Friday, September 28, 2012

Harry & David Peanut Butter Caught Up in Sunland Recall

Harry & David Peanut Butter Caught Up in Sunland Recall Sunland Inc. was apparently also making peanut butter products for the popular mail order food company known as Harry and David, LLC.   It joined the peanut butter recall that has been under way since Sept 22 when Trader Joe's recalled its brand made by Portales,NM-based Sunland.
Recalled Harry and David peanut butter brands include 1 these 2 oz. jars all with "Best Buy" dates of 01MAY13 through 24SEPT13:
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-Harry & David® Crunchy Almond and Peanut Butter, 
-Harry & David® Creamy Banana Peanut Spread, 
-Harry & David® Creamy Raspberry Peanut Spread,
Also recalled are these multi-component food items containing peanut butter:
-Harry & David® Apple Snack Box, 
-Wolferman's® Bee Sweet Gift Basket, 
-Wolferman's® Hearty Snack Gift Basket, 
-Wolferman's® All-Day Assortment Gift Basket, 
-and Wolferman's® Father's Day Basket. 

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Why The New Coronavirus Unnerves Public Health: Remembering SARS | Wired Science | Wired.com

Why The New Coronavirus Unnerves Public Health: Remembering SARS | Wired Science | Wired.com
The concern underlying these developments is that exposure to the new virus seems to have occurred only or primarily in Saudi Arabia, which houses Mecca, the physical heart of Islam — and which, next month, will be the center of the worldwide annual pilgrimage known as the Hajj. The Hajj brings more than 2 million people to the country, in extraordinarily crowded conditions, and when those pilgrims leave, they disperse all over the world.