Carbon Monoxide is Everybody’s Business

Friday February 24, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Cicero apartment building evacuated for carbon monoxide
 Chicago Tribune - United States
An apparent carbon monoxide leak forced more than 40 people from a Cicero apartment building days after one of the building's residents was found dead with ...

Carbon monoxide alarms are required
 Hingham Journal - Hingham,MA,USA
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Chief Mark Duff wish to inform homeowners that as of March 31, 2006, carbon monoxide alarms are required in all ...

YoungstersPoisoned by Carbon Monoxide
 6abc.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
NORTH PHILADELPHIA-February 23, 2006 - Authorities believe the colorless, odorless and tasteless gas carbon monoxide put two North Philadelphia children into ...

Carbon monoxide is the 'Silent Killer'
 KTVO - Kirksville,MO,USA
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that kills nearly 500 people a year and sends thousands more to the hospital.

Thursday February 23, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide in meat causes controversy
 Stuff.co.nz - Wellington,New Zealand
New Zealand meat processors are allowed to use the controversial American method of keeping meat looking fresh and red with carbon monoxide gas - but there is ...

Consumer groups opposed to use of carbon monoxide in meat ...
 Earthtimes.org - USA
WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration is examining the prevailing meat packaging process that uses traces of carbon monoxide gas in order to retain ...

Family Suffers Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
 WDIV - Detroit,MI,USA
A family in Auburn Hills learned about the dangers of carbon monoxide the hard way. ... The family is being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.

La Vista Offers Free Carbon Monoxide Detectors
 KETV.com - Omaha,NE,USA
OMAHA, Neb. -- A local fire department is offering free carbon monoxide detectors to city residents.

Wednesday February 22, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide meat off the menu
 TVNZ - New Zealand
Meat and Wool New Zealand says the United States' reported growing use of carbon monoxide to keep meat looking fresh is not a practice that will ever be adopted here.

Carbon monoxide-treated fish removed from shelves (updated 12:31 ...
 China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
... consumers, from their shelves as government health agencies intensified the inspection of fish products if they were treated with carbon monoxide (CO) for more ...

FDA urged to ban meat with carbon monoxide
 Provo Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
Which do you reach for? The meat industry knows the answer, which is why it has quietly begun to spike meat packages with carbon monoxide.

Tuesday February 21, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

China moves to prevent more carbon monoxide poisoning
 Xinhua - China
20 (Xinhuanet) -- China's Ministry of Health on Monday urged local governments to raise public awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning after at ...

Pool Heater Causes Carbon Monoxide Scare
 Channel Cincinnati.com - Cincinnati,OH,USA
HEBRON, Ky. -- At least six people had to be treated on Monday afternoon for high levels of carbon monoxide that came from a pool heater, officials said.

FDA Urged to Ban Meat Treated with Carbon Monoxide
 ShortNews.com - Regensburg,Germany
Kalsec Foods in Kalamazoo, Mich., a maker of natural food extract, has petitioned the FDA to ban the practice of spiking meat packages with carbon monoxide.

Man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
 WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
... His mother Penny was unconscious in a bedroom. Investigators say a gas powered generator filled the house with the deadly carbon monoxide.

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Elderly Texas Couple
 All Headline News - USA
... AHN) -- Officials say an elderly couple using a charcoal grill to heat their home while they slept were found dead Sunday of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning.

Monday February 20, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon Monoxide Kills Elderly Texas Couple
 Forbes - USA
An elderly couple using a charcoal grill to heat their home while they slept were found dead Sunday, apparently of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said.

Mah govt abandones using Carbon Monoxide, resorts to culling
 Webindia123 - India
Health department of Maharashtra government has abandoned the plan of using carbon monoxide to exterminate 9 lakh poultry stock, suspected of being affected by ...

FDA Is Urged to Ban Carbon-Monoxide-Treated Meat
 Washington Post - United States
The meat industry knows the answer, which is why it has quietly begun to spike meat packages with carbon monoxide.

CARBON MONOXIDE IS A HIDDEN KILLER
 Charlotte Sun-Herald - Charlotte,FL,USA
The doctor who examined me suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, and that is what I had. My furnace was leaking. Now that it's fixed, I feel fine.

Sunday February 19, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Some raising red flag over use of gas to keep meat in the pink
 By Amy McConnell Schaarsmith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Since 2002, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed the meat industry to sell various types of meat treated with carbon monoxide.

Saturday February 18, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning
 WOOD-TV - Grand Rapids,MI,USA
His mother was unconscious in a bedroom. Investigators say a gas powered generator filled the house with the deadly carbon monoxide.

Thursday February 16, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

15 killed in carbon monoxide poisoning  UPDATE
 People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
A woman receives treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning in a hospital in Yanbian, Northeast China's Jilin Province February 16, 2006.

Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 12 in Northeast China
 China Daily - China
Four days of carbon monoxide poisoning in six counties in Northeast China's Liaoning Province has left 12 people dead with 277 others receiving treatment.

New law: Your home must have a carbon monoxide alarm
 Cambridge Chronicle - Somerville,MA,USA
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Chief Gerald Reardon wish to inform homeowners that as of March 31, 2006, carbon monoxide alarms will be required in all residences with potential sources of carbon monoxide.

Council Bluffs Family Gets Carbon Monoxide Scare
 KETV.com - Omaha,NE,USA
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- A Council Bluffs family went to a hospital Wednesday night for possible carbon monoxide poisoning.

Wednesday February 15, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

CO Alarm Independent Test:

Hank Investigates: Detecting danger

Air Date: 02/13/2006

Reported by: Hank Phillippi Ryan

Body found after report of carbon monoxide problem
 WTNH - New Haven,CT,USA
15, 2006 6:45 AM) _ A report of possible carbon monoxide problems in a Manchester apartment building has led to the discovery of a body in a car.

