas holding the sign)

Yuma Household Hazardous Waste

Saturday Oct 13, 2012 Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off For Yuma Residents.
The city of Yuma is hosting its quarterly Household Hazardous Waste collection day Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the city's North Public Works Yard, 265 W. 13th St. (13th Street between 4th Avenue and 1st Avenue).

Open to all city of Yuma residents at no charge, the Household Hazardous Waste program is the safest way to dispose of such products as unwanted corrosive, flammable or toxic material used in your home, car or truck, garden and lawn. In addition, it is an opportunity to dispose of electronic waste such as an old television set or to recycle cans, paper and other materials.

Items accepted at Saturday's drop-off include:

 Motor oil                   Antifreeze          Paint           Solvents       Household cleaners
 Pesticides                  Fertilizers          Batteries       Tires (limit five; must be off the rim)
In addition, people can drop off electronic devices they no longer want, including:
Home computer components            TV sets      VCRs/DVD players   Cell phones        Home phones

People may also drop off aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, plastics, documents and shredded paper for recycling.
The collection day is just for residential waste and is not open for business or commercial waste or recycling materials. Other items that aren't accepted are large household appliances, explosives or ammunition, pressurized gas or radioactive materials.
The next Household Hazardous Waste collection day will be Jan. 12.
In addition, recycling bins are available year-round for people to drop off aluminum cans, metal, cardboard, paper and clear plastic. The bins, 13th Street at 2nd Avenue and at 45th Avenue and 17th Street, are open 24 hours a day seven days a week to all Yuma County residents.

Recalled Fruit Products for Lead Levels

Two California distributors are recalling preserved fruit products that may contain high levels of lead.
CHO Fuku Group of El Monte says it's recalling 5-ounce packages of Sanh Yuan Preserve Fruit-Preserved Plum that may dose children with 5 ½ times more lead than they should receive.
QFCO, Inc. of Burlingame is recalling Chan Pui Mui Preserved Plum. The recall involves 14-ounce bags with the lot numbers QFC107 and QFC108.
The company says high levels of lead in the product can cause health problems, especially in infants, small children and pregnant women.
The fruit was imported from Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Anyone who bought the fruit is urged to return it to the place of purchase.

Imperial Dunes Winter Season

Imperial Dunes--Dune enthusiasts can start prepping their RV's and toy trailers, local ranger stations open Thursday. 
Both the Coahuilla and Buttercup ranger stations in the Imperial Sand Dunes will staff park rangers to provide information and emergency medical services to dune visitors.
El Centro field manager, Margaret Goodro said this year they're highlighting three main safety messages, "Watch for terrain hazards", "Wear seat belts and harnesses on and off-road" and "drive no more than 15 miles per hour within 50 feet of camping areas and people."
Halloween is usually the opening holiday for the dunes season.

Quartzsite Az. Travel warning alert

QUARTZSITE, AZ - Pavement work on State Route 95 north of Quartzsite has been rescheduled to next week because of the weather.
Drivers traveling between Quartzsite and Parker are advised to plan ahead and allow extra travel time.
The project is now scheduled for Monday, Oct. 15 through Wednesday, Oct. 17.
Traffic will be intermittently stopped and workers will escort drivers through the work zone from 8a.m. - 6 p.m. daily.
Drivers should allow extra travel time between Quartzsite and Parker.
Delays of up to 15 minutes are expected.
ADOT advises drivers to proceed through the work zone with caution.
Slow down and be alert for construction equipment and personnel.

Frys.com comment

My Personal Opinion! (Copy sent to Fry's)
Availability in Store only is not fair to those customers whom do not live near a Store. It seams the best deals are not for people who live outside of your local store areas.
algodonesnews.blogspot.com
 ..................
10/12/12 Fry's did respond

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  Thank you for contacting Frys.com. 
  
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 for shipping. An item will remain on our website as long as there is at least one

 retail store location with at least one of the items (display model included) in

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Squirrel Revenge

Hope he likes his squirrel well-done.
A fire that ravaged an apartment complex in Holland Township, Mich. reportedly started because a resident was a little clumsy with a propane blowtorch, which he was using to prepare a squirrel carcass for eating.
The blaze started at about 12:30 pm Wednesday, Michigan Live reports. The resident was on his third-floor patio, using the torch to singe the fur off the dead animal, when he accidentally ignited the deck.
The flames rapidly got out of control and spread to the roof, according to Wood TV. Ultimately, eight apartments were destroyed, several more sustained significant damage, and the roof of the apartment complex caved in. The Lansing State Journal reports that the American Red Cross is providing assistance to the dozen families who have been left homeless. No one was injured in the blaze. 

Non-U.S. visitors cause Mexico tourism to grow

Mexico Tourism

Mexico reported a 77% increase in visitors from Russia, a 61% rise from Brazil and a 38% increase from Venezuela, In the first half of the year,  While U.S. travelers dropped 1% .

The Major number of visitors are still from the  U.S. and Canada. but the other countires percentage is moving up from places like Russia, Brazil, Peru and Columbia.

Mexico expects tourism visitors to be over Twenty-Four million visitors in 2012, while last year the number was over Twenty-Three million.

The gross domestic product is about Ten percent from Tourism!

Recently Mexico has faced Security issues, the Bird Flu, an Egg Shortage, a possible Tomato war, Election and the Population is hanging STRONG!

Improvements have included, entry of foreign visitors using their U.S. Visa country wide and not being made to obtain a Mexican visa! Cutting a large amount of Red tape.

A new online service is in place around the clock to aide travelers from Brazil,  Chile, China, Colombia, Peru, Russia, and the Ukraine.

Travel has seen many improvements including road up grades!

Mexico does all it can to continue making the American, Canadians welcome.

The Area of Los Algodones B.C. Mexico is considered safe and the State Government isn't hassling tourist over visa Issues! The U.S. Department of State does still recommend that visitors use common sense, monitor the news and make decisions based on current events in the area where you travel, the same holds true even in the United States. 

The Mexican Government responded to the flu outbreak in a timely and reasonable manner. Having  the virus contained, flocks controlled and or elimated. And makeing strides to make eggs available.

Travling in the Tourist Areas age generally safe, staying in those areas reduces your personal treat level. During The tourist season in our area the Police presence is greatly increased and we are served by highly well trained Federal, State and Mexicali Law Enforcement, in addition to the Local Army garrison.

If you have questions ask the local's and read the blogs such as this one (Algodonesnews.blogspot.com). 

With a Safety Security Loss Prevention and Law Enforcement back ground , "I'm very concerned with safety,".  I am of the older generation, trained to recognize the risks and won't take those chances." 

