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FDA:  Kraft Heinz Foods Company Recalls Turkey Bacon Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination   Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Newberry, S.C., establishment, is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.   The turkey bacon was produced from April 24, 2025, through June 11, 2025. The following products are subject to recall:   12-oz. vacuum-packed packages of "Oscar Mayer Turkey BACON ORIGINAL" and universal product code (UPC) "071871548601" printed on the packaging under the barcode, "use by" dates ranging "18 JUL 2025" to "02 AUG 2025," and lot code "RS40."   36-oz. packages containing three 12-oz. vacuum-packed packages of "Oscar Mayer Turkey BACON ORIGINAL" and universal product code (UPC) "071871548748" printed on the packaging under the barcode, "use by" dates ranging "23 JUL 2025" to "04 SEP 2025," and lot codes "RS19," "RS40," or "RS42."   48-oz. packages containing four 12-oz. vacuum-packed packages of "Oscar Mayer Turkey BACON ORIGINAL" and UPC "071871548793" printed on the packaging under the barcode and "use by" dates ranging "18 JUL 2025" to "04 SEP 2025," and lot codes "RS19," "RS40," or "RS42."   The products subject to recall bear the USDA mark of inspection on the front of the label. These items were shipped to retail locations nationwide  and some were exported to the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong.   The problem was discovered after the establishment's laboratory testing indicated the product may be contaminated with Lm.   There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Anyone concerned about an illness should contact a healthcare provider.   Consumption of food contaminated with Lm can cause listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects older adults, persons with weakened immune systems, and pregnant women and their newborns. Less commonly, persons outside these risk groups are affected.   Listeriosis can cause fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and convulsions sometimes preceded by diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. An invasive infection spreads beyond the gastrointestinal tract. In pregnant women, the infection can cause miscarriages, stillbirths, premature delivery or life-threatening infection of the newborn. In addition, serious and sometimes fatal infections in older adults and persons with weakened immune systems. Listeriosis is treated with antibiotics. Persons in the higher-risk categories who experience flu-like symptoms within two months after eating contaminated food should seek medical care and tell the health care provider about eating the contaminated food.   FSIS is concerned that some products may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. These products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.   FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on the FSIS website at www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls .   Consumers with questions regarding the recall can contact Kraft Heinz Food Company consumer hotline at 1-800-280-7185 or email consumerrelations@kraftheinz.com . Media with questions can contact Lynsey Elve, Director of Global Corporate Communications, Kraft Heinz Food Company at media@kraftheinz.com .   Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov . For consumers that need to report a problem with a meat, poultry, or egg product, the online Electronic Consumer Complaint Monitoring System can be accessed 24 hours a day at https://foodcomplaint.fsis.usda.gov/eCCF/ . Risk Involved: Listeria monocytogenes   Sold/Distributed:  nationwide   Further information:    CDC.gov

Experts warn that increased screen time may be hindering children's fine motor skill development. Visit this website to learn more about how hands-on activities like drawing, stringing beads, and using Play-Doh can help strengthen these essential skills. https://www.news9.com/story/67e1728a7bae05766d3e440c/children-fine-motor-skills-kendra-morgan

Did you know that touch is the first sense to develop? Or that just eight weeks after conception, a fetus already responds to the sensation of touch in the womb – and it is crucial for people of any age. Take a look at this article to learn more about the importance of touch. https://www.psypost.org/the-lifelong-impact-of-early-touch/

Games and playful activities provide very young children with opportunities to practice and build important executive function skills that will help them throughout their lives, including learning to focus their attention, strengthening their working memory, and developing basic self-control. This series of handouts offers games and activities to build those capabilities. The activities evolve from adult-child engagement to fostering independence and peer play, emphasizing play's critical role in nurturing lifelong success.  https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/handouts-tools/brainbuildingthroughplay/

A new longitudinal study published in  Computers in Human Behavior   has revealed concerning findings about problematic media use by young children. The research highlights that children as young as two-years-old who have excessive engagement with media can exhibit behaviors (e.g., difficulty transitioning away from media, preoccupation with media) that may be linked to long-term social and emotional problems. https://www.psypost.org/new-study-links-problematic-media-use-in-toddlers-to-long-term-emotional-issues/

A recent study at the University of Illinois found that the way mothers and toddlers interacted during play predicted how the children later interacted with other children. Researchers observed interactions between more than 120 mothers and their toddler-aged children to see how they interacted while playing. The same researchers followed the children through their preschool days and were able to connect the children’s responsiveness and assertiveness to interactions that had been observed. Get the details here https://www.futurity.org/play-toddlers-socializing-3254322/

