Springfield, MA
News
Public Health Alert Issued For Frozen Chicken Product Due To Possible Listeria Contamination Public Health Alert Issued For Frozen Chicken Product Due To Possible Listeria Contamination
Public Health Alert Issued For Frozen Chicken Product Due To Possible Listeria Contamination A public health alert has been issued for more than 130,000 pounds of frozen, fully-cooked, diced chicken products due to possible listeria contamination. FSIS said that a total of 130,860 pounds of poultry products that were packaged and shipped out earlier this year are now subject to the public health alert following an inspection that determined they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The frozen, fully cooked, diced chicken items were packed on Monday, Jan. 25, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, Tuesday, March 23, and Wednesday, March 24. Products subject to recall: Four-po…

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by Zak Failla
Worcester, MA
News
Listeria Found In Food Product Sold In Massachusetts, New York Listeria Found In Food Product Sold In Massachusetts, New York
Listeria Found In Food Product Sold In Massachusetts, New York Mushrooms sold in Massachusetts and New York have been linked to a listeria outbreak that has been plaguing parts of the nation. Testing conducted by disease investigators at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has led to the expansion of a national recall of Enoki mushrooms after two packages investigators purchased tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. California-based Guan’s Mushroom Co. announced over the weekend that it was recalling all packages of its Enoki mushrooms and suspending national distribution after tests conducted at the Massachusetts State Publi…

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by Zak Failla
Mamaroneck, NY
Schools
COVID-19: CDC Revisiting Guidance After Study Reveals New Safe Social DIstance For Students COVID-19: CDC Revisiting Guidance After Study Reveals New Safe Social DIstance For Students
Covid-19: CDC Revisiting Guidance After Study Reveals New Safe Social DIstance For Students With President Joe Biden pushing to have all students back in the classroom within his first 100 days in office, and no later than the fall, the Centers for Disease Control is evaluating its guidance on socially distancing inside schools. Currently, students are advised to stay at least six feet apart while wearing facial coverings, however, a new study found that the number could possibly be dropped to three feet of social distance while still maintaining the safety of students and staff. A study recently published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, looked at 242 school districts…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
Lifestyle
Is This CNN Or A Frat Party? New Year's Show Irks Local DA Amid Addiction Epidemic Is This CNN Or A Frat Party? New Year's Show Irks Local DA Amid Addiction Epidemic
Is This CNN Or A Frat Party? New Year's Show Irks Local DA Amid Addiction Epidemic A local District Attorney is calling out CNN’s New Year’s Live show for promoting "binge drinking" amid a national addiction epidemic. Earlier this month, Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan sent a letter to the editors of various news publications as well as CNN decrying the news channel’s annual New Year’s coverage. The DA, whose office is in Northampton, noted that about 37 million adults binge drink once a week, according to the Centers for Disease Control. There are about 95,000 deaths per year due to excessive alcohol use, the CDC said. While providing “excellent entertai…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk
Recall Issued For Trader Joe's Product Due To Possible Health Risk A popular frozen product sold at some Trader Joe’s grocery stores across the country has been recalled due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The FDA announced that Las Vegas-based Tesoros Trading Co. has recalled certain codes of “Trader Joe’s Lightly Salted Edamame” after the contamination was discovered during routine testing. Products being recalled came in 16-ounce plastic packages and are stamped on the back bottom portion of the packages with: “22LA102 M,” “22LA102 N,” or “22LA102 P..” The company has removed the affected lots from distribution as the FDA and the com…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
News
Thanksgiving Cancelled? Tips For A Safer Celebration During COVID-19 Thanksgiving Cancelled? Tips For A Safer Celebration During COVID-19
Thanksgiving Cancelled? Tips For A Safer Celebration During Covid-19 Thanksgiving can carry on this year, despite a surge in COVID-19 infections, but for celebrations to be safe, Massachusetts and the Centers for Disease Control have some suggestions. For starters, the CDC would prefer if everyone stayed home this Thanksgiving and had virtual feasts via Zoom with friends and family. But recognizing many people are going to see their loved ones on Thanksgiving, the CDC offered advice. In a new public information blast, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reminded Bay State residents that: - No more than 10 people can attend a private indoor party,…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: Positive Case Reported By School District In Westchester COVID-19: Positive Case Reported By School District In Westchester
Covid-19: Positive Case Reported By School District In Westchester A school district in Westchester is reporting a new case of COVID-19 exposure. Edward A. Kliszus, Superintendent of the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District, announced Thursday night, Oct. 22 that the district was informed that an individual with COVID was at King Street Elementary School while infectious.  "Please know that only one classroom of students was exposed," Kliszus said in a statement to the community. "The parents of all students in the exposed classroom have already been notified via phone call. "King Street School is working collaboratively wi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
COVID-19: New Positive Case Confirmed At School In Westchester COVID-19: New Positive Case Confirmed At School In Westchester
Covid-19: New Positive Case Confirmed At School In Westchester A positive COVID-19 case has been confirmed at a school in the Hudson Valley. The Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District reported early Monday evening, Oct. 19 that an individual with COVID-19 was at John F. Kennedy Elementary School while infectious.  The exposed individuals must quarantine for 14 days from the last exposure date and should be tested for COVID-19 five days after the last exposure.  "By law, we must maintain this person’s confidentiality, which prevents us from further identifying the individual and his/her reason for being in the school," the district …

