Month: April 2012
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Health Hazard Alert Update: Certain LOTUS FINE FOOD’s Salted and Cured Fish (Fesikh) Products Recalled
This is an update to my previous blog Health Hazard Alert: LOTUS FINE FOOD’s Whole Fesikh Mullet (Salted and Cured Fish) Recalled. Now, the above recall has been expanded to list the following vacuum packaged salted and cured fish products (fesikh) because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria which produce toxins that may…
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You’re Invited: “Toronto Yonge Street 10k” Run With Road Closures April 22, 2012
This video shows: In 2011, Sporting Life sponsored the “Toronto Yonge Street 10k” Run. “The route was modified, to run from Sporting Life store, down Yonge Street, to downtown, but the basic principle of a fast, downhill course for the BIG Spring 10K continued. It’s flourished, growing from around 1,200 participants in ’97, to almost…
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Health Hazard Alert: LOTUS FINE FOOD’s Whole Fesikh Mullet (Salted and Cured Fish) Recalled
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the salted and cured fish product (fesikh) described below because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness: When diagnosed early, botulism can be treated with a botulism antitoxin: The antitoxin can prevent…
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TTC Alert: Yonge Subway Section Closure April 28-29 & May 26-27, 2012
Due to the continued construction of a new double cross-over section of subway track at King Station on the Yonge-University-Spadina line, so that subway trains can terminate at King Station in the event of an emergency, the following subway closure and accompanying train service terminations will occur: closure of the Yonge line from Union Station…
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Health Hazard Alert: Certain Vacuum Packaged Smoked Salmon Recalled
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume certain vacuum packaged fish products, described below, which were sold only at McEwan Gourmet Grocery Store in North York, Ontario, Canada. This recall is in effect because the products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum bacteria. Toxins produced by these bacteria may cause…
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You’re Invited: Toronto’s Launch of CIMA Mayor’s School Cricket Tournament April 18, 2012
This video presents “CIMA Mayor’s School Cricket Championship 2011” (please note that in order to skip the first five seconds of loud, high-pitched sound, use your cursor to start the video at five seconds instead of at the very beginning point): For the love of school cricket in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto’s middle school and…