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http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm173185.htm

Tanimura & Antle Voluntarily Recalls One Lot of Romaine Lettuce Because of Possible Health Risk

Company Contact:
Amy Philpott; aphilpott@watsonmulhern.com
202-384-1840

Lisa Watson; lwatson@watsonmulhern.com
202-251-0012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 21, 2009 – Tanimura & Antle, Inc. of Salinas, Calif. is voluntarily recalling one lot of romaine lettuce because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date, and the company is working with FDA to inform consumers of this recall.

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. 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.

The recall comes after a random test conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture tested positive.

Within hours of being notified yesterday, Tanimura & Antle, Inc. traced back the entire lot of romaine and advised all customers who received the recalled product of the test result. Tanimura & Antle, Inc. has instructed these customers to destroy the product. Although the recalled product is past its shelf life, the company is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution to ensure that any product purchased by consumers will also be destroyed. Consumers who have purchased the recalled romaine as described above should not consume it, and should destroy the product.

The cartons of bulk or wrapped romaine being recalled are marked with the lot code 531380 and were harvested June 25 - July 2. This recall includes only this single lot of romaine; no other products are involved.

The recalled romaine was sold to retail, wholesale and food service outlets in Canada, Puerto Rico and the following 29 states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

“Tanimura & Antle is committed to our customers and the shoppers who buy our products every day. We practice strict food safety guidelines, using technology and scientific information to ensure that our products are as safe as possible. We will continue to review opportunities for improvement,” said Rick Antle, CEO. “Although the recalled product is well beyond the 14-16 day shelf life, we are voluntarily issuing this recall because we want to ensure that we minimize even the slightest risk to public health.”

Consumers with questions or who need information may call Tanimura & Antle at 1-877-827-7388 or may visit our web site for updates, www.taproduce.com.

Page Last Updated: 07/27/2009

US-CERT Current Activity

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for Out-of-Band Security Bulletins

Original release date: July 27, 2009 at 9:14 am
Last revised: July 27, 2009 at 9:14 am

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification
indicating that it will be releasing two out-of-band security
bulletins. These bulletins, which have the severity rating of
critical, will address issues with Microsoft Visual Studio and
Internet Explorer. The notification states that release of these
bulletins is scheduled for July 28, 2009.

US-CERT will provide additional information as it becomes available.

Relevant Url(s):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-jul-ans.mspx

This entry is available at
http://www.us-cert.gov/current/index.html#microsoft_releases_advance_notification_for24

Knight Fire

Incident Overview

Mount Elizabeth and Pilot Peak Fire Lookouts reported the Knight Fire on 7/26/09 (yesterday) at 3:36 p.m. The fire is currently estimated at 275 acres in size. The fire is burning in the Middle Fork Stanislaus River Canyon and potentially threatens the small, remotely located summer cabin subdivision of Mount Knight. In some places, the fire’s perimeter is within 1/4 mile of the subdivision. Although no official evacuation order is in place at this time for the subdivision, the Forest is working closely with Tuolumne County Emergency officials and and the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department, and has developed a contingency plan with decision points in the event that an evacuation becomes necessary. Most Mount Knight residents have already elected to voluntarily leave the subdivision at this point in time, due the proximity of fire activity. Yesterday’s normal upcanyon afternoon winds fanned the fire, and the fire is now well established in the rugged canyon terrain, burning in heavy fuels including brush and timber. Initial attack on the fire included the following Forest Service and other agency firefighting resources: six engines; four Type 2 medium air tankers; two Type 1 heavy air tankers, two water dropping capable helicopters, two Type 1 hand crews, one dozer, one water tender, law enforcement and prevention units, and supervisory overhead. The day’s initial attack, and combined extended attack personnel, totalled approximately 125 firefighters. At the time of this update the fire continues to burn very actively, even at night, with spots occurring up to 1/4 quarter mile outside the fire’s perimeter. Crews are beginning to burn out constructed dozer line along the ridge in an effort to protect the Mount Knight subdivision. Conditions continue to be very dry with today’s expected temperature to be 95-100 degrees, and humidity to be about 11-15%, with 2-8 mph upcanyon winds gusting to 12 mph over peaks and ridges. The Forest ordered a type 2 Incident Management Team late yesterday afternoon, with expected arrival at 1000 hours today (7/27). Additionally, the following firefighting resources have been ordered with expected arrival today: fifteen Type 1 (twenty person) hand crews; six dozers; ten engines; two water tenders; six air tankers; 5 helicopters; and additional overhead and support personnel. Once filled, these orders will bring the total personnel figure to about 550+ firefighters dedicated to the incident.

Basic Information
Incident Type Wildfire
Cause Under Investigation
Date of Origin Sunday July 26th, 2009 aprox 03:36 PM
Location Middle Fork Stanislaus River Canyon near Mt. Knight
Incident Commander Shindelar/johnson
Current Situation
Total Personnel 550
Size 275 acres
Fuels Involved

Fire is burning in heavy brush and timer (mixed confier).
Fire Behavior

Very Active fire behavior with torching and spotting up to 1/4 mile.
Outlook
Growth Potential

Significant growth potential.
Terrain Difficulty

Fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain with difficult access for firefighters.
Remarks

Conditions are extremely dry and forest fire restrictions are in effect for high hazard areas.
Current Weather
Wind Conditions 6-8 mph NE
Temperature 95-100 degrees
Humidity 11-15%

Source: http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1757/

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Cuss and more cussing.

My computer went crazy and may do so again.

I spent 3 hours attempting to get it working and have dumped all that I had working........

I am here, on a bare boned attempt, do not know if I will crash for ever, or if it was a glitch.

Don’t want folks having to guess at my where abouts.

I think the 2 babies are eating and am almost sure that I caught one drinking water.

Humane Society officer said the dogs had not been bailed out of jail.

So goes real life.

Hugs to all of you.