 

 

Winterhaven Eastbound I-8 eastbound Closed

WINTERHAVEN, CA - Closures on Interstate-8 began Wednesday evening.
Caltrans says eastbound I-8 at the Winterhaven drive exit will be closed for the next three nights, including tonight.
It will shut down for bridge repairs on the overpass from 9pm-5am.
Detours are in place. Caltrans reminds drivers to slow down in work zones.

Two Sam's Club Food Recalls

YUMA - Sam's Club is notifying its members of two food recalls for "Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats" and "Member Mark's PB&J Jamz."
The Kellogg Company, in conjunction with the Food and Drug Administration, is recalling individual boxes of Kellogg's® Frosted Mini-Wheats® included in the Kellogg 30-count variety pack. They say there may be pieces of flexible metal mesh in the boxes. The Kellogg Company is recalling all of this product bought since April 01, 2012.
The UPC number for the recall is 0003800070973. Any of the recalled product can be returned to your local Sam's Club for a full refund.
The second Sam's Club recall is for Advance-Pierre Foods Member's Mark PB&J Jamz. They say some of it may be contaminated with salmonella. The UPC on the affected product is 0000759990103. They're recalling all of this product bought since March 19, 2012.
As with the cereal, Sam's Club says you can return any of the recalled items for a full refund.

Ice Cream Recalled Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

Clemmy's Ice Cream is voluntarily recalling all of its Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip because the peanut butter in it might contain salmonella.
The pints involved have the UPC symbol 8 94509 00231 9 and expiration dates ranging from February 2013 to August 2014.
The peanut butter in the ice cream came from Sunland, Inc., a New Mexico peanut butter manufacturing plant.
No illnesses have been traced to Clemmy's ice cream, but at least 35 salmonella illnesses in 19 states have been traced to Trader Joe's peanut butter, which came from the Sunland plant.
Clemmy's is located in Rancho Mirage, southeast of Palm Springs, and makes sugar, lactose and gluten-free ice cream. No other flavors are involved.

El Paisa Mariscos Taqueria Marcos and Dolores

Wednesday October 10, 2012

El Paisa; Los Algodones Food 3rd & "A"

“El Paisa” Los Algodones Food - Mariscos Y Taqueria Owners: Marcos and Dolores
S.W. Corner 3rd and "A";  (Use to be On 3rd at "B" moved to new location
Good Food at excellent Prices where your not a customer you’re a Friend
Prices subject to change.
Desayunos (Breakfast)
2 Sunny side up eggs over a crispy Tortilla topped with a Mexican Sauce (Salsa) $ 3.00
Huevos Rancherous
Any Style Eggs $ 2.50
Huevos al gusto (Sample Menu)
Bacon (tocino) $ 3.00
Omelet with - - Veggies (verdura) $ 3.00
Ham (jamon) $ 3.00
Shredded Beef with Veggies $ 4.00
(Machaca con Verdura)
Beef Sausage with Eggs $ 3.00
(Huevos con Chorizo)
Pancakes (2) per order $ 2.00
Pancakes with Bacon $ 2.50
Pancakes with Bacon & Eggs $ 3.50
Corn Tortilla Chips mixed with a special Mexican
Sauce and topped with Sour Cream & Cheese $ 2.50
Chilaquiles
With eggs $ 3.00
Chilaquiles con huevas
Chilaquiles Meat c / carne $ 4.00
Chilaquiles Chicken c/pollo $ 4.00

Breakfast Burrito

Tacos
Soft Shrimp $ 1.25
Soft Fish $ 1.00
Soft Beef $ 1.00

Quesadilla
Cheese Quesadilla $ 1.50
Beef Quesadilla $ 2.00
Shrimp Quesadilla $ 2.50

Coffee $ 1.00 Sodas $ 1.00 Tea $ 1.50 Lemonade $ 1.50
Milk Shakes $ 3.00 Orange Juice Fresh $ 2.50 Fruit Salad $ 2.50
Banana Split $ 250

Comida Mexicana (food)
Grilled Chicken $ 5.00
Baked Chicken $ 5.00
Stuffed Chicken Breast $ 5.00
Chicken Nuggets $ 5.00

Enchiladas (3 each)
Chicken $ 5.00
Beef $ 4.00
Cheese $ 3.50
Green Enchiladas (3) $ 5.50

Fried Burrito
Chimichangas $ 3.00
Beef $ 4.00
Shrimp $ 6.00
Fajitas & Vegetables
Chicken $ 6.00
Beef $ 5.00
Steak in light tomato Sauce $ 5.00 (Bistek Ranchero)
all served with Rice, Beans, Green Salad or Potatoes
Tostadas (3) Chicken or Beef $ 4.00
Hard Shell Tacos (3) Chicken or Beef $ 4.00
Stuffed Chiles (2)
Cheese $ 4.00
Tuna $ 5.00
Shrimp $ 7.00
Breaded Steak with French fries
Chicken $ 5.00
Beef $ 4.00
Hamburger with fries $ 3.50
Tortas Con Papas
Breaded Steak with french fries $ 3.50
Beef with french fries $ 3.00
Ham & Cheese $ 2.00
Shredded Beef (Machaca) $ 3.00
Soup
Fish $ 4.00 Shrimp $ 6.00 Fish & Shrimp $ 6.00 Seven Sea’s Soup $ 7.00
Shrimp or Octopus Cocktail Small $ 4.00 Medium $ 7.00 Large $ 10.00
Campechiana (mixed Seafood) Medium $ 7.00 Large $ 10.00
Tostada Shrimp $ 2.00 Fish $ 1.25 Octopus $ 2.00
Oysters Half Dozen (6) $ 6.00 Dozen (12) $ 10.00 Stuffed Clam $ 1.75
Cold Seafood Appetizer Medium $ 9.00 Large $ 12.00
Sea food Entrees: Shrimp $ 6.50 Fish (Tilapia) $ 5.00
Spicy, Breaded, tomato sauce with garlic (Sample menu may contain errors or be out of date)!
http://algodonesnews.blogspot.com 2012/10el-paisa
http://algodonesnews.blogspot.com/2010/10/el-paisa-los-algodones-food-3rd-b.html

Posted by Algodones dude at 12:33 PM

Mariscos Vallarta

Mariscos Vallarta (Seafood)  Restaurant
     On 3rd  Near "B"  Between Juarez     Pharmacy and Sani Dental / Tury Liquor
      Open under new management

Los Algodones House for Sale

 House for Sale West Area of Los Algodones B.C. Mexico for information Contact
Ms. Rosa Covarrubias
Mexico 686-211-9476

Beautiful Two Story West End Casa!
Well not really a Casa, This is a  Residential Villa

Bicycles Place in Mexico City’s

Bicycles Defend Their Place in Mexico City’s Concrete Jungle

By Emilio Godoy Reprint |  

Bicycle transportation is starting to make headway in the Mexican capital.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 9 2012 (IPS) - Juan Longueiro, 56, uses the bicycles of the Ecobici system three times a day, to commute to and from work and to exercise along the Paseo de la Reforma, a central Mexico City avenue.
“I think it’s a good service,” he told Tierramérica. “I use it in the morning and in the afternoon to go to and from the office, and at noon to get exercise,” said Longueiro, who works for the Ministry of Public Education and in September signed up for the Ecobici Individual Transport System, which the city government launched in 2010.
There are 32,500 users of the system, who have used the bicycles some 4.7 million times so far. In September, the left-wing city government expanded the system to Polanco, a neighborhood on the west side of the city. Ecobici now has 168 stations and 2,380 bicycles in the central and western parts of the capital.