Tuesday February 14, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

CARBON MONOXIDE CAN DAMAGE HEARTS

LA Times wire report, from Jan., 30, 2006

People who survive a toxic encounter with carbon monoxide…

Monday February 13, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Workers at W. Des Moines hotel treated for carbon monoxide
 WOI - West Des Moines,IA,USA
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa Five employees of a suburban Des Moines hotel were treated today for carbon monoxide exposure.

Carbon monoxide is a silent killer
 Contra Costa Times - CA,USA
... One weekend, the headache was so bad that I went to the ER The doctor who examined me suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, and that is what I had.

Carbon monoxide puts Eudoran in hospital
 Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
A possible gas leak at a Eudora residence sent a former Eudora city councilman to a Kansas City hospital Sunday afternoon with carbon monoxide poisoning.

Sunday February 12, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide killed former head of charity
 Indianapolis Star - United States
Fort Wayne -- The former head of a charitable group who resigned amid a state investigation died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the garage of his home.

Make sure 'flu' isn't carbon monoxide poisoning
 Hillsboro Argus - Hillsboro,OR,USA
Homes that are shut tight for winter and have improperly operating appliances or fireplaces may trap carbon monoxide (CO), which can poison family members.

Saturday February 11, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Ten People Sent to Hospital with Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
 WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
Ten people were taken to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning. ... "Carbon monoxide, being an odorless and colorless gas, will kill you.

Friday February 10, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide killed former head of charity
 Indianapolis Star - United States
Fort Wayne -- The former head of a charitable group who resigned amid a state investigation died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the garage of his home.

Make sure 'flu' isn't carbon monoxide poisoning
 Hillsboro Argus - Hillsboro,OR,USA
Homes that are shut tight for winter and have improperly operating appliances or fireplaces may trap carbon monoxide (CO), which can poison family members.

Thursday February 9, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Illinois coal mine reopens, resolves issues with carbon monoxide
 WAVY-TV - Portsmouth,VA,USA
GIRARD, Ill. A central Illinois coal mine is back in business, having resolved a problem that created elevated levels of carbon monoxide.

Wednesday February 8, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Red Lodge Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Leads to Death of Child

By the Associated Press, February 7, 2006

MISSOULA – The premature son of a woman who suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while pregnant has died.

Seniors Evacuated After Carbon Monoxide Leak
 Boston Channel.com - MA, USA
They were forced out of their Lowell apartment complex Tuesday because of unsafe levels of carbon monoxide in the building.

Carbon-monoxide safety tips from CSA International
 Canada NewsWire (press release) - Canada
Carbon monoxide (CO), often referred to as the "silent killer," is an invisible, odorless and tasteless gas produced by incomplete burning of fuels.

Monday February 6, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Carbon monoxide poison: 5 saved
 ic Wales - United Kingdom
A PREGNANT woman was among five people to be treated in hospital after a carbon monoxide alert in Ammanford.

Friday February 4, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

YMCA evacuated due to carbon monoxide
 Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach,FL,USA
BOCA RATON -- A carbon monoxide build-up sickened more than a dozen people and forced the evacuation of 300 from the YMCA of Boca Raton Saturday morning.

Thursday February 3, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

37 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning
 News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
Thirty-seven people were taken out of the Phillips Hairstyling Salon on East Genesee Street in Syracuse with carbon monoxide poisoning.

Carbon Monoxide Victims Treated and Released
 WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
Two contractors who were rushed to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak, are now okay tonight.

Fire chief urges use of carbon monoxide detectors
 Norton Mirror - Milford,MA,USA
After an incident in Norton involving carbon monoxide that sent six people to the hospital, Fire Chief Richard Gomes said he is urging people to buy detectors.

Every home needs a carbon monoxide detector
 TMCnet - USA
(Copley News Service Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)More than 500 Americans die each year from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

Wednesday February 2, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Four Taken to Hospital for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
 WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown,PA,USA
An investigation is underway tonight after an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning sends four people to the hospital.

Construction worker sickened by carbon monoxide
 Brandon Sun - Manitoba, Canada
A fellow construction worker rushed a man to hospital yesterday after he suffered carbon monoxide poisoning while working in the basement of a new home.

Local man's mother among carbon monoxide victims
 Eagle Tribune - Lawrence,MA,USA
ATKINSON -- A local man's mother was recovering from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Gainesville, Fla., hospital yesterday after an apparent accident Monday.

Wednesday February 1, 2006 Bacharach's Daily Message:  Carbon Monoxide Safety is Everybody's Business.

Illinois coal mine closed; carbon monoxide levels cited
 Chicago Tribune - United States
GIRARD -- A central Illinois coal mine remained closed indefinitely Wednesday, a day after higher-than-normal levels of carbon monoxide forced the ...

Carbon Monoxide Leak At Woodlawn Apt. Complex
 WJZ - Baltimore,MD,USA
... Chadwick Manor in Woodlawn. The new furnaces were installed after a faulty furnance caused a carbon monoxide leak Saturday morning. ...

Mistake Saves Turlock Family From Carbon Monoxide
 CBS 13 - Sacramento,CA,USA
The Sanders family went to buy a smoke alarm, but accidentally bought a carbon monoxide detector. Little did they know, it would end up saving their lives.

Carbon monoxide detectors save lives
 Bethany Beach Wave - Bethany Beach,DE,USA
... But for those who burn fossil fuels without carbon monoxide detectors, it could be a tragedy waiting to happen.

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a real threat to weatherized homes
 Newstarget.com - Taichung,Taiwan
Alexandria Haber writes about the dangers of weatherizing your home, and in particular, the threat carbon monoxide can pose to your health in the setting of an ...