Consumer Q's for 05/29/08
Contact: Teresa Jenkins
(404) 656-3645
1-800-282-5852
CONSUMER Q’s
Prepared by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Affairs
Tommy Irvin, Commissioner
Call Consumer Q’s Hotline at 1-800-282-5852
Consumer Alert/Recall: Char-Broil Recalls Two-Burner Gas Grills Sold Exclusively at Mills Fleet Farm Stores Due to Fire, Burn Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately until a replacement burner is installed. Name of Product: Char-Broil Two-Burner Gas Grills Model 463720108; Units: About 400; Importer: Char-Broil LLC, of Columbus, Ga.; Manufacturer: Shenzhen Jinwoniu Trading Company LTD, China; Hazard: On the recalled grills, the main burner does not fit correctly and does not connect properly to the gas valve which could result in a propane leak. This poses fire and burn hazards to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: None reported. Description: This recall involves the Char-Broil gas grills with model number 463720108 and serial number ranging from 000001 to 000402. The gas grills have a main burner with two-burner plates, a 170 square inch swing-away rack, two side shelves and a condiment basket. Char-Broil’s logo is on the top of the lid of the grill. The serial and model numbers are located on the white rating label on the back of the horizontal support of the grill. Sold at: Mills Fleet Farm Stores in
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I want to know whether garbanzo beans grow above the ground or are like peanuts and grow under the ground.
The garbanzo bean, also know as the chickpea or Egyptian pea, is a member of the legume family and is related to beans and other peas. Like them, it grows above ground. The pods are about one inch long and contain one or two light-colored seeds.
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Are restaurant employees required to complete any testing by the state of
Our Consumer Protection Division administers state laws, rules and regulations for retail and wholesale grocery stores, retail seafood stores and places in the business of food processing and plants which are currently required to obtain a license from the Commissioner under any other provision of law: bakeries, confectionaries, fruit, nuts and vegetables stores and places of business, and similar establishments, mobile or permanent, engaged in sale of food primarily for consumption off the premises. This does not include ``food services establishment" (Restaurants and Institutions).
I spoke with Mr. Giles Roberts Scarborough the food safety section manager of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health; Ms. Scarborough states that at this present time employees of restaurants are not required to complete any testing for
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Do you know of a remedy for skunk spray on a dog?
Bathe the dog in tomato juice BEFORE bathing it in water. If you wash the dog first, it pushes the odor deeper into the fur and you’ll smell it for months. Also, try mixing one quart of hydrogen peroxide to a tablespoon of baking soda and a teaspoon of soap and message into the fur. Let it stand for 5 - 10 minutes and then bathe.
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We have a barn with three walls and stalls on the fourth side. Birds love to come in the barn and we have their droppings on everything. We have tried putting a fake owl in there, but they don’t seem to be deterred. Please give any and all advice you may have on this yucky problem.
Depending on the type of birds (pigeons, common yard birds, etc.), you can deter them by stringing very fine fishing lines above head level at varying angles. It is hard for them to see and will eventually deter them. Barn swallows are more adept at maneuvering around it though, and will use it to perch on.
Some wind chimes may keep certain types of birds out. The higher the pitch, the better they seem to work. But, they may also irritate animals such as horses and cows if that is what the stalls are for. Other methods sometimes work such as putting long nails or wires upright where they perch so they can’t land there.
If the barn is open to the outside, try hanging computer CD’s (the free ones that you get in the mail) back to back, so the shiny part is on the outside. They spin around and it seems to annoy the birds enough that they go elsewhere. If the barn has power, you can just get an electronic bird deterrent of some sort.
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I wanted to try something different and interesting with my kids. Do you have any ideas?
Try starting seeds in eggshell halves. It’s economical and earth-friendly. Store planted shells in egg carts so they can easily be moved to sunny spots. Plant as is. Roots break through and the decomposed shell acts as fertilizer.
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If you have questions, or problems with services or products regulated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture you may write to the Office of Consumer Services, 19 Martin Luther King Drive, Room 224, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 or call 404/656-3645 (Atlanta metro area) or toll-free, 1-800-282-5852 (statewide).
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