Maryland local exposes the corruption and scandal involving children and treatment of MD CPS. She wants more attention to be given to these innocent victims the poor, the vets, the disabled, who are being used for “medical” e-x-p-e-r-i-m-e-n-t-s!
Day: April 12, 2024
IRANIAN ATTACK ON ISRAEL IS IMMINENT: U.S. Tells Diplomatic Staff Not to Travel
From breitbart.com
The United States believes that an Iranian attack on Israel may be imminent and has instructed its diplomatic employees in Israel not to travel far from their homes in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Be’er Sheva in the south.
The warning came after days of threats by Iran to retaliate against Israel for an airstrike April 1 in Damascus, Syria, that killed two generals and five officers responsible for attacks on Israel via terrorist proxy armies in recent months.
Israel warned that if Iran launches an attack on Israel directly from Iranian territory, it will retaliate against Iran directly — not against Iran-backed Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, or militias in Iraq.
The Israeli military canceled leave for combat soldiers and called up reservists from air defense units several days ago. President Joe Biden also reiterated Wednesday that U.S. support for Israel was “ironclad,” in an attempt to deter Iran.
Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post and Reuters reported on Friday morning that the U.S. has warned ocal staff:
The United States said on Thursday it had restricted its employees in Israel and their family members from personal travel outside the greater Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Be’er Sheva areas amid Iran’s threats to retaliate against its regional adversary.
Iran has vowed revenge for the April 1 airstrike on its embassy compound in Damascus, ratcheting up tension in a region already strained by the Gaza war.
“Out of an abundance of caution, U.S. government employees and their family members are restricted from personal travel outside the greater Tel Aviv (including Herzliya, Netanya, and Even Yehuda), Jerusalem, and Be’er Sheva areas until further notice,” the US embassy said in a security alert on its website on Thursday. “U.S. government personnel are authorized to transit between these three areas for personal travel.”
Anchors on Israel’s Army Radio were somewhat puzzled by the U.S announcement, and asked whether it was informed by accurate intelligence. They noted that the U.S. had inadvertently confirmed where its local staff lives.
Other world powers, such as the United Kingdom, have urged Iran not to attack Israel, and to avoid a larger war. source
Brethren, we can certainly thank the OBAMA REGIME for empowering IRAN against Israel. I believe that Obama/Biden would drop bombs on Israel themselves if they could!
Lord God in heaven – I pray for the protection of the people of Israel. I pray that You will turn bombs around if launched at Israel. I pray that these bombs would travel to Iran and wipe out the Leaders of that hostile government. Please protect the people of Iran. I pray this in the name of Yeshua. AMEN.
SUCH DEVILS!
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CONCERNING LEAD AND CARCINOGENS IN OUR FOOD SUPPLY: FDA Head Urges Lawmakers to Pass Legislation Mandating Lead Testing by Food Manufacturers
From theepochtimes.com
Food manufacturers are not currently required to test final products for contaminants.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf testifies to a House of Representatives committee in Washington, on April 11, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging lawmakers to pass legislation mandating food manufacturers test for lead in their food products from overseas.
Speaking to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Dr. Robert Califf said the FDA needs lawmakers to enact legislation granting the agency authority to make lead testing compulsory among such manufacturers, as it is unable to do so alone.
Under current laws, manufacturers are not required to test final products for contaminants before entering the U.S. market.
“I think the best way to think about the FDA in general is that we’re referees, you all in Congress actually write the rule book; much like in any sport it’s the leadership that writes the rule book and we enact what’s in the rule book,” Dr. Califf said. “In the case of food establishments, like most sports, the first line of defense is the players in the game which is the industry that produces the products,” he continued.
“By and large they do a great job but sometimes they don’t and as referees, we have to be really wise about where we step in because we don’t have an unlimited budget,” he added.
The FDA head noted the agency supervises around 275,000 registered manufacturing facilities both in the United States and overseas but budget constraints mean the agency often has to rely on the manufacturers to conduct testing.
Applesauce Products Recalled Over Lead
Dr. Califf’s comments come after the FDA said in March that it had identified six cinnamon products in the U.S. containing lead.
At the time time, the agency said the lead levels ranged from 2.03 to 3.4 parts per million (ppm), which is relatively low, although officials noted prolonged use could still be unsafe.
Last fall, the agency also recalled thousands of cinnamon applesauce products that it said were contaminated with lead, this time ranging from 2,000 to nearly 5,000 ppm.
That recall came shortly after U.S. food inspectors found “extremely high“ levels of lead in cinnamon at a plant in Ecuador that made applesauce pouches. The recalled pouches, from Florida-based company WanaBana, were linked to dozens of illnesses in U.S. children.
“In the case of cinnamon applesauce, if there had been mandatory testing when it got imported into the U.S. from Ecuador, the stores that were selling it probably would have picked it up at that point,” Dr. Califf told lawmakers on Thursday.
“It’s the way the drug system works,” he added. “The manufacturers of drugs have to test every batch” for potential contamination.
Lead Poisoning Signs, Symptoms
Lead is toxic to humans, and there is no safe level of exposure.
Consumption can have potentially devastating effects on childhood development, behavior, hearing and speech, and academic achievement, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Children from low-income households and those who live in housing built before 1978—before lead in paint was banned by the federal government—are at the greatest risk of lead exposure, the CDC warns.
An estimated 31 million pre-1978 homes still have lead-based paint in the United States and 3.8 million of those homes have a child younger than the age of six living there, according to the Environmental Protection Agency,
Symptoms of lead poisoning are often difficult to detect, particularly in children, and may not appear until dangerously high levels accumulate.
In children, the signs and symptoms of lead poisoning may include tiredness, fatigue, vomiting, irritability, loss of appetite, hearing loss, constipation, and seizures.
Symptoms of lead exposure in adults include headaches, abdominal pain, vomiting, anemia, muscle aches and pain, irritability, fatigue, high blood pressure, and reproductive issues, the agency said. source
At least the FDA is taking this serious, but it seems crazy to me that no one was checking contaminants in food! The FDA was trusting the food manufacturers to test, but it was not mandatory.
Something smells awfully fishy to me.
