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Olivia Lloyd | (TNS) The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C.— A pet food company based in North Carolina is recalling puppy mix sold in seven states after a batch tested positive for salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The contamination came to light when a litter of puppies got sick after consuming Blue Ridge Beef’s Puppy Mix, and the customer reported it to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, according to the FDA. The FDA said it notified the company that the food tested positive for salmonella on Nov. 27, and Blue Ridge Beef issued a voluntary recall on its 2-pound plastic-wrapped logs sold in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. The recall affects puppy mix sold from Aug. 6 to Aug. 23 with logs labeled with lot numbers 08/06/N25 and 08/16/N25, with UPC 854298001696. It’s not the company’s only recall in the past year. In January, Blue Ridge Beef expanded a December 2023 recall of its puppy mix, as well as some of its kitten food, due to possible salmonella and listeria contamination, FDA records show. “Pets with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting,” according to the FDA. “Some pets will have only decreased appetite, fever, and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans.” Related Articles National News | Abandoned mines in the US pose dangers to people and property when land gives way National News | White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign National News | Powell: Fed’s independence from politics is vital to its interest rate decisions National News | United Healthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New York National News | US senators grill officials from 5 airlines over fees for seats and checked bags Pet owners who notice these symptoms should notify their veterinarian. Humans are also at risk of contracting the food-borne illness if they don’t wash their hands or sanitize surfaces the product has touched. The FDA said customers who believe they purchased the recalled mix should return the product to the place they bought it or destroy the food in a way that ensures no humans or animals will be contaminated. The company declined to comment on the recall to McClatchy News on Dec. 3. Blue Ridge Beef is located in Statesville in Iredell County, about a 40-mile drive north from Charlotte. ©2024 The Charlotte Observer. Visit charlotteobserver.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz publicly acknowledged for the first time on Monday that Israel was behind the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, a move that could further escalate tensions with Tehran amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. "These days, when the Houthi terrorist organization is firing missiles at Israel, I want to convey a clear message to them at the beginning of my remarks: We have defeated Hamas, we have defeated Hezbollah, we have blinded Iran's defense systems and damaged the production systems, we have toppled the Assad regime in Syria, we have dealt a severe blow to the axis of evil, and we will also deal a severe blow to the Houthi terrorist organization in Yemen, which remains the last to stand," Katz said. Israel will "damage their strategic infrastructure, and we will behead their leaders - just as we did to Haniyeh, Sinwar and Nasrallah in Tehran, Gaza and Lebanon - we will do it in Hodeidah and Sana'a," Katz said during an evening honoring defense ministry personnel. The Iran-backed group in Yemen has been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea for more than a year to try to enforce a naval blockade on Israel, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel's year-long genocide in Gaza. In late July, the political leader of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas was killed in Tehran in an assassination blamed on Israel by Iranian authorities. There was no direct claim of responsibility by Israel for the killing of Haniyeh at the time. Haniyeh, normally based in Qatar, had been the face of Hamas' international diplomacy. He had been taking part in internationally brokered indirect talks on reaching a cease-fire in the Palestinian enclave. Months after, Israeli forces in Gaza also killed Yahya Sinwar, Haniyeh's successor.By Fernando Kallas BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe has struggled to reach the performance levels that were expected when he signed for Real Madrid, but he has been working hard to return to his old-self, coach Carlo Ancelotti acknowledged on Wednesday. After missing a penalty in Real’s Champions League loss at Liverpool last week, Mbappe failed to convert another spot-kick on Wednesday as the LaLiga champions slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao. It was another lacklustre performance by Mbappe and Real Madrid, which led to their fourth loss in the last seven games in all competitions, raising more questions about their form with the France captain firmly under the spotlight. “He is at a lot more than just 1% (of his potential), but he’s not at his best,” Ancelotti told a press conference. “However, we have to give him time to adapt (to Real Madrid). He has scored 10 goals and is working hard to improve and to do better. “I haven’t spoken to him yet. It was a complicated, even, hard-fought, competitive