Flagstaff, Arizona and China

OK, it's Tuesday and back to work day, boo hoo.

Had a great 3-day weekend in Flagstaff and Sedona, Arizona.

I think the stars must have been in alignment as everything went without a hitch.

Oh yes, and no tickets which was a real surprise since my radar detector didn't work.

I was talking to a guy in Flagstaff that was telling me about a radar jammer so the cops get no read from you at all.

He thought it might be illegal, but I wonder if it is and if you hid it real good, how could they do anything to you?

I will follow up on this and if I find good news I will pass it along.




Things of note you should be aware of:

Don't use that contact lens solution

The solution of concern is manufactured by the Advanced Medical Optics Inc. based out of Santa Ana, California.

Government officials are warning consumers not to use AMO Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose Solution, a contact lens solution used for cleaning and storing soft contact lenses, because use of the solution may be linked to an increased risk of a rare, yet severe eye infection.



Fish Importer Announces Monkfish Recall

Food May Contain Toxin Associated With Pufferfish

WASHINGTON - A frozen product labeled monkfish distributed in three states is being recalled after two Chicago area people became ill after eating it, the importer announced Thursday.

Hong Chang Corporation of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., said it is recalling the product labeled as monkfish because it may contain tetrodotoxin, a potent toxin.

While the frozen fish imported from China was labeled monkfish, the company said it is concerned that it may be pufferfish because this toxin is usually associated with certain types of pufferfish.

Eating foods containing tetrodotoxin can result in life-threatening illness or death and the toxin cannot be destroyed by cooking or freezing.

China isn't even packaging what they say it is -- this wasn't even monkfish.




Now after you eat the monkfish don't brush your teeth:

FDA to Monitor Toothpaste From China

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials are beginning to check all shipments of toothpaste coming from China, following reports of tainted products in other countries, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration has no evidence that contaminated toothpaste has made its way into the United States but is taking the step as a precaution, agency spokesman Doug Arbesfeld said.

China -- the second-largest exporter of toothpaste to the United States behind Canada, according to the FDA -- has been at the forefront of growing concerns about its standards as well as the U.S. government's ability to monitor foods and other products.

The FDA's action comes after the lethal chemical diethylene glycol was found in toothpaste sold in the Dominican Republic and Panama.

It was not immediately clear which brands of toothpaste sold in the Unites States are made in China.

How bad is this, we don't even know which brands sold in the US are from China!!!

Why do we import from China anyway? Don't we know how to make anything in the United States anymore?

Why do we bother with spending all the money on Homeland Security, which is a feel good thing anyway, as it will be ineffective?

When and why did we become so close to China?

Realistically, China could kill everyone in the United States with their imports. No need to attack by air, attack by food!!!!!



That's my thing for today. See you around the bend of time tomorrow!!