Above, CFIA’s Electron Microscope Image of Salmonella bacteria. (In reality Salmonella is not pink; the pink colour is added as visual aid.)
The importer, distributers, and retailers are voluntarily recalling certain in-shell hazelnuts described below, in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA’s) Consumer Advisory lists, because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria:
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume these products
Regarding their voluntary recall of these affected products, the details are as follows:
This video presents “Saving Aceh’s Last Forests – Webinar held 11 March 2013″:
duration is 1 hour:53 minutes:05 seconds
from 1 min:01 sec to 3 mins:15 secs
Description of locations and populations of orangutans, elephants, tigers and rhinos in Aceh province
from 3 mins:17 secs to 9 mins:30 secs
Timeline of land and forest concessions, permits, moratoriums
Illegal clearance of rainforests via numerous fire set-ups
At 9 mins:30 secs, photos of rainforest destruction in March 2012 and burning – scarring of forest areas in June 2012
from 9 mins:36 secs to 13 mins:21 secs
Timeline of environmental lawsuits
from 13 mins:33 secs to 16 mins:41 secs
Photos of rainforest clearing and logging activities
Consequences for wildlife and habitat
“Despite the successes and progress made in the law courts challenging these companies,“ rainforest “destruction is still going on as fast as ever, if not even faster. We are still losing forests very rapidly and we are still losing orangutans and other wildlife,” said Ian Singleton, Pan Eco Foundation / Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme
from 17 mins:07 secs to 26 mins:08 secs
“Protection and un-protection of Aceh forests” was discussed for the National Park, Hunting Park, Nature Park, Forest Park, Wildlife Sanctuary, Elephant Training Center, and Protected Forest
Parts of these areas are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage site
The National Park is part of the larger Leuser Ecosystem which is the only ecosystem on earth where Sumatran tigers, elephants, rhinos and orangutans co-exist in one area
A local Governor of Aceh allowed mining and plantation companies to move in to destroy the rainforests
Grim outlook of Aceh rainforest after its legal destruction in the near future:
Avaaz’s image: “The plan to kill orangutans”
In the following Avaaz letter, the Avaaz team is asking us to:
urge President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, Minister of Forestry Zulkifli Hasan, and Governor of Aceh Zaini Abdullah to
reject the plan to cut down protected rainforests in Aceh
engage with the local community to develop a plan that prioritizes sustainable development, and that protects this fragile ecosystem and the animals that live there
act fast: please sign the urgent petition in the Avaaz letter below and tell everyone about this “mortal threat to our majestic forest”
At the time of this blog posting, 1,079,624 people have signed
Please help us reach 1,250,000
“Dear friends,
It’s the last place on Earth where endangered orangutans, tigers, rhinos and elephants roam free together. But mining companies and big agriculture want to rip the rainforest to shreds. If a million people call on Indonesia’s President to silence the chainsaws in the next three days, we can save this precious habitat. Sign now:
I live and work in the last place on Earth where endangered orangutans, rhinos, elephants, and tigers still roam together — but it’ll be bulldozed to bits unless our President hears our call and steps in to save this unique habitat.
Right now in one of Indonesia’s most pristine and untouched forests, a local Governor wants to let mining and palm oil companies move in to decimate areas the size of a million football fields! And the national Forestry Ministry looks like it might let him unless the President steps in to reject this orangutan-killing plan.
We know the President wants to be seen as a keen conservationist, but we need to tell him his green reputation and possible future UN aspirations are on the line to ensure he does the right thing. We need to act fast — sign the urgent petition and tell everyone about this mortal threat to our majestic forest. If a million people sign in the next 3 days, I’ll ensure the President hears us:
The manufacturer, distributor, and retailers of the affected products are warning the public not to consume certain almond butter, peanut butter and tahini sold in bulk or repackaged at the various locations that are described below, in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA’s) Consumer Advisory lists, because these products may be contaminated with Salmonella or other harmful bacteria.
Regarding their voluntary recall of these affected products, the details are as follows:
The majority of Ontario children receiving social assistance benefits (67%) are in lone-mother led families
The provincial child poverty rate is 12.6%, or 345,000 children (using 2005 Statistics Canada data on tax income)
That is, one of every eight children in Ontario is living in poverty
The rate declined slightly from 2004 to 2005, but has been on an upward trend since 2001
Ontario’s child poverty rate is the fourth highest in Canada – 44% of all low-income children in Canada live in Ontario
Poverty rates for children in Aboriginal, racialized, new immigrant and lone mother-led families are at least double the provincial rate
In 2007, a single mother with one young child on social assistance had a family income that was at least $5,357 below the poverty line
Full-time, full-year work at Ontario’s new minimum wage of $10.25 an hour generates earnings that are approximately $3,000 below the poverty line
70% of all low-income children in Ontario live in families where at least one parent is working part-time or full-time, yet the families are unable to earn enough to lift family income above the poverty line
Parents who are unable to be in the workforce and rely on social assistance struggle on welfare benefits that are as low now as they were in 1967
Average CEO salary has grown from 25 times the average Canadian income in 1980 to 250 times the average income in 2011
In 2009, Ontario spent $64 per person on affordable housing compared to the average among all provinces of $115 per person
Premier Kathleen Wynne highlighted the 2013 Budget’s proposed increases to the Ontario Child Benefit, which helps about one million low- to moderate-income children across the province in the following manner:
The Ontario government is proposing to increase the Ontario Child Benefit’s annual maximum payment by up to $210 over the next two years
This would raise the maximum payment from $1,100 to $1,310 per year for each child, helping parents with their family expenses
The Ontario Child Benefit helps low-income parents provide for their children, whether they are working or not
In order for parents to receive this year’s proposed increase of $110 this July, the Budget 2013 bill would have to be passed and proclaimed before July 1, 2013
The benefit would also increase by another $100 per year as of July 1, 2014
Parents don’t need to apply for the Ontario Child Benefit
To be eligible they must file their income taxes, register for the Canada Child Tax Benefit, have a child under age 18, and live in Ontario
