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Massive Warehouses Planned For Rural Orange County Town Causes Uproar From Residents Massive Warehouses Planned For Rural Orange County Town Causes Uproar From Residents
Massive Warehouses Planned For Rural Orange County Town Causes Uproar From Residents The development of two large warehouses in a small farming town in the region, with plans for more, has residents up in arms. Many say the developments come to their property line and cause health hazards.  The outrage, and now a committee to save the town #SaveWawayanda, is occurring in Orange County in Wawayanda. Residents filled the chamber during a Planning Board meeting on Friday, Oct. 18, to complain about the warehouses and the possible health hazards associated with hundreds of trucks coming and going from the buildings at all hours.  Resident George Alberston said one 4,…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard
Stanley-Branded Kids Garden Sets Sold At Costco Subject To Recall For Lead Poisoning Hazard More than 450,000 Stanley-branded kid's garden sets sold nationwide at Costco are subject to a recall due to the possible presence of lead paint on some of the products, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). An alert was issued by federal officials this week advising that 459,200 "Stanley Jr. Kids Wheelbarrow and 7-piece Garden Sets" that were exclusively sold at the wholesale giant between February and June this year before the defect was discovered. According to the CPSC, the painted long hoe and rake of the recalled garden set contain levels of lead that exceed…

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by Zak Failla
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Popular Apple Juice Brand Recalled Due To High Arsenic Levels Popular Apple Juice Brand Recalled Due To High Arsenic Levels
Popular Apple Juice Brand Recalled Due To High Arsenic Levels A recall has been issued for a popular brand of apple juice due to high levels of arsenic. S. Martinelli & Co. said the recall is for a single lot of Martinelli’s Apple Juice, one-liter (33.8-ounce) bottles.  The recalled product has a “Best By” date of “09MAR2026” or “10MAR2026” on the front of the bottle above the label.  The product was shipped between March 13, 2023, and September 27, 2023, with the majority of the product shipped before July 28, 2023. This recall results from a sampling by the State of Maryland that found samples from one produc…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Recall Issued For Chicken Products That May Contain Small Rocks Recall Issued For Chicken Products That May Contain Small Rocks
Recall Issued For Chicken Products That May Contain Small Rocks More than 130,000 pounds of not ready-to-eat chicken bowl products are being recalled due to the potential it was packaged with extraneous materials. Conagra Brands is recalling 130,763 pounds of chicken products that may contain extraneous material, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. FSIS said that the items subject to recall were produced on Jan. 23, 2020. They include 9.5-ounce cartons of “Health Choice Power Bowls Chicken Feta & Farro with a best by date of Oct. 19, 2020. The products subject to recall bear establishment number…

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by Zak Failla
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Recall Issued For Popular All-Purpose Flour Product Due To E. Coli Concerns Recall Issued For Popular All-Purpose Flour Product Due To E. Coli Concerns
Recall Issued For Popular All-Purpose Flour Product Due To E. Coli Concerns More than 14,000 cases of a popular all-purpose flour product are being recalled due to concerns of E. coli. The FDA announced that ADM Milling Company is voluntarily recalling 14,218 cases of five-pound King Arthur Inc. Unbleached All-Purpose Flour due to the potential presence of E. coli. According to the FDA, the recalled products were distributed through retailers and distributors nationwide. The recalled items have “best used by” dates of Dec. 7, 2019; Dec. 8, 2019; and Dec. 14, 2019. The company has been informed that certain wheat used to make these lots of King Arthur flour has bee…

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by Zak Failla
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100,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef Products Recalled Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination 100,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef Products Recalled Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination
100,000 Pounds Of Ground Beef Products Recalled Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination More than 100,000 pounds of raw ground beef are being recalled due to concerns of a possible E. Coli outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced. FSIS announced this week that Georgia-based K2D Foods is recalling approximately 113,424 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. The recalled items were produced on March 26, March 29, April 2, April 5, April 10, and April 12. The company is recalling 24-pound vacuum-packed packages in cardboard boxes containing raw “Ground Beef Puck” with “Use Thru” d…

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by Zak Failla