Grimmway Farms Recalls Organic Whole and Select Organic Baby Carrots That May Be in Consumers’ Homes Due to Potential E. coli Contamination   Outbreak Investigation of E. coli O121:H9: Organic Carrots (November 2024)   Grimmway Farms has issued a recall of select organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers.   These products may have been contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) O121:H19. E. coli O121:H19 is a bacterium that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, elderly people, and those with a weakened immune system. Some infections can cause severe bloody diarrhea conditions, such as a hemolytic uremic syndrome, or the development of high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, and neurologic problems. Symptoms include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, fever, nausea, and/or vomiting. The incubation period for E. coli O121:H19 in humans can range from 24 hours to as much as ten days. The average incubation period is 3 to 4 days.   The following recalled products were shipped directly to retail distribution centers nationwide in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada :   Organic whole carrots , which do not have a best-if-used-by date printed on the bag, but were available for purchase at retail stores from August 14 through October 23, 2024.   Organic baby carrots  with best-if-used-by-dates ranging from September 11 through November 12, 2024.   The recalled carrots should not be available for purchase in stores but may be in consumers' refrigerators or freezers.   The company is voluntarily recalling these carrots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that these products may be associated with an outbreak. To date, 39 illnesses and one death have been associated with an E. coli O121:H19 outbreak.    The company has also notified its customers who received the recalled product directly from Grimmway Farms and requested that those customers notify distributors of the recall products. The implicated farms are out of production, and none of the recalled carrots have tested positive for E. coli O121:H19.   Consumers: The recalled carrots should no longer be available for purchase but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers. Consumers who purchased carrots in the table above and still have them in their refrigerator or freezer should not consume them; they should be destroyed or discarded so they cannot be consumed. If you have these products in your home, do not eat or use them, throw them away, and clean and sanitize surfaces they touched. Consumers concerned about an illness should contact a medical professional.   Risk Involved: E-coli  (States with Cases: AR, CA, CO, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ , NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, VA, WA, WY)   Sold/Distributed:  Nationwide (ShopRite, Target, Walmart, Wegman’s, Trader Joe’s, etc.)   Further information:    CDC.gov

The CPSC and Fisher-Price  announced a recall  of more than two million Fisher-Price Snuga Infant Swings on October 10, 2024. There have been five reported deaths involving infants associated with the product between 2012 and 2022. The affected products were sold at Amazon, Toys“R”Us, Walmart/Sam’s Club, and Target from October 2010 through January 2024 for $160. The recall asks consumers to remove and destroy the headrest and body support insert from the seat pad. Fisher-Price will provide a $25 incentive to consumers who do so. ​​The refund is inadequate to incentivize consumer participation and fails to emphasize the urgency of a recalled product associated with five infant deaths. Unsafe sleep environments  accounted for  76 percent of the fatalities reported between 2019 and 2021.  For more safe sleep information, read the  AAP Guidelines on Safe Sleep  and watch KID’s  Safe Sleep Video .

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Using Stories to Nurture Identity What do young children understand about their identity? How can parents help them construct a positive self-identity? Read on for tips and tools at  https://www.zerotothree.org/resource/using-stories-to-nurture-identity

GOVERNOR MURPHY ANNOUNCES FARE HOLIDAY ON NJ TRANSIT | New Jersey Public Transportation Corporation Fares Waived on All NJ TRANSIT Modes Aug. 26 - Sept. 2. August 15, 2024 TRENTON  – Governor Murphy today announced a transit fare holiday for all customers from August 26 through September 2, 2024. During this period, fares will be waived for all modes of transportation, offering free rides across the NJ TRANSIT network as a "Thank You" to the hundreds of thousands of loyal customers who depend on public transit.   Monthly pass holders who have already purchased an August pass, which covers travel through the end of the month, will automatically receive a 25% discount on their September monthly pass purchase through the mobile app, at Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) or ticket windows.   The fare holiday is a way to express the sincere appreciation for customers’ continued loyalty and patronage, particularly during a time when transit service has not consistently met their expectations—or our own. NJ TRANSIT recognizes the impacts these service issues have had over the past few months and remains committed to improving the travel experience for transit customers.   “Understanding that our commuters have faced many disruptions this summer, we are providing a one-week fare holiday for NJ TRANSIT riders,” said Governor Murphy. “As we work diligently with Amtrak to investigate and address the issues that have occurred this summer, especially on the Northeast Corridor, we hope this fare holiday offers our commuters some relief. We also encourage New Jerseyans to take advantage of this opportunity, and we continue to be thankful to the many New Jerseyans who depend on public transit.”   Many of the recent service disruptions have occurred on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC). NJ TRANSIT has been working tirelessly advancing the joint plan with Amtrak announced immediately following Governor Murphy’s meeting with NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak leadership on June 27, 2024, to improve service on this critical rail line – the busiest corridor in the country. While the root causes of these incidents have not yet been identified, significant short-term actions have already been taken and there has been noteworthy progress. NJ TRANSIT personnel have increased equipment inspections on platforms, while Amtrak has stepped up its efforts in inspecting and repairing their catenary (overhead wire), track signal systems, and substations along the NEC. These collaborative efforts have already led to a noticeable decrease in infrastructure-related incidents.    Additional longer-term actions to address state-of-good-repair of Amtrak infrastructure, include adding resources to increase testing of transformers in substations and evaluating opportunities to expand work windows with service adjustments to accelerate repairs and upgrades. In addition, NJ TRANSIT is working with Amtrak to support overall capital renewal by pursuing additional grants to expedite the replacement of catenary, substations, and transmission and signal lines, through the Fed-State Partnership Grant Program.   NJ TRANSIT also recognizes that the River LINE light rail service has not been meeting its performance standards over the last several weeks. NJ TRANSIT implemented a supplemental bus plan earlier this week as an interim measure to improve service reliability and predictability for customers traveling on weekdays. At the same time, we are holding NJ TRANSIT’s contracted operator accountable to expedite necessary repairs and upgrades to the light rail vehicles to restore reliable weekday light rail service as quickly as possible.   About NJ TRANSIT NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 925,000 weekday trips on 263 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 166 rail stations, 62 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON, July 26, 2024 – Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is recalling all liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The company is also recalling additional deli meat products that were produced on the same line and on the same day as the liverwurst and, therefore, may be adulterated with L. monocytogenes. The company is recalling approximately 207,528 pounds of products. The ready-to-eat liverwurst products were produced between June 11, 2024, and July 17, 2024, and have a 44-day shelf life. The following liverwurst products are subject to recall [view labels on website] :