Simsbury, CT
Business
Massive Cucumber Recall Expands To Include New Products Massive Cucumber Recall Expands To Include New Products
Massive Cucumber Recall Expands To Include New Products A cucumber-linked Salmonella outbreak that’s sickened dozens has now led to another round of product recalls. this time targeting fresh food trays and tubs sold across five states. TGD Cuts, LLC of Jessup, Maryland, announced it is voluntarily recalling several cucumber-containing products distributed under multiple brands.  The affected items — including pre-packaged salsas, salads, and produce trays — were made using cucumbers from Bedner Growers Inc., the same Florida-based supplier at the center of a nationwide recall and Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 45 people and…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mahopac, NY
News
Measles Case: Visitors To Mahopac Restaurant May Have Been Exposed, Officials Warn Measles Case: Visitors To Mahopac Restaurant May Have Been Exposed, Officials Warn
Measles Case: Visitors To Mahopac Restaurant May Have Been Exposed, Officials Warn Health officials are warning the public after a person who came down with measles visited a Putnam County restaurant while still contagious.  The individual, who contracted the illness while traveling abroad, is no longer contagious, according to a Wednesday, June 4 announcement from the Putnam County Department of Health.  However, officials are urging anyone who visited Arturo’s Tavern at 878 Route 6 in Mahopac on Wednesday, May 28 between 6 and 10 p.m. to contact the health department immediately, as the infected person visited the establishment while still considered contagiou…

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by Ben Crnic
Waldorf, MD
Weather
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifts Into Northeast Triggering Air Quality Alerts With summer-like heat moving in, health officials have issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for much of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia metro area on Wednesday, June 4 (scroll down to check your town's air quality index). The alerts, in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., warn that ground-level ozone pollution could reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and those with heart or lung disease, authorities in each state said. Click here to see today's air quality forecast. In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection iss…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bethesda, MD
Business
Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected
Lead Dangers To Kids Trigger Recall Of 100K+ Kitchen Faucets: See If Yours Is Affected Three popular brands of kitchen faucets sold on Amazon have been recalled after tests revealed dangerously high lead levels that could harm babies and young children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 103,000 faucets on Thursday, May 29. The recalled models were sold under the brand names VFAUOSIT, KICIMPRO, and BASDEHEN. Testing found that the faucets can leach "dangerous" amounts of lead into drinking water, posing serious health risks, especially for kids. "Lead ingestion can cause harmful neurological effects on infants and young childr…

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by Chris Spiker
Middletown-Wallkill, NY
News
3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown 3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown
3 Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Eating Gummy-Like Substance In Middletown Three students at an Orange County middle school were hospitalized after consuming a "gummy-like substance," prompting an ongoing investigation and a warning to families about unverified social media rumors.  The incident happened on Wednesday, May 28 at Monhagen Middle School in Middletown and involved four students, three of whom became ill after ingesting the substance, according to a letter sent to families by Principal Dominick Radogna on Thursday, May 29.  The students were transported to the hospital as a precaution, and the school says it remains in contact with their fami…

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by Ben Crnic
Reston, VA
News
COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US
Covid-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant behind a rise in cases in China has made its way to the United States, and now attention is starting to focus on whether its symptoms bear any distinctions from numerous other strains. Earlier report: COVID-19: NB.1.8.1 Strain Behind China Surge Surfacing In US Cases of the NB.1.8.1 variant have shown up in US airport screenings, but there have not been enough for it to appear on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracker of COVID variants. NB.1.8.1 is now considered a “variant under monitoring,” with current vaccines expe…

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by Joe Lombardi
Atlantic City, NJ
Business
Popular Beef Stew Pulled From Shelves After Reports Of Contamination Popular Beef Stew Pulled From Shelves After Reports Of Contamination
Popular Beef Stew Pulled From Shelves After Reports Of Contamination A nationwide recall has been issued for more than 256,000 pounds of a popular canned beef stew after it was found to contain pieces of wood. Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Tucker, Georgia, is recalling the product after receiving three consumer complaints reporting pieces of wood inside the stew, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recall includes 20-ounce cans of “Dinty Moore BEEF STEW” with a “BEST BY FEB 2028” date and the lot code “T02045” (which may include an additional number). The affected products were produced on Tuesd…

