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SACRAMENTO – Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state health officer, on Friday warned consumers not to eat Vagabundo Paletas candy imported from Mexico after tests conducted by CDPH found unacceptable levels of lead.
Consumers in possession of this candy should discard it immediately.
Recent chemical analysis of this candy by CDPH’s Food and Drug Laboratory determined that it contained as much as 0.61 parts per million of lead.
California considers candies with lead levels in excess of 0.10 parts per million to be contaminated.
Vagabundo Paletas candy is sold in a 453 gram, plastic package with the candy name appearing at the top in large yellow and red letters.
The package shows a man wearing purple pants, red jacket and a purple hat walking on railroad tracks. The man is carrying a large red lollipop over his shoulder and walking with a brown dog.
Vagabundo Paletas candy is imported and distributed by Crown Wholesale in Paramount, Calif., which has initiated a voluntary recall.
CDPH is currently working with the distributor to ensure that the contaminated candies are removed from the market place.
Pregnant women and parents of children who may have consumed this candy should consult their physician or health care provider to determine if medical testing is needed.
Anyone finding this candy for sale should call the CDPH Complaint Hotline at 800-495-3232.
More information is available on the CDPH Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Page, http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/discond/Pages/CLPPBChildrenAtRisk.aspx .
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SACRAMENTO – Continuing its efforts to strengthen and expand its health care workforce, the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) awarded 17 registered nurse education programs a total of $2,799,939.00.
Additionally, OSHPD awarded four physician assistant programs a total of $399,999 in Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds.
The funds were made available through the Song-Brown Program in a competitive process administered through the California Healthcare Workforce Policy Commission.
“The Song-Brown Program has been dedicated to providing financial support to California’s health care professions workforce programs. These programs are committed to graduating health care workforce professionals that are willing to work in California’s underserved areas and provide culturally sensitive and responsive care to its citizens,” said Stephanie Clendenin, Acting Director of OSHPD.
The Mental Health Physician Assistant Special Program was established in 2009 to increase the number of physician assistants providing care in California’s public mental health system.
To date, the program has awarded $1.63 million dollars in MHSA funds to six of California’s physician assistant programs in California.
The following registered nurse education programs received awards February 08, 2012:
- Azusa Pacific University – $192,000
- California State University, Chico – $105,000
- California State University, East Bay – $96,000
- California State University, Fresno – $249,000
- California State University, Long Beach – $201,000
- California State University, Stanislaus – $240,000
- Charles R. Drew University – $96,000
- College of the Canyons – $284,939
- College of the Sequoias – $20,000
- Fresno City College – $120,000
- Los Angeles County College – $100,000
- Los Angeles Harbor College – $285,000
- Merced College – $120,000
- Point Loma Nazarene University – $105,000
- Santa Ana College – $225,000
- University of San Diego, Hahn School of Nursing – $36,000
- West Hills College, Lemoore – $325,000
Total: $2,799,939.00
Physician assistant programs that received awards include:
- University of California Davis – $100,000
- Moreno Valley College – $99,999
- Keck School of Medicine, USC – $100,000
- Touro University – $100,000
Total: $399,999
The Song-Brown Program was established to increase the number of trained and educated family practice physicians, physician assistants, family nurse practitioners, and registered nurses providing healthcare services to medically underserved areas of California.
The awards are funded by the California Health Data Planning Fund, which was statutorily established to receive and expend revenues in support of health care related programs. The funds are generated through annual fees collected from health facilities.
For information about the program visit the Web site at http://oshpd.ca.gov/HWDD/Song_Brown_Prog.html .
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