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ConAgra Foods Stops Adding Diacetyl to Popcorn Butter Flavoring

Arriving on store shelve now, ConAgra Foods, owner of Orville Redenbacher's and ACT II microwave popcorn brands, announced in a recent news release it has reformulated its products with a new butter flavoring that has no added diacetyl.

AutoZone Recalls Booster Cables Due to Shock, Explosion Hazard

Memphis, Tenn.-based AutoZone Parts Inc. has voluntarily recalled approximately 140,000 Valucraft Booster Cables. The cables' clamps were assembled incorrectly, resulting in reverse polarity that poses an electrical shock and explosion hazard to consumers.

Injury Mortality Study Shows 5.5 Percent 1999-2004 Increase

A new CDC study found national injury mortality rose 5.5 percent from 1999 to 2004. The largest increase in deaths came from 20-29 and 45-54 year olds.

Scared Safe

Ordinary Coffee Spilled On The Stairs Turned Them Into A Deathtrap! Those Stairs Were DEADLY WHEN WET. Starring Slick DeMise. Rated P for PERILOUS. Is this an ad for the latest direct-to-video horror movie? No, it's text from the front of a Safety Stuffer released by the Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of Chicago and United Association Local Union (LU) 597 -- small flyers dispersed with weekly paychecks to LU 597 workers employed by member contractors of MCA Chicago. The back of that particular safety flyer reveals the rest of the message: Please, clean up spills as soon as possible. Twenty-six different stuffers are being distributed, each conveying its safety message in the form of a scary movie ad that features eerie illustrations. The Safety Stuffers are sponsored by the LU 597/MCA Joint Safety Committee.

Increase Safety Awareness with Signs

The best way to manage on-thejob hazards is to make sure every step is taken to avoid them. One way to help prevent accidents is by utilizing a safety signage program to keep employees informed and educated about possible hazards, company procedures, and general safety tips.

54,000 Cameras Recalled for Overheating Hazard

One of the latest recalls in this busy year involves the Image Presentation Camera, whch has an improperly installed fluorescent top light, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced.

Electrical Ignorance Plays Havoc at Holiday Time

The Electrical Safety Foundation International is trying to educate Americans about basics of their electrical systems, smoke detectors, and GFCIs.

Hanging Lights? Watch Your Step

Each year there are more than 164,000 emergency room-treated injuries in the United States relating to ladders, and you do not want to be one of them.



CPSC Chairman Nord Won't Go Quietly

Her Oct. 31 letter to Congress denies she wants no more resources or authority.

Use of Genetic Data Urged in Chemicals' Risk Assessments

A new effort equivalent to the Human Genome Project is needed to put these methods to work advancing public health, the National Research Council says.

Big UK Push for Safety at Design Stage

Today's conference in Wales is part of a broader strategy against construction injuries.

Committee on Trauma, Hopkins Center Win Impact Awards

Screening trauma patients for alcohol problems and training tomorrow's injury prevention leaders are honored with this new CDC award.

Aircraft Impact Assessments Proposed for New Nuclear Power Designs

Large fires and explosions from the impact could damage large sections of a plant, NRC says, so this scenario should be taken into consideration.

OSHA Sets Oct. 17 Diacetyl Stakeholders Meeting

No new bronchiolitis obliterans cases since 2003 among microwave popcorn manufacturing workers have come to its attention, OSHA said in its notice announcing the meeting.

35-Pound Medical Waste Mail Packages Approved

The U.S. Postal Service chose to require pre-primary receptacles comply with OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard rather than FDA's 510(k) approval.

BP Settles Four Injury Lawsuits, Has 1,200 Pending

The settlement amounts weren't disclosed. Brent Coon, who also represented plaintiff Eva Rowe, settled these contractors' cases Sept. 18, 2007.

New Report Examines Building Protections Against Biochem Airborne Agents

The National Academics convened a committee of experts in chemical and bio agents, building design, indoor airflow, and risk assessment to study the issues.

House Labor Committee Probing 9/11 Illnesses Again Wednesday

This will be the latest hearing on Capitol Hill to ask why some responders and recovery workers developed respiratory illnesses.

Million-Dollar Recordkeeping Case Still Alive

The Jindal Steel case involved $1,062,000 in proposed penalties that a judge knocked down to $77,000. An appeals court ruled he must change his decision about penalties for the willful violations.

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