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Oregon: Salmonella outbreak prompts alfalfa sprouts recall(0)
Salem OR–Oregon Public Health officials today are warning consumers about a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts produced by Caldwell Fresh Foods of Maywood, Calif., and sold under several label names in Oregon. The sprouts are being sold in at least 17 other states in the West, Midwest and the South. The sprouts have been identified [...]
Full Story»Oregon: New lead-based paint rules will protect against poisonings
Salem OR–Oregonians will be more protected from lead-based paint hazards thanks to new federal rules about renovation of older homes as well as facilities occupied by children. The new rules are being administered jointly by Oregon Public Health and the Construction Contractors Board.
The new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule applies to renovators and maintenance [...]
Oregon: Public Health finds indoor air of Trainsong neighborhood homes not affected by vapors from contaminated groundwater
Eugene OR–Oregon Public Health officials have determined that the indoor air quality of homes in the Northwest Eugene Trainsong neighborhood is not affected by vapors released through nearby contaminated groundwater, according to a report released today.
State officials began studying the potential for indoor air contamination in 2006. Union Pacific Railroad operations that began more than [...]
Oregon: Public health officials raise awareness of the ‘choking game’
Salem OR–Many Oregon eighth graders know about, even participate in this potentially fatal activity. Oregon Public Health officials want parents and healthcare providers to be aware of a dangerous and potentially fatal activity in which many young teens are engaging.
According to the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, conducted every other
year by Oregon Public Health, as many [...]
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