Juan Longueiro uses Ecobici bikes to commute to and from work and to exercise. Credit: Emilio Godoy/IPS

But the program still faces many challenges, to reach lower-income parts of the city and increase the promotion of the bicycle as a healthy, environmentally friendly means of transport.
Ecobici “has helped change the way people see bicycles; that has been very important,” Areli Carreón, the president of the non-governmental Bicitekas, told Tierramérica*.
She said the question is the future viability of the initiative. “We have to see if it expands to lower-income areas,” she said.
Members register with Ecobici and pay an annual fee equivalent to 30 dollars. That gives users the unlimited right to use the bicycles for 45 minutes at a time as many times as they like year-round. If the user does not return the bike within 45 minutes, they pay between 70 cents and two dollars.
One reason Ecobici has grown is the government subsidy it receives, of around seven million dollars.
The Mexican branch of the U.S. company Clear Channel Outdoor has the concession to offer the service. With its Smartbike line of bicycles, it is promoting similar initiatives in cities in Spain, France, Norway, Italy and the U.S.
The Mexico City government also has a program to lend out bicycles on the Paseo de la Reforma, one of the city’s main avenues, and it has built stations where any rider can park their bicycle.
The authorities estimate that local residents make over 120,000 trips a day on bicycles in the city.
The promotion of bike-riding forms part of the Green Plan adopted by the city government in 2008, which includes the creation of 6.8 km of exclusive bike lanes and 60 km of bike paths in the southern and western parts of the city.
In Culiacán, on the northwest side of Mexico City, bicycles are “a new form of recreation and have become a symbol of identity for the city,” architect Juan Rojo, who has been an active bike rider since 2008, told Tierramérica.
In that city of 675,733 people, there are 9,000 people who get around by bicycle, and the municipal government plans to build 30 km of bike paths. “It is a growing alternative form of transport,” said Rojo, director general of the Ciclos Urbanos association.
Since 2009, Ciclos Urbanos has organised the Ciclonoche on the first Tuesday of every month – a seven-kilometre, one-hour night-time ride in which 14,000 people from Culiacán have taken part.
Ciclos Urbanos estimates that 8,000 liters of gasoline were saved and 21 fewer tons of carbon dioxide were emitted as a result of those rides.
An assessment by the Mexican Centre for Sustainable Transport (CTSEMBARQ) found that Ecobici users were more likely to leave their cars at home, and that the means of transport that was most replaced by the bicycle was the microbus, one of the six kinds of public transport in the city.
The non-governmental organisation will study the impact of Ecobici on air quality, because increased bicycle use implies a reduction in the use of polluting means of transport.
What is needed is “an integrated system of transport, with different modalities and sustainable parking stations,” said Hilda Martínez, manager of air quality and climate change in CTSEMBARQ, which depends on the Washington-based World Resources Institute (WRI).
The Ministry of the Environment and the Centre for Mexican and Central American Studies organised a survey among 1,000 users of Ecobici, whose results will be published in November.
“It must be evaluated whether Ecobici is the best way to promote the use of bicycles. What we say is that it is not the only option to promote urban cycling. Infrastructure on every street, or exclusive bike lanes, are not indispensable,” Carreón said.
The government wants to expand the program this year to 4,000 bicycles, 275 stations and 87,000 users, as well as 42 km of bike paths.
By 2013, the aim is to add another 35 km of paths, with the expansion in neighbourhoods far from the centre, in the southern and eastern parts of the city.
Some, like Rojo, suggest adopting a system of public bicycles, with the payment of fees for individual trips, which would become a form of individual public transport.
Martínez said “the ideal would be to invite another partner to finance the program, because it could become self-financing.”
As a user, Longueiro says better promotion of the system is needed. “There are people who work with me who don’t even know about it,” he said, while returning the bicycle.
* This story was originally published by Latin American newspapers that are part of the Tierramérica network. Tierramérica is a specialised news service produced by IPS with the backing of the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme and the World Bank.

E-Verify program and Mi Pueblo Grocery Chain

 Mi Pueblo Grocery a chain over twenty years now with 21 stores in Northern Ca; Central Valley, Monterrey Bay and San Francisco Bay Area. The retailer is under fire for participating in E-Verify program. The Grocers claim it entered the program only after Federal immigration started an audit of it's current workers immigration Status this year. The founder of the Market group was an illegal Mexican immigrant.

E-Verify is a federal program that checks the immigration status of prospective workers and has employers check the status of applicants for employment.  Said program is voluntary in the State of California.

Latino immigrants are not supporters of the program!

Hispanic Heritage Month

The Cesar Chavez Foundation and Nuestro Rio will kick off Hispanic Heritage month with a tribute to Chavez.
Latino leaders from across the Desert Southwest will attend.
They'll spotlight the cultural importance of the Colorado River to Latinos including Chavez.
The event takes place this Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 12pm-1:30pm at the Yuma Hilton Garden.
The address is 321 North Madison Avenue. Lunch will be served.
For more information contact Loretta Kane at lk@caminopr.org.

Mulcus Chicken Man B st between 3rd and 4th

Mulcus Steak taco breakfast.
Two Steak taco's, with Chips, guacamole, wet salsa, second plate has cucumbers, cabbage, dry salsa of onion, tomato, herbs, limes.

That's $ 2.50 U.S. with the tip!

 

Santa Clara del Cobre Mexico Copper

If you like things made out of copper, you'll love the little village of Santa Clara del Cobre out in the boonies of the western Mexican state of Michoacan. Here, the cobbled streets are lined with hundreds of shops selling everything from copper jewelry to copper vases, pots and frying pans to huge copper bathtubs -- and all at stunningly low prices, perhaps half of what you'd pay back in the States. If you could even find such goods back home.


