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Thursday, July 03, 2025

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) informs: Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Newberry, SC, establishment, is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The turkey bacon was produced from 24 Apr through 11 Jun 2025. Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections occur in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. read more


The Israeli military used a 500lb (230kg) bomb, a powerful and indiscriminate weapon that generates a massive blast wave and scatters shrapnel over a wide area, when it attacked a target in a crowded beachfront cafe in Gaza on Monday. Between 24 and 36 Palestinians were killed in the attack on the cafe and dozens more were injured. The dead included a well-known film-maker and an artist. Experts in international law said the use of such a munition despite the known presence of many unprotected civilians, including children, women and elderly people, was almost certainly unlawful and may constitute a war crime. Fragments of the weapon from the ruins of al-Baqa cafe have been identified by ordnance experts as parts of an MK-82 general purpose 230kg bomb, a powerful US-made bomb. An IDF spokesperson said the attack on the cafe was under review and that "prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians using aerial surveillance." read more


Del Monte Foods, known for its canned vegetables and fruit cups, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is now seeking a buyer. The California-based company, which has been in business for 138 years, cited changing consumer spending habits and an increasing shift toward private label products as key factors behind its financial troubles. Del Monte said it has secured sufficient funding to continue operations during the sale process, ensuring its products will remain available while it restructures. The bankruptcy filing marks a significant turning point for the iconic food brand that has been a staple in American pantries for generations. The company started in 1886 and built its first cannery in San Francisco in 1907. Del Monte calls itself "the original plant-based food company." In 1972, Del Monte became the first major US food processor to voluntarily adopt nutritional labeling on all its food products. The company employs approximately 7,000 employees. read more


Wednesday, July 02, 2025

The Trump administration has declined to release nearly $7 billion in federal funding that helps pay for after-school and summer programs, support for students learning English, teacher training and other services. read more


President Donald Trump visited the new migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" and "Gator Gitmo." Video revealed rows upon rows of empty industrial metal bunk beds enclosed in hastily constructed cages made up of chain fences. "[President] Biden wanted me in here, that son of a b"h," Trump said jokingly. "I looked outside, and that's not a place I want to go hiking anytime soon," Trump told reporters after his tour. "We're surrounded by miles of treacherous swampland, and the only way out is really deportation." The complex, located at the Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport, will cost an estimated $450 million a year to operate, and the first victims are set to arrive this week. Alligators, crocodiles, pythons, and a host of pathogen-carrying mosquitos infest the swamps. read more


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