Imperial Valley News Center
FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Staff Submits Comment on Internet of Things and Consumer Product Hazards
- Details
- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - In a comment to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) about potential safety issues associated with Internet-connected consumer products, staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) warned that poorly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices could pose a consumer safety hazard and outlined ways to mitigate such risks.
Applications being accepted for 2018 Leopold Conservation Award
- Details
- Written by CDFA
Sacramento, California - Know of a Golden State landowner who’s a conservation leader in your community? Or, maybe you’re that leader! Nominate a friend, colleague, or yourself for the 2018 California Leopold Conservation Award.
Emerging food innovation, “cultured” food products
- Details
- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. and FDA Deputy Commissioner Anna Abram
Washington, DC - Food safety is at the core of the agency’s mission to protect and promote public health for our nation’s consumers. We take seriously our commitment to the consumers and industry who look to the FDA for important guidance when it comes to our nation’s food supply, including the pathway for bringing forward safe, emerging food innovations. A key part of our mission is helping enable innovation and technological advances in the food sector, ensuring the safety of the products. As part of this mission, the FDA is constantly evaluating new areas of food innovation and establishing guidelines on how new technology can safely advance.
The Social Security Trustees say they must dip into its Trust Fund for the first time since 1982
- Details
- Written by John Grimaldi
Washington, DC - For the first time in 36 years, according to the trustees of Social Security and Medicare, they will have to dip into the Trust Fund to meet its obligations.
Preserving the Southwest De-escalation Zone in Syria
- Details
- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States remains concerned by reports of impending Syrian government operations in southwest Syria within the boundaries of the de-escalation zone negotiated between the United States, Jordan, and the Russian Federation last year and reaffirmed between Presidents Trump and Putin in Da Nang, Vietnam in November. The United States remains committed to maintaining the stability of the southwest de-escalation zone and to the ceasefire underpinning it.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
- Details
- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
Page 1282 of 3785