Tourist eyes a copper-based vase. Where does all the copper come from? At one time there were copper mines around these parts, but they petered out long ago. After that, the town got the word out that it would buy all the scrapped copper it could get its hands on. Like old copper wiring, cables, pipes and tubes, rain gutters, roofs and even tossed out building domes and spires.
Today, truckloads of the shiny metal pour into Santa Clara, much of it sent by electric companies from around the country. Here, pieces of the scrapped metal are first melted down in foundries into pure copper ingots, typically the size of a loaf of bread. Particular articles are then pounded into shape by teams of sweating guys taking turns whacking the red-hot ingots with sledge hammers. A single item, perhaps a large bowl, might be fired, hammered and dunked in tubs of water a dozen or more times before it's finished.


One shop specializes in copper birds. A spokesman at Casa Felicitas, one of the town's largest craft shops, said the shaping process "can take as little as a day to as long as a month." He said a copper sink, for example, takes three days to make.
Among hundreds of copper bargains on display at the shop, the sink sells for about $400 (it could easily go for $1,000 or more in the U.S.), a two-foot-high vase is priced at $250 and a frying pan at $14. At the upper end, a copper bathtub is a steal at $1,800.


Entrance to Casa Felicitas . Just about everyone in this town of 10,000 people makes his or her living from the copper business in one way or another.
"Coppersmithing at Santa Clara has been going on for centuries," says historian Jaime Capulli in Mexico City. "In pre-Hispanic times the native Purepechas were the tough kids on the block because this area was one of the few spots with the ore needed to make metal weapons."
Santa Clara del Cobre, named for St. Claire (the town's patron saint) and the Spanish word for copper, was founded in 1553. Its heritage, culture and colonial ambiance helped the city qualify as one of 57 pueblos magicos (magic cities) across Mexico.


Copper bracelets sell for 18 pesos (about US$1.40). Copper shoppers from the U.S. and other countries often fly to Morelia, the state capital of Michoacan, then either rent a car or a pickup truck for an hour's drive to Santa Clara. Purchased goods can be hauled back to the airport at Morelia to be shipped home or shipped directly from Santa Clara.
Serious shoppers can opt to spend the night at a handful of tourist-class hotels around Santa Clara including the Camino Real and the Cabanas Mi Betania .
Visitors staying in Morelia have a choice of a dozen or so upscale boutique hotels, mostly in the city's colonial district, or at the award-winning Villa Montana on a hillside overlooking the town. Day-tours from Morelia stop at Santa Clara along with other small cities in the area such as the World Heritage site at Uruapan and another pueblos magicos at Patzcuaro.
Getting there: Besides nonstop flights to Moralia from Mexico City and other domestic airports, the terminal is served directly from U.S. hubs such as Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston.
All images by Bob Schulman.

Two detained in Mexico for U.S. Border Agent Shootings.

 MEXICO CITY - Mexican troops arrested two men on Wednesday suspected of involvement in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot dead in Arizona while responding to a tripped ground sensor, Mexican security officials said.
The agent who died was among three who were patrolling on foot about 5 miles north of the international border when gunfire erupted well before daybreak on Tuesday. A second agent was also wounded while the third, a woman, was unharmed.
The agents involved in the incident had been patrolling in an area near the border town of Naco, well-known as a corridor for smuggling, and the Cochise County Sheriff's department has said that tracks were found heading south after the shooting.
The two suspects detained in Mexico were arrested in a Mexican military operation in the city of Agua Prieta, in Mexico's northern Sonora state, a few miles from the spot where Nicholas Ivie, 30, was shot dead, a Mexican Army officer, who declined to be named, told Reuters.
A Mexican police official in Naco, across the border from the Arizona town of the same name, confirmed the arrests, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.
The killing marked the fourth death of a Border Patrol agent in a violent confrontation in Arizona in less than two years and reignited concerns about border security in a state that is already at the forefront of the national immigration debate.

New Oil Reserve in Gulf of Mexico

Months of rumors have ended with authorities confirming the discovery of a large oil reserve in the Gulf of Mexico near Matamoros. Mexican President Felipe Calderon made the announcement Friday morning.
Mexico's national oil company PEMEX reported on Twitter that the deep water Supremus 1 well has yielded light crude. The new oil well is located about 155 miles away from Matamoros and 39 miles off the Mexican coast.
According to PEMEX, the well is expected to be the deepest in Mexico and the eight deepest in the world.

U.S. citizenship classes offered in Calexico

U.S. citizenship classes offered in Calexico

Posted: Oct 02, 2012 10:48 PM   story by Karen Castro - email

CALEXICO, CA - If you're taking the U.S. citizenship exam and need help preparing, a local organization is extending a hand.
Neighborhood House is offering citizenship classes from November 5, 2012 through December 5, 2012.
Classes will be held Mondays and Wednesdays at 6pm-8pm at the Neighborhood House of Calexico.
They are located at 506 East 4th Street in the city of Calexico.
They classes cost $60. For more information call (760) 235- 9837 or (760) 357- 6875.

Naco, Ariz. Border Agent Killed another wounded!

Over to the East
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and another wounded in a shooting near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
The agents were shot while patrolling in Naco, Ariz., at about 1:50 a.m. MST Tuesday, according to the Border Patrol.
The wounded agent was airlifted to a hospital after being shot in the ankle and buttocks, according to Homeland Security.
Authorities have not identified the agents who were assigned to the Naco, Ariz., station about 100 miles southeast of Tucson.
The last U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot on duty was Brian Terry, who was killed in a shootout with Mexican bandits near the border in December 2010.
The shooting was later linked to the Fast and Furious gun smuggling operation.
The border patrol station in Naco was recently named after Terry.

ReCalls October 2012

10/31/2012 05:55 PM EDT

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all code dates of Wegmans Gluten Free Baking Products

10/31/2012 02:42 PM EDT

Ameridose today announced it will commence a voluntary recall of any unexpired products remaining in circulation. This action is voluntary, and represents an expansion of our cooperation with the U.S.Food and Drug Administration and the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

10/31/2012 11:13 AM EDT

Trexlertown, PA, Zi Xiu Tang Success, LLC is voluntarily recalling four lots of Classic Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen Capsules, and three lots of Ultimate Formula Capsules to the consumer level. These products have been found to contain undeclared Sibutramine. Sibutramine was a previously approved controlled substance that was removed from the U.S. market in October 2010 for safety reasons, making these products unapproved new drugs.

10/29/2012 03:16 PM EDT

: October 26th 2012 BT McElrath Chocolatier, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of the seasonal peanut butter pave because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/29/2012 03:57 PM EDT

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), announced today it is initiating a voluntary nationwide Class I recall of Symbiq™ infusion systems (list number 16026 Symbiq™ One-Channel Infuser and list number 16027 Symbiq™ Two-Channel Infuser, all serial numbers). This action is due to infusion pump LCD touch screens that may not respond to user selection, resulting in users possibly experiencing a delayed response and/or the screen registering a different value from the value selected by the user.

