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Becomes First State To Ban Restaurant Trans Fat Usage Los Angeles- The state of California has joined in the health war against trans fats. It became the first state to ban their usage in restaurants beginning in 2010 when Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law a bill that was passed by both houses of the California legislature. The new law phases out trans fats in restaurants by 2010 and by all retail baked goods by 2011. Packaged foods prepared elsewhere evidently will be exempt. The state of ... Read More

As Federal Salmonella Search Continues Are Peppers To Blame? Texas-Many people in the produce industry and elsewhere are concerned, because of the recent announcement that a Jalapeno pepper was found with salmonella on it in a shipment from Mexico. First tomatoes were declared off limits, then only certain kinds of tomatoes, and then they were declared completely safe. Then it was cilantro, and possibly salsa, then both were cleared, and they began to look at jalapeno peppers. Meanwhile, whole industries have been getting hammered, losing customers ... Read More

Local Citizens And Politicians Rail Against Radio Host Michael Savage San Francisco- A sizable crowd of over 50 people rallied at the radio station where Michael Savage hosts his radio program following very controversial remarks against Autism that he made last week. KNEW Radio station on Townsend Street had their offices overran by protesters who demonstrated against the station, and against radio talk show host Michael Savage. Politicians, parents with Autistic children, community activists, and members of the health community who provide care for Autistic ... Read More

Less Early Brain Atrophy With Improved Physical Shape Chicago- People who are in better physical shape are showing that they exhibit less signs of Alzheimer’s Disease, according to a new study. The Study, which is being reported today at the 2008th Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Chicago reveals some exciting new information on the subject. Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, those people who have better fitness ratings were examined and the results tracked. This is the first time that MRI images have been used on Alzheimer’s patients ... Read More

User Outcry And Activist Outcry Causes Game Retirement New York City- The executives at Facebook wisely decided to drop a virtual reality game that allowed users to knife each other on the Internet. The game, called “Shank” was one that could previously be added by any Facebook member and it appeared as a small profile virtual “Knife” in their user profile with a small black blade. It allowed users with such a “Knife” to come up to and knife their “friends”. Read More

Two Children Killed When Car Enters Danger Zone Near Convoy Kandahar, Afghanistan- An unfortunate tragic exchange of fire has resulted in the deaths of two young native boys in Afghanistan. A car approached a Canadian Convoy in Afghanistan on Sunday, and after repeated efforts to have it stop refused to yield. A Canadian solider acting on establish protocol fired a warning burst and when the car still did not stop then fired into the car, killing the occupants. Killed in the firefight was an Afghanistan male ... Read More

USDA Announced Change Of Recall Policy In Naming Marketers Washington, D.C.-In the past the Department of Agriculture in the United States has not named its retail providers of different meat products at times when it announces a wide meat product recall. All that appears to be changing. The USDA announced that it would now identify retailers who have received recalled meat, but only in a way to help protect the public health or when it poses a serious health threat. Read More

New Windows Mobile Device Aimed At Business User Messaging New York City- The Palm company released to the marketplace their newest Windows Messaging product, the Treo 800W. It is not a radical new product, it offers a lot of the same usage as their earlier models the 700W and the 750, but Palm has worked with provider Sprint to identify and fix a number of small glitches that were present in the earlier models. One of the main changes is the new 320 x 320 ... Read More

But Price Drop May Be Temporary And A Marketing Ploy Redmond, WA- Microsoft, frustrated at its position as number 2 in the Game Console battle is announcing the price cut on its low end Xbox gaming system. Up to now the price of the 20 GB version of the mid level Xbox 360 will be available for about $300 dollars, a price cut of about $50 dollars. This is a price cut, this is true, but it is also a kind of marketing ploy as ... Read More

Ban Takes Effect July 1 For Artificial Fats New York City-As chefs and restaurants around the city scramble to make last minute menu revisions, New York City begins its first of its kind ban on partly hydrogenated vegetable oil. This is a ban that is truly a pioneer in healthy foods and eating, and it follows a ban on smoking that New York City implemented in public. About a year ago New York restaurants were banned from using the unhealthy fats in spreads and cooking ... Read More