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Suburban Cook County Moves to Tier 1 Mitigations on January 23rd
January 23, 2021Forest Park, IL—Today, Governor Pritzker announced that Region 10, which includes suburban Cook County, will be moving into Tier 1 mitigations beginning Saturday, January 23, 2021. According to the Tier 1 Resurgence Mitigations of Restore Illinois, bars and restaurants may operate during the...Read More
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Public Health Department Asks Health Care Workers of Suburban Cook County to Complete Vaccination Survey
January 5, 2021Forest Park, IL—The Cook County Department of Public Health is asking health care workers in suburban Cook County to complete an online survey to help prioritize the next phases of COVID-19 vaccinations. The timing of vaccinations is based on the number of doses delivered to Cook County. The...Read More
Public Health in the News
CDC estimates 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have a sexually transmitted infection
On January 25, 2021New data published by the CDC estimate that on any given day in 2018, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). The analyses, published in the journal Sexually Transmitted… Read more
Bickel's Snack Foods, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Specific Lot of Butter Flavored Popcorn
On January 22, 2021Bickel's Snack Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of 8 oz. Butter Flavored Popcorn bearing UPC code 70175 06021 due to the undeclared presence of milk. Consumers with an allergy or… Read more
House-Autry Mills Announces Voluntary Recall of House-Autry Tartar Sauce Due to Spoilage
On January 22, 2021House-Autry Mills, Inc. is voluntarily recalling 9 oz. House-Autry Tartar Sauce (60013) with the following Best By dates: BB 08182021, BB 08232021, BB 09162021, BB 09172021, BB 09182021 and BB 0921202… Read more
Bob Evans Farms Inc. Recalls Pork Sausage Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
On January 21, 2021Bob Evans Farms, Inc. ("Bob Evans"), a Xenia, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 4,200 pounds of pork sausage product that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically thin… Read more
Frito-Lay Issues Voluntary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Small Number of Ruffles Original Potato Chips
On January 21, 2021Frito-Lay today issued a voluntary recall of a small number of 13 1/2 oz. "Party Size" bags of Ruffles Original Potato Chips because they may contain undeclared milk ingredients. People who have an al… Read more
Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium
On January 21, 2021Media Statement from CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, on Extending the Eviction Moratorium.… Read more
Door County Coffee & Tea Co Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk and Soy in French Vanilla Flavored Cappuccino Single Serve Cups
On January 21, 2021Door County Coffee & Tea Co of Sturgeon Bay, WI, is recalling its 5.1 ounce packages of French Vanilla Flavored Cappuccino Single Serve Cups because they may contain undeclared Milk and Soy. Peopl… Read more
Media Statement from Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, CDC Director and ATSDR Administrator
On January 20, 2021Today, Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, officially begins her post as the 19th director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the ninth administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substa… Read more
COVID-19 Moderate - COVID-19 in Singapore
On January 19, 2021Travelers at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should avoid all nonessential travel to Singapore.… Read more
COVID-19 Very High - COVID-19 in Seychelles
On January 19, 2021Travelers should avoid all travel to Seychelles.… Read more
COVID-19 High - COVID-19 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
On January 19, 2021Travelers should avoid nonessential travel to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.… Read more
COVID-19 Very High - COVID-19 in Barbados
On January 19, 2021Travelers should avoid all travel to Barbados.… Read more
COVID-19 Very High - COVID-19 in Saint Lucia
On January 19, 2021Travelers should avoid all travel to Saint Lucia.… Read more
COVID-19 Very High - COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands
On January 19, 2021Travelers should avoid all travel to the Faroe Islands.… Read more
COVID-19 Very High - COVID-19 in the Turks and Caicos Islands
On January 19, 2021Travelers should avoid all travel to the Turks and Caicos Islands.… Read more
COVID-19 Unknown - COVID-19 in Antarctica
On January 19, 2021Travelers should avoid all travel to Antarctica.… Read more
Lancaster Foods Recalls All Conventional Butternut Squash Items That Were Processed between the Dates of 12/22/20 and 01/08/21 Due to Possible Health Risk
On January 19, 2021Lancaster Foods LLC has initiated a voluntary product recall of its processed butternut squash items because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes… Read more
Hiland Dairy Announces Recall of Hiland Dairy Half-Pint 1% Low Fat Chocolate Milk Cartons
On January 18, 2021Hiland Dairy is announcing a recall of the one-half pint (236 mL) 1% low fat chocolate milk that was produced at its Norman, Oklahoma facility only. Some of the products may contain food-grade sanitiz… Read more
Potential Foreign Object Recall Lake Champlain Chocolates Issues Voluntary Recall on Selected Milk Chocolate Products
On January 16, 2021Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC) is issuing a public alert and a voluntary recall on select LCC milk chocolate products from a determined best-by date range for potential foreign objects. LCC is issuin… Read more
Nestlé Prepared Foods Recalls Not-Ready-to-Eat Pepperoni Hot Pockets Product Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
On January 15, 2021Nestlé Prepared Foods, a Mt. Sterling, Ky. establishment, is recalling approximately 762,615 pounds of not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) pepperoni hot pockets product that may be contaminated with extraneous ma… Read more
Pero Family Farms Food Co. Issues Voluntary Recall Due to Possible Health Risk
On January 15, 2021Pero Family Farms Food Company, LLC has initiated a voluntary product recall of its Butternut Squash Trays because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism whic… Read more
Publix Steam In Bag Product Recall
On January 14, 2021Publix Super Markets, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall on select Publix Steam In Bag products prepared in-store containing a specific butternut squash ingredient. This recall is the result of not… Read more
CDC Expands Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement to All Air Passengers Entering the United States
On January 12, 2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding the requirement for a negative COVID-19 test to all air passengers entering the United States.… Read more
COVID-19 High - COVID-19 in Grenada
On January 11, 2021Travelers should avoid nonessential travel to Grenada.… Read more
Lavva Voluntarily Recalls a Single Lot of Blueberry Plant-Based Yogurt
On January 11, 2021Out of an abundance of caution, EVR Foods, INC, parent company to Lavva, is issuing a voluntary recall on its 5.3 ounce Blueberry Plant-Based Yogurt with expiration date 2/21/21.… Read more
Midwestern Pet Foods Voluntarily Expands Recall of Pet Food for Aflatoxin Health Risk
On January 11, 2021Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc., of Evansville, IN is expanding its December 30, 2020 voluntary recall ofcertain dog and cat food products produced in our Chickasha Operations Facility to include all dog a… Read more
Weis Markets Issues Recall for Possible Foreign Matter Contamination in Weis Ice Cream Products
On January 8, 2021Weis Markets today said it has issued a recall for: • 10,869 containers of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream (48 oz.), and • 502 bulk containers of Klein's Vanilla Dairy Ice Cream (3 gallon) be… Read more
HHS Announces $22 Billion in Funding to Support Expanded Testing, Vaccination Distribution
On January 7, 2021The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced two upcoming actions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide more than $22 billion in funding to states, lo… Read more
Transcript: CDC Update on COVID-19
On January 6, 2021CDC works 24/7 saving lives, protecting people from health threats, and saving money to have a more secure nation. A US federal agency, CDC helps make the healthy choice the easy choice by putting sci… Read more
CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on COVID-19
On January 6, 2021The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide an update to media on the COVID-19 response.… Read more
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