10/29/2012 12:56 PM EDT

Schoep's Ice Cream Company of Madison, Wisconsin is alerting customers that because of a packaging error, Kays Classic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream contains an undeclared allergen. Consumers, who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to pecans, run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

10/28/2012 02:43 PM EDT

On September 27, 2012, Premium Nutritional Products, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of ZuPreem FruitBlend™ With Natural Fruit Flavors maintenance formula bird foods for medium/large birds and for large birds with use by date codes of 11/30/13 or 11/13 and lot numbers 598405052 or 598405072. The recall is being conducted due to the product containing the combination of exceedingly high calcium levels, low phosphorus, and high vitamin D concentration resulting in a significant health risk to the birds.

10/25/2012 08:32 PM EDT

Tropical Valley Foods is alerting customers that because of a label error, Dark Chocolate, Organic Dark Chocolate and Trail Mix items which were sold in bulk quantities contain undeclared allergens. Consumers who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat, soy or tree nuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

0/25/2012 08:42 PM EDT

Bumble Bar is recalling certain lots of Gluten Free Cafe™ Chocolate Sesame Bars and Gluten Free Cafe™ Cinnamon Sesame Bars associated with Sunland Inc. peanut products, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infection in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

0/25/2012 12:51 PM EDT

On September 13, 2012, HeartSine Technologies, Ltd. initiated a voluntary global correction of certain Samaritan® 300/300P PAD public access defibrillators to address two separate issues that may affect the ability to deliver therapy to a patient in a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) event, if needed. Certain Samaritan® 300/300P PAD devices manufactured before December 2010 have been found to intermittently turn on and off, which may eventually deplete the battery.

10/24/2012 06:13 PM EDT

Rudi's Organic Bakery, Inc. has initiated a voluntary product withdrawal due to the possible presence of metallic foreign objects in select products or product packaging. Products withdrawn from the market include only Rudi's Organic Bakery Multigrain Oat Bread, Rudi's Organic Bakery Colorado Cracked Wheat Bread, and Rudi's Organic Bakery Cinnamon Raisin Bread.

10/24/2012 06:20 PM EDT

Wildwood Seed & Specialties, Monroe, Oregon, is voluntarily recalling a limited supply of their Sleek and Sassy brand bird and small animal foods that contain raw in-shell peanuts. These products contain peanut ingredients recalled by Sunland Inc. due to their potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/22/2012 02:27 PM EDT

Rochester, NY - Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all code dates (from 30Oct2013 to 18Mar2013) of Wegmans Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie Mix, 17.2 oz. (UPC 77890 28336) because the product may contain undeclared tree nuts (pecans) and milk. People who have an allergy to tree nuts (pecans) or milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product.

10/19/2012 05:24 PM EDT

The Raymond-Hadley Corp. of Spencer, NY is expanding the recall of Wegmans Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie Mix 17.2OZ, UPC 077890283363, to include possible contamination of undeclared allergen Pecans (Tree Nuts). The Raymond-Hadley Corp. of Spencer, NY is recalling Wegmans Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie mixes because they may be contaminated with the undeclared allergen Milk and Pecans.

10/19/2012 05:38 PM EDT

Energizer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ENR) (St. Louis, MO), announced today it is initiating a voluntary market withdrawal of the continuous spray Banana Boat sun care products identified in the table below due to a potential risk of product igniting on the skin if contact is made with a source of ignition before the product is completely dry.

 10/19/2012 03:14 PM EDT

Gilster-Mary Lee of Chester, Illinois, is voluntarily recalling one lot of Fruit Whirls cereal because it contains undeclared almond butter. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

10/19/2012 12:01 PM EDT

On July 11, 2012, Ventlab Corporation initiated a nationwide recall of 14,602 of its manual resuscitators. The manual resuscitators as listed below have been found to potentially deliver little to no air/oxygen through the patient valve to the patient, which could result in life threatening health consequences that include hypoxia and hypoventilation.

10/18/2012 12:57 PM EDT

The Raymond-Hadley Corp. of Spencer, NY is expanding the recall of Wegmans Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie Mix 17.2OZ, UPC 077890283363, to include Enjoy By Dates from 30 Oct 2013 – 17 Mar 2013. The Raymond-Hadley Corp. of Spencer, NY is recalling Wegmans Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie mixes because they may be contaminated with the undeclared allergen Milk.

10/17/2012 08:30 PM EDT

Natural Selection Foods is voluntarily recalling Earthbound Farm Baby Spinach Grab & Go Salad Kits with Peanuts. The product is sold in a 3.5 ounce clamshell with UPC 0-32601-08875-0. All “Use By” dates are affected.

10/17/2012 08:36 PM EDT

TBD Brands, LLC, announced today that it is issuing a voluntary recall of Yoghund brand Organic Banana & Peanut Butter flavor, frozen yogurt dog treats. This is a cautionary action, as these products contain organic peanut butter linked to recent recalls of Sunland, Inc.of Portales, NM, for possible Salmonella contamination.

0/17/2012 10:29 PM EDT

Trifecta Foods, LLC in Pacoima, CA is voluntarily recalling products containing IN-SHELL ROASTED SALTED AND UNSALTED PEANUTS supplied to Trifecta Foods by SUNLAND, INC. because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. SUNLAND, INC. advised Trifecta Foods that it was declaring a recall of its peanuts and, although in-shell peanuts is a small part of its business, Trifecta Foods moved immediately to withdraw the products from the public containing peanuts from SUNLAND, INC.

10/17/2012 11:05 PM EDT

Buck's Ice Cream of Milford, CT, co-pack manufacturer for Iskream, Inc. of , is voluntarily recalling all lot codes of Iskream Brand Peanut Butter and Jelly No Sugar Added Ice Cream, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The decision was made as the result of the expanded recall of peanut butter, nut butters and peanut products by Sunland because of potential contamination with Salmonella.

10/15/2012 10:13 PM EDT

Mondelez Global LLC announced today a voluntary recall in the United States of the Green & Black’s Organic Peanut & Sea Salt Milk Chocolate Bar. This product contains peanuts supplied by Sunland, Inc., which expanded its nationwide recall on October 12, 2012.

10/15/2012 04:00 PM EDT

Hines Nut Company Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of its SALTED JUMBO VIRGINIA IN-SHELL PEANUTS. These peanuts were processed in the Sunland, Inc. Peanut Processing Plant and may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems.

