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News Tipoffs - Connecticut Editors Newsletter for Friday September 26, 2025 ( 3 items )  

FTC and 19 States Act to Stop a Deceptive Cancer Charity Fundraising Scheme
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC and 19 States Act to Stop a Deceptive Cancer Charity Fundraising Scheme * The Federal Trade Commission, along with 22 agencies from 19 states, stopped a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators who made false or deceptive claims to U.S. donors. Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank, solicited charitable donations nationwide on behalf of United  more

Goot Essa Recalls Der Mutterschaf Cheese Because of Possible Health Risk
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Goot Essa Recalls Der Mutterschaf Cheese Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: September 19, 2025 FDA Publish Date: September 25, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Cheese/Cheese Product Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Goot Essa LLC Brand  more

Southwind Foods Recalls Frozen Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Southwind Foods Recalls Frozen Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: September 23, 2025 FDA Publish Date: September 23, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Shellfish Contaminants Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness - possible radionuclide (Cesium-137) contamination Company Name: Southwind Foo  more