Baby formula recall; check your product number

Baby formula company Abbott has issued a voluntary recall of certain Similac-brand formula.

According to local supplier Nassau Agencies, the recall is due to the ?remote possibility? that there may be beetles in some of the formula. According to the company, the problem is limited to one production area at one manufacturing facility.

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WARNING FOR PARENTS AFTER POPULAR BRAND OF BABY FORMULA RECALLED

By ALISON LOWE
Tribune Staff Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

PARENTS are being warned that millions of cans of a popular brand of baby formula have been recalled over fears they may contain small beetles or larvae that will irritate babies' digestive tract.

Nassau Agencies Ltd, the sole distributor for Similac baby products in The Bahamas, yesterday notified City Market, Super Value, Lowe's Pha...

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Five cases of dengue fever, 20 suspected

HEALTH officials are warning the public to avoid being bitten by mosquitos as there have been five confirmed cases of dengue fever in the Bahamas and another 20 suspected cases.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Department of Public Health urged persons to wear protective clothing and apply insect repellent to exposed areas; use safe household insecticides indoors; maintain the integrity of wi...

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Volunteers clear 39 tons of trash from South Beach for Coastal Cleanup Day 2010

A record number of volunteers from all walks of life throughout The Bahamas turned out to participate in the 25th Anniversary of International Coastal Cleanup.

To date, this global initiative has helped remove over 100 million pounds of marine litter from over 170, 000 miles of coasts since it began 25 years ago.

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Urgent Action Needed by Government to Address the State of Affairs at Beaches

Deepest sympathies are extended to the family, friends and loved ones of the unidentified man who tragically drowned at Goodman’s Bay on Sunday past. This heartbreaking incident, along with observations during my recent visits to the beach, serve as glaring reminders of the urgent need for life guards to ensure the well-being and protection of beachgoers across The Bahamas.

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Caribbean Bottling Company Presents Earth Day Aluminum Can Drive

Thursday 22nd April 2021  2:00 PM

We are proud to partner with Cans for Kids for a special Earth Day Aluminum Can Drive. AND, there will be two ways to donate and WIN!
DONATE & WIN ON APRIL 22:
Members of the general public can donate their empty aluminum drinking cans on Earth Day (April 22) to enter to win a gift pack that includes items from the Caribbean Bottling Company, D'Albenas, Wendy's & Popeyes.

DONATE & WIN FOR YO...

Bahamas Humane Society Events

The BHS has a few events (ours and others') upcoming and would love to have you participate!...

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Caribbean Bottling Company Celebrates Earth Day !

The Caribbean Bottling Company (CBC) is committed to supporting Bahamian environmental preservation initiatives, and has implemented a number of recycling and waste reduction programs in recent years. In recognition of Earth Day, CBC has also dedicated the month of April to supporting conservation awareness projects.

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Minister Ferreira announces Initiative to Ban Single-Use Plastics by 2020

In an effort to simultaneously address marine pollution and waste management, Minister of the Environment and Housing the Hon. Romauld S. Ferreira officially announced, on April 23, 2018, his Ministry's initiative to ban single-use plastics ? such as shopping bags, food utensils, straws and styrofoam food containers ? by 2020...

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Illegal Dumper Caught Red Handed

Each month, its estimated that thousands of pounds of illegal waste are dumped in remote areas across various family islands...On Grand Bahama, beaches, service roads and other sparsely populated...

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