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by Joe Lombardi
Simsbury, CT
News
COVID-19: Strain Behind New China Surge Now Surfacing In US, CDC Says COVID-19: Strain Behind New China Surge Now Surfacing In US, CDC Says
Covid-19: Strain Behind New China Surge Now Surfacing In US, CDC Says A new strain of COVID-19 gaining traction overseas is now being detected in the United States, according to health officials tracking the virus. Click here for a new, updated story: COVID-19: Here Are Symptoms Of New Variant Sparking China Surge Now Surfacing In US Airport screenings have identified cases of the NB.1.8.1 variant — the same strain linked to a surge in infections in China — among international travelers arriving in several US states, CBS News reports. The variant has been found in passengers tested at airports in the New York City area, California, Virginia, and Washington…

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by Joe Lombardi
Aldie, VA
News
Virginia Health Officials List Measles Exposure Sites After Teen Tests Positive Virginia Health Officials List Measles Exposure Sites After Teen Tests Positive
Virginia Health Officials List Measles Exposure Sites After Teen Tests Positive A teenager who recently traveled overseas has been diagnosed with measles, marking the second confirmed case in Virginia this year, state health officials announced Friday, May 23. The teen, who lives in the state’s Northwest Region, visited multiple public places in Charlottesville while potentially contagious, according to the Virginia Department of Health.  Officials are now working to notify anyone who may have been exposed. “To protect the family’s privacy, VDH will not provide any additional information about the patient,” the department said. Anyone who was at the following lo…

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by Zak Failla
White Plains, NY
News
Towel, Flip-Flops, ID: Beaches In Westchester To Reopen, Here's When Towel, Flip-Flops, ID: Beaches In Westchester To Reopen, Here's When
Towel, Flip-Flops, ID: Beaches In Westchester To Reopen, Here's When Beach season is back in Westchester County just in time for Memorial Day weekend, with pools to follow in late June, officials announced.  Three popular county-owned beaches — Croton Point in Croton-on-Hudson, Glen Island in New Rochelle, and Playland in Rye — will reopen Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 24 to 26, on a pre-season basis, weather permitting, according to Westchester County Parks.  The beaches will operate weekends and holidays through Sunday, June 22. Starting Friday, June 27, Glen Island and Playland beaches will open daily, while Croton Point Beach will continue …

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by Ben Crnic
New City, NY
News
Controversial Pipeline Expansion: Rockland Becomes First NY County To Oppose Project Controversial Pipeline Expansion: Rockland Becomes First NY County To Oppose Project
Controversial Pipeline Expansion: Rockland Becomes First NY County To Oppose Project In a move against fossil fuel infrastructure, Rockland has become the first county in New York to formally oppose a proposed fracked gas pipeline expansion that would impact the lower Hudson Valley.  Earlier this week, the Rockland County Legislature passed a resolution against “Project Maple,” a controversial expansion of the Algonquin Pipeline proposed by energy giant Enbridge. The project includes plans to enlarge the Stony Point compressor station, raising environmental and health concerns among residents and local officials.  The pipeline, which runs through the lower Hu…

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by Ben Crnic
Saratoga Springs, NY
News
COVID-19: FDA Says It Will Limit Who Can Get Future Booster Shots COVID-19: FDA Says It Will Limit Who Can Get Future Booster Shots
Covid-19: FDA Says It Will Limit Who Can Get Future Booster Shots In a significant shift in vaccination policy, the Trump administration has revealed that approval for seasonal COVID-19 shots will be restricted to certain groups. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it will continue to approve boosters for those 65 and older as well as others at higher risk of severe disease. But it will require vaccine makers to conduct major new clinical trials on their effectiveness before approving them for wider use on the broader population.  The FDA’s revised framework, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Tuesday, May 20, stat…

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by Joe Lombardi