10/15/2012 01:41 PM EDT

Super Store Industries, Turlock, CA is recalling Lovin’ Scoopful Ice Cream – Super Duper Peanut Butter Cup. This product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/15/2012 11:14 AM EDT

Orem, Utah (October 10, 2012) – The Meadow Gold Dairy processing facility in Orem, Utah, is taking the precautionary measure to voluntarily recall "Creamery Select (Premium Ice Cream) Peanut Butter Cup" ice cream manufactured for Western Family. This recall was initiated because the affected products contain a peanut butter ingredient supplied by Sunland, Inc. which may be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/15/2012 09:10 AM EDT

The Raymond-Hadley Corp. of Spencer, NY is recalling Wegmans Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie mixes because they may be contaminated with the undeclared allergen Milk. People who have an allergy to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

10/12/2012 06:50 PM EDT

With the FDA’s announcement of an expanded recall of Sunland Inc.’s peanut butter, AdvancePierre Foods of Cincinnati, OH, is initiating a voluntary recall of select frozen products including Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches, Peanut Butter and Jelly Graham Cracker sandwiches and Peanut Butter cup products all produced at its Easley, South Carolina factory. In the best interest of consumers, AdvancePierre has decided to recall all of the potentially affected products, including those beyond the one-year shelf life.

10/12/2012 07:34 PM EDT

Hannaford Supermarkets is alerting customers that, because of a label printing error, Red Velvet Cake Truffle and Triple Chocolate Cake Truffle sold at its stores in the bakery department, may have contained undeclared allergens. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg, milk, peanuts, wheat, soy and tree nuts should not consume these products.

10/12/2012 07:31 PM EDT

LIN-MAR PARTNERS, INC of Austin, Texas is recalling two varieties of Longhorn Bars: Roasted Peanut with Chocolate Energy Bars and Peanut Butter Trail Mix Protein Bars because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

10/12/2012 08:46 PM EDT

S & P Company, Limited of Paramount, CA is recalling 150 cases/1,800 jars of Su-nun Crush Roasted Thai Red Pepper, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

10/13/2012 12:30 AM EDT

Creative Energy Foods, Inc. (CEF) is voluntarily recalling Crunch thinkThin nutrition bars which may contain blanched roasted peanuts supplied by Sunland , Inc. to CEF. The decision was made as the result of the expanded recall of peanut butter, nut butters and peanut products by Sunland because of potential contamination with Salmonella.

10/13/2012 12:23 AM EDT

Creative Energy Foods, Inc. (CEF) is voluntarily recalling Ridgebar brand nutrition bars which contain blanched roasted peanuts supplied to CEF by Sunland, Inc. The decision was made as the result of the expanded recall of peanut butter, nut butters and peanut products by Sunland because of potential contamination with Salmonella.

10/13/2012 11:52 AM EDT

Nature’s Recipe brand is voluntarily recalling a limited supply of Nature’s Recipe Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken, manufactured in one of its U.S. production facilities. This is being done as a precautionary measure, as the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/13/2012 02:11 PM EDT

PureFit Inc., Irvine, CA is voluntarily recalling PureFit Peanut Butter Crunch nutrition bars manufactured on March 1 and July 12 and sold between March 9th and August 31. PureFit Inc. is working with the FDA to recall any product made with peanut butter from Sunland Inc. of Portales, NM. Peanut Butter manufactured by Sunland has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/13/2012 02:01 PM EDT

Sunland, Inc. today announced that it is extending its ongoing voluntary recall to include raw and roasted shelled and in-shell peanuts processed in its Peanut Processing Plant because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Specifically, the recall is being extended to include raw and roasted peanuts, both in-shell and shelled, which were processed in its Peanut Processing Plant located in Portales, New Mexico, and which are within their current shelf life or have no stated expiration date.

10/12/2012 01:52 PM EDT

JagRma LLC of San Diego, CA is doing a Limited Voluntary recall on it’s 16oz NuttZo Original (Blue Label/UPC code 894697002030) manufactured in Oct and November 2011 with “Best Buy Dates 10/7/12-12/31/12 stamped on lid or bottom of jar,” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

10/12/2012 11:08 AM EDT

Due to the ongoing Sunland Inc. nationwide peanut recall, Justin’s today announced expansion of its voluntary recall of certain peanut butter products. For more information on the Sunland recall, please see the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/MajorProductRecalls/SunlandNutSeedProductRecalls/default.htm) or read Sunland’s official statement at: http://www.sunlandinc.com/788/html/pdfs/SunlandRecall.pdf.

10/11/2012 06:12 PM EDT

As an update to the 09/27/2012 press release by Oregon Ice Cream Company in Eugene, Oregon, additional lot codes are now included in this recall. Oregon Ice Cream Company is issuing this voluntary recall linked to the Sunland, Inc recall to minimize the risk to the public health.

10/11/2012 01:39 PM EDT

Velvet Ice Cream has been notified that peanut products sold to their company from Sunland, Inc., which were used to make select peanut butter-flavored ice creams, may be contaminated with salmonella. Thus, the Ohio-based ice cream manufacturer is voluntarily recalling products that may contain contaminated nut products.

0/11/2012 11:08 AM EDT

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today alerted consumers that Four Seasons Dairy Inc., located at 255 58th Street, Brooklyn, NY, is recalling herring "Fillet Atlantic Recipe in Oil" due to the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with this problem.

10/11/2012 09:13 AM EDT

Out of utmost concern and caution for our customers, and in response to Justin's Nut Butter expanded voluntary recall of its 0.5 oz singleserve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze packs, Flying Food Group, headquartered in Chicago, IL, is initiating a voluntary recall of Starbucks brand Protein Bistro Box with Enjoy By dates 8/10/12 - 10/06/12 which contain the above named peanut butter product. The recalled peanut butter squeeze packs contained in the Protein Bistro Boxes have the following Best By dates: 7/14/13, 7/26/13,7/27/13,7/28/13,7/29/13,8/9/23,8/10/13,8/13/13,8/14/13,8/15/13,8/26/13, 8/27/13,8/28/13,8/29/13,or8/30/13.

10/10/2012 03:22 PM EDT

General Mills today announced a voluntary recall of a limited number of Cascadian Farm Granola Bars containing peanuts. This action is being taken as a precaution because peanut pieces in the products may have been sourced from Sunland, Inc., a peanut supplier that recently expanded its recall of peanut ingredients.

10/10/2012 03:10 PM EDT

After receiving a recall notice from a former supplier of peanut butter base, Toft's has issued a voluntary recall on 48 oz cartons and 3 gallon tubs of Buckeye Bites Ice Cream with expiration dates of March 14,2013 or before. Any 48 oz or 3 gallon tub of Toft's Buckeye Bites with an expiration date after March 14, 2013 is NOT involved in this recall due to us switching peanut butter suppliers on March 15, 2012.