game. We missed a penalty... I don’t evaluate a player’s game because of a missed penalty... sometimes you score and sometimes you miss. Obviously he’s sad, disappointed, but we have to keep going.” Real missed the chance to close the gap on leaders Barcelona who top the standings on 37 points, four ahead of Ancelotti’s side in second place and five above Atletico Madrid in third, with both the chasing clubs having a game in hand. “The match was evenly matched. Athletic are a very dangerous team, we competed and fought. I think the match was worth a draw,” Ancelotti said. “But it is what it is... We’re still in contention and have to keep fighting. We could have got a better result, but we’re here and we have to think about Saturday’s game at Girona.” (Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Toby Davis) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );
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Tulisa Contostavlos, fresh out of the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! jungle, has reportedly had a significant fallout with her close friend following her departure from the show. The 36 year old former N-Dubz star, who was the third to be voted off, has completely purged her Instagram of any mention of her stint on the ITV series and pulled out of a booked slot on the post-show special, Unpacked. Moreover, Tulisa notably did not meet up with Melvin Odoom when he left the camp last Tuesday. Opening up about her actions, Tulisa owned up that she felt swamped by social media attention and needed to disconnect. "I can get overwhelmed quite easily and started to feel overwhelmed. I realised I needed to take time for myself, and to chill, it's all a little bit much at the moment," she revealed. READ MORE: Sir Elton John makes rare health admission as he's led off stage by husband David Furnish The singer then elaborated on why she scrapped her social media posts, pointing out that her page managed by friends during her time in the jungle didn't reflect her personal approach. "I'm just going to archive all my stuff to do with the jungle and then, when the time is right and I've had time to process, I'm going to make my own reels of my best bits that I really like," she stated, reports the Mirror . "Because remember, I haven't been doing my Instagrams. The way it's being posted and all the random stuff is not how I would do my Insta - I would have one or two really good reels relating to the jungle and bringing my time together there." However, it has now been reported that Tulisa had a heated argument with her friend, Michelle McKenna, who had flown to Australia to greet her after her eviction from the jungle. According to a source, Tulisa felt that her friend had "taken liberties" by making the trip. The source told Mail Online: "They were only in Australia because of Tulisa. It felt like they were revelling in the situation and taking liberties on her kindness. Michelle and Daniel were there, on a trip funded by ITV and only because of Tulisa. They were there because of her and she trusted them with her social media. "When she got out of the jungle and saw what had been put on there, she was upset and it prompted a huge row. You can't help but think that seeing her friends living it up like that while she was roughing it in the jungle must have really annoyed her," the source added. “Tulisa and the two friends who came to Australia with her disappeared after she came out. No one saw her in the hotel and she wasn’t talking to anyone,” an insider told The Sun . “Her mates were talking among themselves and were worried as no one could pin her down. They were chatting back and forth in their group chats and no one could raise her. It was total radio silence.” A second source also came forwards, adding: “Not having Tulisa at the hotel with the other stars has been odd, and people don’t know whether or not she’ll be back to film the reunion. Naturally everyone just wants her to be all right and ITV and her campmates are being supportive.” Tulisa's last public appearance was on ITV's Lorraine on Tuesday, where she discussed her time in the jungle. During the show, the star hinted that not all of her famous friends were being as genuine as she had been. During her appearance on Lorraine's show, Tulisa reflected on the bonds she forged in the jungle, expressing mixed sentiments: "I feel like I have with some of them. I think they will be friends for life. But a lot of people for the cameras were being very pally pally but the real test will be when everyone is out. Will they make the effort to send texts in the group chat? Will they do the four hour drives to see each other? We'll see..." she pondered. When prompted by Lorraine about who she's backing to take the crown this year, Tulisa didn't hesitate to name Oti Mabuse as her favourite, having developed a close connection during their time in the wilderness. "Oti is just a pure soul. She's amazing and people like her are hard to come by." Tulisa also disclosed that she felt most attuned to fellow jungle campmates Alan Halsall, Maura Higgins, and Melvin Odoom, hoping they, along with Oti, would make it to the final quartet. The Mirror reports it has approached Tulisa's representatives for comment.I"m A Celebrity fans have spotted something different about GK Barry during the latest trial. In the latest episode