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FDA expands recall of Midwestern Pet Foods products due to aflatoxins

Business

Jan. 12 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration expanded a recall of Sportmix pet foods that may contain potentially fatal levels of aflatoxins. On Dec. 30, Midwestern Pet Foods announced a voluntary recall of certain lots of Sportmix pet food products after reports of dogs who died or became ill after consuming them. The FDA on Monday expanded the recall to include all pet foods containing corn that were manufactured in the company's Oklahoma plant with an expiration date on or before July 9, 2022. Advertisement The agency said that as of Monday it was aware of more than 70 pets that have died and more than 80 that have become ill after eating certain Sportmix products, although not all of the cases were confirmed as aflatoxin poisoning. Aflatoxins are produced by the mold Aspergillus ...

Jun202020 by adminNo Comments

IRS expands eligibility to take up to a $100,000 coronavirus-related withdrawal from IRA, 401(k)

Finance

More people will be eligible to take a $ 100,000 coronavirus-related distribution from their retirement account.The IRS released guidance on Friday which details new rules for individuals affected by Covid-19 to take a withdrawal from a 401(k) plan or an individual retirement account.The CARES Act allows savers to take coronavirus-related distributions – emergency withdrawals – of up to $ 100,000 from their retirement plans and IRAs. And those who are under age 59½ can access the money without the usual 10% early withdrawal penalty.These individuals can also spread the income tax from the withdrawal over three years. However, if they repay the money into the account within that time periods, they can avoid the tax.The new guidance expands eligibility. Initially it applied just to people wh...

Jan282020 by adminNo Comments

U.S. expands coronavirus screenings, United suspends some flights to China

Health

Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The United States is ramping up its response to the 2019 novel coronavirus as it continues to spread, U.S. government officials said Tuesday, as they expand airport screenings and develop potential vaccines and drug treatments for the disease. Multiple agencies are engaged in efforts to stem the spread of the virus beyond the five initial confirmed U.S. cases, all of which involved people who had traveled to Hubei province in China, ground zero for the virus. The CDC on Tuesday announced plans to expand screening of travelers from China for the virus from five to 20 international airports across the country, and United Airlines became the first U.S. carrier to cancel flights to China as it suspended 24 flights scheduled for the first week of February. "To better protect ...

Dec232019 by adminNo Comments

New York City expands mobile program to reach mentally ill

Health

New York City says it is expanding a program to use mobile units to reach people who are mentally illByThe Associated PressDecember 23, 2019, 9:48 PM2 min readNEW YORK -- New York City is expanding a program to use mobile units to reach hundreds of people who are mentally ill, the city announced Monday. The city said in a release that it will spend $ 9.4 million to boost its mobile mental health treatment teams, which were launched in 2016. The city said the new money will be part of a $ 21 million investment that will lead to the hiring of more social workers, housing specialists and legal assistance employees. The additional workers will be needed to process the 20% increase in mental health referrals the effort is expected to generate, the city said, adding that it will likely reach ...

May312019 by adminNo Comments

German government expands electric car incentive program

Technology

The German government is extending a system of incentives to buy electric cars by 18 months until the end of 2020. The program launched three years ago was supposed to expire at the end of June, but demand for electric cars has remained disappointing. It is backed by a 1.2 billion-euro ($ 1.3 billion) fund, half financed by the federal government and half by the auto industry. Announcing the extension on Friday, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said that "we need continuity in support" for electric cars. The incentives will continue at their current level: buyers of purely electric cars will continue to get 4,000 euros and people buying plug-in hybrids will get 3,000 euros. Altmaier said applications for the incentives have been rising "but more slowly than we had hoped."Let's block ads! ...