10/10/2012 07:58 PM EDT

The Dean Foods Company of California processing facility in Buena Park, Calif., and Meadow Gold Dairy processing facility in Orem, Utah, are taking the precautionary measure to voluntarily recall two ice cream varieties manufactured for Albertsons supermarkets. This recall was initiated because the affected products contain a peanut butter ingredient supplied by Sunland, Inc. which may be contaminated with Salmonella. The peanut butter manufacturer Sunland recently expanded its nationwide product recall.

10/10/2012 02:40 PM EDT

We were notified today that Sunland is expanding the range of dates involved in their recall. As a result, we are recalling four additional non-expired code dates of MoonPie® Crunch Peanut Butter product: 10/29/12, 12/10/12, 01/07/13, and 01/29/13. Consumers who have purchased this item are urged not to eat the product, and to dispose of it or return it to the retailer for a full refund. Expired product should be destroyed as well.

10/10/2012 11:45 AM EDT

BGC Manufacturing is recalling Goldenbrook Farms Peanut Butter Bash Ice Cream. This recall is being initiated because the peanut butter used in the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/10/2012 11:26 AM EDT

In response to the expanded Sunland, Inc. recall of all of its peanut butter products manufactured at its plant since March 31, 2010, Rich Products Corporation (“Rich’s”) on October 9, 2012 recalled its Jon Donaire Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream Cake (Product Code: 62683) and TCBY Peanut Buttery Fudge Deep Dish Frozen Yogurt Pie (Product Code: 02772).Rich’s Quality Assurance Team has determined that the two products contain ingredients sourced from a supplier using Sunland, Inc. peanuts in the production of certain lots of the products and have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/10/2012 11:35 AM EDT

Out of the utmost caution and care for our customers, Nina International of Hyattsville, MD is initiating a voluntary recall of its brand of Ground Hot Pepper, 5oz, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

10/10/2012 10:57 AM EDT

We have initiated a voluntary recall due to the possible presence of fragments of flexible metal mesh from a faulty manufacturing part. Recalled products include only Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original and Mini-Wheats Unfrosted Bite Size with the letters KB, AP or FK before or after the Best If Used Before date. Products impacted are: Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size Original cereal

10/09/2012 06:55 PM EDT

Smith Dairy Products Company announced a voluntary recall on SMITH’S Peanut Butter Crunch ice cream, Acme Peanut Butter Twist ice cream, and Ruggles Peanut Butter Crunch and Peanut Butter Crunch Brownie ice cream. The recall notification was initiated by Pecan Deluxe, the company that manufactures the peanut butter candy pieces in the products.

10/09/2012 07:58 PM EDT

Belfonte Ice Cream and Dairy Foods Company, due to Sunland, Inc’s expanded voluntary recall of Almond Butter, Peanut Butter, Cashew Butter, Tahini and Roasted Blanched Peanut Products, has initiated a recall of a peanut butter containing ice cream produced at our Kansas City, MO plant because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/09/2012 07:53 PM EDT

Clemmy's Ice Cream of Rancho Mirage, CA is initiating a voluntary recall of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip 16 ounce containers of ice cream that contains peanut butter associated with the Sunland, Inc., recall. The peanut butter used in this product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/09/2012 09:27 PM EDT

Bliss Unlimited, LLC, Eugene, Oregon is recalling Luna & Larry’s Coconut Bliss Chocolate Peanut Butter Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert with codes dates Nov 11 2012 through Oct 24 2013 only. This recall is being initiated because the peanut butter used in the product for these specific code dates is supplied by Sunland, Inc., which has issued a national recall of some of its products due to possible contamination with Salmonella.

10/09/2012 09:05 PM EDT

Falcon Trading Company, Inc./SunRidge Farms of Royal Oaks, CA announced that it has taken the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling the four bulk items mentioned below. The product contains peanut butter supplied by Sunland, Inc.. Sunland, Inc. initiated a secondary voluntary recall of all peanut butter products manufactured between March 1, 2010 and September 24, 2012, because the products may have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.

10/08/2012 10:25 PM EDT

In response to an expansion of Sunland, Inc.’s voluntary recall of products manufactured in its Peanut Butter Plant after March 1, 2010 due to possible Salmonella contamination, Harry and David, LLC of Medford, Oregon is taking the precautionary measure of expanding its September 27, 2012 voluntary recall of peanut butters, peanut spreads and related products.

10/08/2012 06:21 PM EDT

Kraft Foods Group, Inc. is voluntarily recalling the Jalapeno variety of Kraft String Cheese with the Best When Used By date of 23 NOV 2012 as a precaution due to the possibility that a thin layer of plastic film from the package may remain adhered to the product. If the film sticks to the cheese and is not removed, it could potentially cause a choking hazard.

10/08/2012 01:48 PM EDT

Kilwins is recalling all 7 ounce packages of S/F PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE, bar code 000648, lots 67936, 67105, 66959, 66413, 66248, 65123, 63124, 62693, 62612, 61658, 61621 sold in our retail stores between October 1, 2011 and October 5, 2012 because the peanut butter ingredient used to make the product is associated with the Sunland, Inc. recall and has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/05/2012 06:43 PM EDT

New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc. d/b/a New England Compounding Center (NECC) today announced a recall of all products currently in circulation that were compounded at and distributed from its facility in Framingham, Massachusetts. This action is being taken out of an abundance of caution due to the potential risk of contamination, and in cooperation with an investigation being conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

10/06/2012 12:16 PM EDT

Talenti Gelato is recalling Talenti Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Gelato. The peanut butter used in this product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

10/06/2012 12:56 PM EDT

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), announced today it is initiating a voluntary user-level recall of one lot of Lactated Ringer’s and 5% Dextrose Injection, USP, 1000 mL, Flexible Container, NDC 0409-7929-09. This action is due to one confirmed customer report where a leak was identified in the primary container between the cobra cap and fill-tube seal and a spore-like structured particulate, consistent with mold, was noted in the solution.

10/05/2012 06:43 PM EDT

On October 4, 2012, out of an abundance of caution, the CDC and FDA recommended that all health care professionals cease use and remove from their pharmaceutical inventory any product produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC), located at 697 Waverly Street in Framingham, MA.