of the ITV show, celebrities were given the chance to win immunity from the next two vote-offs, which guarantees them a place in the final four and the opportunity to take part in the Celebrity Cyclone trial. The campmates were split into two groups of four, with each group taking on a head-to-head trial to gather tickets. The four celebrities who collected the most tickets will go head-to-head in Thursday night's show to win the immunity prize. READ MORE: ITV I'm A Celebrity fans say 'they've ruined it' as show favourite gets major shake-up Podcaster and Loose Women star GK Barry was the first to give the trial a go, alongside Coleen Rooney, Reverend Richard Coles and Danny Jones. The celebrities had to retrieve coins from a container of fish guts that they then put into a claw machine to pick up balls that had tickets inside, all while getting showered with bugs. GK, whose real name is Grace, told Ant and Dec that she "would like to never do that again" at the end of the trial. But fans at home noticed that GK, who has been heard screaming loudly during previous trials, had remained very quiet as she took on the task. GK was focused during the trial (Image: ITV / X) Some fans wondered why the campmate had remained so cool during the trial, with some suggesting she was focused on trying to win the prize and others saying she had 'forgotten' to scream. Afterwards, GK admitted: "I didn't even care about those cockroaches, I was shaking them off left right and centre." Fans took to social media to share their thoughts. "GK seems to have forgotten to continually scream," one viewer wrote on X, formerly Twitter . "Is this one of the quietest trials bar a few screams from GK?" another fan asked. "GK Barry got stuck in on this trial to win a place in Celebrity Cyclone without screaming. Funny that eh," a third person wrote. A fourth added: "Never heard GK this quiet in the presence of bugs, home girl is focused." "Funny someone who was screaming so much last night is barely screaming right now," another said, while somebody else commented: "At least Maura is consistent with her screaming. GK screaming disappeared." At the end of the episode, Ant and Dec went back into camp to reveal the winners of the trial. The presenters told the campmates that Danny, Coleen, Maura Higgins and Oti Mabuse won the most tickets and would be taking part in the final contest to win immunity.Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens nextBig Ten Signing Day: Late flips push Oregon ahead of Ohio State and Michigan in rankings
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LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and served slightly chilled for special toasts. The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan's culinary traditions was enshrined on Wednesday by UNESCO on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity." At a meeting in Luque, Paraguay, members of UNESCO’s committee for safeguarding humanity's cultural heritage voted to recognize 45 cultural practices and products around the world, including Brazilian white cheese, Caribbean cassava bread and Palestinian olive oil soap. Unlike UNESCO’s World Heritage List, which includes sites considered important to humanity like the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the Intangible Cultural Heritage designation names products and practices of different cultures that are deserving of recognition. A Japanese delegation welcomed the announcement in Luque. “Sake is considered a divine gift and is essential for social and cultural events in Japan,” Kano Takehiro, the Japanese ambassador to UNESCO, told The Associated Press. The basic ingredients of sake are few: rice, water, yeast and koji, a rice mold, which breaks down the starches into fermentable sugars like malting does in beer production. The whole two-monthlong process of steaming, stirring, fermenting and pressing can be grueling. The rice — which wields tremendous marketing power as part of Japan's broader cultural identity — is key to the alcoholic brew. For a product to be categorized Japanese sake, the rice must be Japanese. The UNESCO recognition, the delegation said, captured more than the craft knowledge of making high-quality sake. It also honored a tradition dating back some 1,000 years — sake makes a cameo in Japan’s famous 11th century novel, “The Tale of Genji,” as the drink of choice in the refined Heian court. Now, officials hope to restore sake's image as Japan's premier alcoholic drink even as the younger drinkers in the country switch to imported wine or domestic beer and whiskey. “It means a lot to Japan and to the Japanese,” Takehiro said of the UNESCO designation. "This will help to renew interest in traditional sake elaboration.” Also, Japanese breweries have expressed hope that the listing could give a little lift to the country's export economy as the popularity of sake booms around the world and in the United States amid heightened interest in Japanese cuisine. Sake exports, mostly to the U.S. and China, now rake in over $265 million a year, according to the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association, a trade group. Japan's delegation appeared ready to celebrate on Wednesday — in classic Japanese style. After the announcement, Takehiro raised a cypress box full of sake to toast the alcoholic brew and cultural rite.