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Recalls and Safety Alerts</A></div> <div> For more detailed charts explaining the shelf life of various products, go to . . .</div> <div> <B>USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service:</B> <A HREF="http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/kitchen.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/kitchen.h">www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/kitchen.html</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASC" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_in">U.S. Senators Contact info</A>     <A HREF="http://www.house.gov/writerep/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.house.gov/writerep/">Congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives</A>     <A HREF="http://congress.org/stickers/?dir=congressorg&officials=officials&lvl=L" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://congress.org/stickers/?dir=congre">Governors & State Officials</A></div> <div> <B>White House:</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.whitehouse.gov/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.whitehouse.gov/">www.whitehouse.gov/</A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://channels.isp.netscape.com/pf/story.jsp?flok=FF-APO-1104&idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20100814%2F6339.htm&sc=1104&floc=NI-mo1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://channels.isp.netscape.com/pf/stor">China expanding testing after latest milk scandal</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/36016/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/">Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled Nationwide for Salmonella</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/21/AR2010052100193.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con">Simple steps can help reduce lead in tap water</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/cdc-swimming-pools-pose-infection-risk/story?id=10711137" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/cd">CDC- 1 in 8 Pools May Pose Infection Risk</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.freep.com/article/20100523/COL10/5230503/1322/Need-for-good-foster-parents-is-increasing" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freep.com/article/20100523/CO">Need for good foster parents is increasing</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=environmental-factors-diabetes" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl">New Mass-Screening Method Finds Additional Environmental Risks for Diabetes</A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Processed Meats Health Risk</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="43e50500.png" border=0 width="80" height="80" ALT="hot dog thm" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="15" VSPACE="0">Eating processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and deli meat could increase your risk for heart disease and diabetes compared to eating unprocessed red meats like beef and lamb, according to a new study.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://abcnews.go.com/WN/WorldNews/processed-meats-heart-disease/story?id=10681912" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://abcnews.go.com/WN/WorldNews/proce">Processed Meats Pose Heart Health Risk</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://health.msn.com/health-topics/sleep-disorders/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100242074&gt1=31019" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://health.msn.com/health-topics/slee">8 bedtime snacks that can help you get your zzz's</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.arcamax.com/recipes/wine_pairing" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arcamax.com/recipes/wine_pair">Wine Pairing guide</A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.newswithviews.com/Ellison/shane158.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newswithviews.com/Ellison/sha">The Vitamin D Scam?</A></div> <div> Vitamin D hype has everyone swallowing the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" >“sunshine vitamin” </FONT>like Oprah swallows fat loss scams.</div> <div> Scared of cancer?</div> <div> Eat vitamin D.</div> <div> Can’t get into your skinny jeans?</div> <div> Eat vitamin D.</div> <div> Got diabetes?</div> <div> Eat vitamin D.</div> <div> Tired of your wife yelling at you for watching too much Celebrity Apprentice?</div> <div> Eat vitamin D.</div> <div> Nobody is immune from “D” hype.</div> <div> Famed nutrition gurus from around the world have been pushing vitamin D on the masses......</div> <div> by Shane Ellison, M., Sc</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>