10/05/2012 11:17 PM EDT

Whole Foods Market announces that it is recalling Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese KY BL sold in its Louisville, KY store and Blue Kentucky Rose Kenny’s cheese sold in its Nashville, TN store. These cheeses are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/05/2012 08:11 PM EDT

Baensch Food Products Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is voluntarily recalling a single lot code of Ma Baensch Marinated Herring in Wine Sauce because it may contain an undeclared milk allergen. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

0/05/2012 08:52 PM EDT

In response to an expansion of Justin’s Nut Butter voluntary recall of its’ 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze packs to include additional lot codes, Gretchen’s Shoebox Express in Seattle, Washington, is expanding its voluntary recall of Starbucks brand Protein Bistro Box to include enjoy by dates: 09/28/12 and dates 09/30/12 – 10/06/12. The Protein Bistro Box contains peanut butter with one of the lot codes recently added to the Justin’s recall which impacts peanut butter packs with Best By dates of 8/26/13.

10/05/2012 07:21 PM EDT

KRASNYI OKTYABR located at 60 20th street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 is recalling Beer Set Dried Rudd discovered by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection and subsequent analysis of the product by Food Laboratory personnel that confirmed the fish had not been properly eviscerated prior to processing. This product may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum spores, which can cause Botulism, a serious and potentially fatal food-borne illness.

10/05/2012 06:43 PM EDT

FDA is working closely with the CDC and state partners to investigate an outbreak of meningitis among patients who had received an epidural steroid injection. Investigation into the exact source of the outbreak is still ongoing, but the outbreak is associated with a potentially contaminated medication.

10/05/2012 03:08 PM EDT

Accutron, Inc. Issues Nationwide Recall of two hundred and six (206) Ultra PC% Cabinet Mount Flowmeters . Some of the flowmeters have been found to release Nitrous Oxide gas when the Oxygen is turned off.

10/05/2012 12:05 PM EDT

Sunland, Inc. today announced a voluntary expansion of its ongoing recall of all products manufactured in its Peanut Butter Plant because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Specifically, the recall is being expanded to include all products manufactured in its Peanut Butter Plant after March 1, 2010.The scope of the initial recall covered one hundred one (101) products manufactured between May 1, 2012 and September 24, 2012.

10/04/2012 05:14 PM EDT

Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese is voluntarily recalling Kentucky Rose, Kentucky Bleu, Awe-Brie and Tomme de Nena. This recall is being made with the knowledge of the FDA.

10/03/2012 07:44 PM EDT

Kasel Associated Industries of Denver, CO is voluntarily recalling its NATURE’S DELI CHICKEN JERKY DOG TREATS product because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can sicken animals that eat these products and humans are at risk for salmonella poisoning from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with the pet products or any surfaces exposed to these products.

10/03/2012 03:15 PM EDT

Whole Foods Market is recalling two premade items, Chicken Spring Rolls and Peanut Sesame Noodles, sold in its prepared food department in the grab and go section and at the full service chef’s case, due to possible Salmonella contamination in the peanuts used as an ingredient. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/03/2012 11:50 AM EDT

2012 Out of the utmost caution and care for our customers, and in response to Justin’s Nut Butter voluntary recall of its’ 0.5 oz. single-serve Honey Peanut Butter squeeze packs, Gretchen’s Shoebox Express in Seattle, Washington, is initiating a voluntary recall of Starbucks brand Protein Bistro Box (see associated Enjoy by dates below) which contain the above named peanut butter product.

10/02/2012 05:57 PM EDT

Xan Confections is voluntarily recalling 13 of its gourmet peanut butter chocolate products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

10/02/2012 05:35 PM EDT

Late July Snacks, LLC, of Barnstable, MA, out of an abundance of caution, is cooperating fully with the Sunland Inc. voluntary recall of nut butter products manufactured by Sunland at its New Mexico facility between May and September 2012. In its press release (http://www.sunlandinc.com/788/html/pdfs/SunlandRecall.pdf) Sunland identified the Sunland Extra Stabilized Organic Creamy Peanut Butter as part of the voluntary recall.

10/02/2012 06:00 PM EDT

Whole Foods Market is recalling soup sold in all stores in six states due to mislabeling. The Whole Foods Market Kitchens soup, labeled as Roasted Garlic and Eggplant Soup, was in fact Lobster Bisque, which poses the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if consumed by customers with a shellfish or milk allergy.

10/02/2012 08:55 PM EDT

Whole Foods Market announces that it is recalling ricotta salata sold in 21 states and Washington, D.C. that came from its supplier Forever Cheese Inc. of Long Island City, NY. Forever Cheese recalled this cheese product because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/01/2012 03:34 PM EDT

Englewood NJ, September 28, 2012 – Dale and Thomas Popcorn is voluntarily recalling a limited number of ready-to-eat bags of select flavors of Popcorn, Indiana-brand popcorn products (listed below) because of possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

10/01/2012 06:41 PM EDT

Newman's Own Organics announces that due to the expanded scope of Sunland, Inc.'s recall of nut butter products (peanut butter in particular), we are initiating a voluntary limited recall of certain lots of Peanut Butter Newman-O's Sandwich Creme Cookies, with expiration dates 27MAY13 and 3MAY13, because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

09/29/2012 09:10 AM EDT

Out of the utmost care and concern for our customers, Fairytale Brownies has decided to voluntarily recall peanut butter brownies and cookies identified with the lot codes shown below. The products were distributed primarily through our mail-order channel as well as some retail outlets.

09/28/2012 07:33 PM EDT

Whole Foods Market is recalling Peanut Butter Power Chews and Treasure Trove Mix, both sold as bulk items, in seven stores in Florida and one store in southern California due to possible Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

09/28/2012 06:06 PM EDT

Jer's™ Chocolates announced today that it has taken the precautionary measure of issuing a voluntary limited recall of some of its Gourmet Peanut Butter Bars and Gourmet Jer's Squares produced from July 9, 2012 to September 24, 2012. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

09/28/2012 05:02 PM EDT

Grand BK of Maspeth, NY is recalling 7oz units of Black & Mix Crisp and Crisp Mix packaged in a plastic container, because it may contain peanuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanut run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The Black Mix Crisp and the Crisp Mix were distributed to retail stores in New York and New Jersey.

09/28/2012 05:10 PM EDT

Sunland, Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of its Almond Butter and Peanut Butter, which it has now expanded to include its Cashew Butter, Tahini and Roasted Blanched Peanut Products. This recall is limited to products manufactured between May 1, 2012 and September 24, 2012.

09/29/2012 03:41 PM EDT

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, following a recall by Late July Organic Snacks, announced it removed from sale organic mini peanut butter sandwich crackers due to possible salmonella contamination in the peanut butter.

09/29/2012 05:39 PM EDT

In cooperation with the FDA's warning not to consume mangos from Agricola Daniella in Mexico, Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc, is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of certain fresh-cut fruit packages containing mangos distributed to retail outlets due to the potential risk that the mangos may contain Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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