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by Joe Lombardi
Hartford, CT
News
COVID-19: Dining Out Linked To Infections, New CDC Report Says COVID-19: Dining Out Linked To Infections, New CDC Report Says
Covid-19: Dining Out Linked To Infections, New CDC Report Says People who dine out are at twice the risk of catching COVID-19 than people who don’t, according to a new Centers for Disease Control report that is awful news for local economies and people who enjoy going out. The data, however, makes no distinction between outdoor and indoor dining - and COVID-19 is much harder to spread when people are outside. A case-control investigation of symptomatic outpatients from 11 American health care facilities found that close contact with persons with known COVID-19 or going to locations that offer on-site eating and drinking were associated with COVID-19 po…

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by Kristin Palpini
Worcester, MA
News
CDC: Face Masks 'More Guaranteed' Than Vaccine To Prevent COVID-19 CDC: Face Masks 'More Guaranteed' Than Vaccine To Prevent COVID-19
CDC: Face Masks 'More Guaranteed' Than Vaccine To Prevent Covid-19 The director for the Centers for Disease Control trusts face masks to protect more people from COVID-19 than a vaccine. Emphasizing the importance of the medical equipment, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at a Senate hearing, CDC Director Robert Redfield said that wearing a face mask is more guaranteed to protect someone from COVID-19 than taking an eventual vaccine. Vaccines don’t work in 100 percent of people, he noted, but a face mask offers at least some protection for everyone. “We have clear scientific evidence they work,” Redfield said about face masks. “I might even go so far as to say tha…

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by Kristin Palpini
Torrington, CT
Lifestyle
COVID-19: Restaurant, Supermarket Self-Serve Food Bars Face Uncertain Future COVID-19: Restaurant, Supermarket Self-Serve Food Bars Face Uncertain Future
Covid-19: Restaurant, Supermarket Self-Serve Food Bars Face Uncertain Future In a world where COVID-19 pandemic rules dictate norms, self-serve and buffet-style eateries are in a possibly contaminated pickle.  While the Centers for Disease Control says there isn't concrete evidence that connects handling and consuming food with contracting the virus, the agency does maintain that the virus can spread on surfaces touched by the infected and via droplets spewed from a sick individual's mouth and nose.  The Food and Drug Administration recommends the discontinuation of these types of establishments entirely until social distancing measures are lifted. &n…

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by Christina Coulter
Massapequa, NY
Politics
COVID-19: CDC 'Schizophrenic' Over Reversal On Testing, NY Will Ignore New Guidance, Cuomo Says COVID-19: CDC 'Schizophrenic' Over Reversal On Testing, NY Will Ignore New Guidance, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: CDC 'Schizophrenic' Over Reversal On Testing, NY Will Ignore New Guidance, Cuomo Says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is continuing his war of words with federal agencies, this time calling out the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for its new announcement on testing for COVID-19 and mandatory quarantines for some travelers. The CDC reversed course this week, now saying that anyone who comes into close contact with a person with COVID-19 no longer needs to be tested, while also altering guidance on travel quarantines. Instead of mandatory quarantines and testing, the CDC is now saying that it’s only recommending people get tested if they are considered high-risk for the virus or…

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by Zak Failla