BRIEFLY COMPANY RECALLS PACKAGES OF CHEESE.A California company recalled packages of Cotija cheese This article is about the variety of cheese. For other uses, see Cotija. Cotija cheese, or queso añejado (Spanish: "aged cheese"), is a hard cow's milk cheese which originates in Mexico. It is named after the town of Cotija, Michoacán. that might be contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with listeria Listeria /Lis·te·ria/ (lis-ter´e-ah) a genus of gram-negative bacteria (family Corynebacterium); L. monocyto´genes causes listeriosis. Lis·te·ri·a n. bacteria, officials said Tuesday. No illnesses have been reported from the products, Ariza Cheese Co. of Paramount said Tuesday. The cheese was vacuum-packed in plastic and comes in different sizes. The packages indicate the product should be sold by April 21 to 25, 2004. Also recalled was cheese in foam trays with plastic cling wrap. It was labeled as Ariza Brand Queso Cotija and the package says the product should be sold by July 21 to 25, 2003. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Drug ties suspected in deadly shooting PANORAMA CITY - A man was shot to death in Panorama City early Tuesday in what police are calling a possible drug-related incident. The unidentified male victim was discovered at about 4:15 a.m. in the 14000 block of Parthenia Street, police said. It appeared that he had been shot at least once in the upper torso, and then collapsed on a sidewalk as he tried to cross the street, police said. ``It's probably narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. related,'' said Lt. Joe Eddy of the Devonshire Division. Witnesses reported to detectives that they saw a white van in the area about the time of the shooting, but police were unable to find that van. Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. detectives at the Devonshire division, (818) 756-8291. - Daily News Pair faces charges in attack on teens BURBANK - Two men were charged Tuesday with attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. after two juveniles were attacked with sharp objects over the weekend. Diego Edward Prats, 18, of Burbank and Gerardo Cabral, 21, of Sylmar were charged with one count each of attempted murder during their arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted in Burbank Superior Court. According to police, Prats and Cabral attacked two boys who were standing with a group in the 2300 block of Fairview Street at 10 p.m. Saturday. The two victims, age 14 and 16, were treated at local hospitals for lacerations on their arms, faces and the back of the neck. Both the assailants and victims were associated with rival gangs, said Burbank police spokesman Sgt. Will Berry. - Daily News Cabriales named to school board MOORPARK - The Moorpark Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. board on Tuesday unanimously appointed former trustee Gary Cabriales to a seat vacated by Chris Evans, who resigned this month after pleading no contest to grand theft. Newly appointed Cabriales, an airline pilot who sat on the board for nearly 10 years before leaving in 2002, is viewed by many on the board as a noncontroversial leader with longtime ties in the community. The appointment lasts until November 2004, when a regularly scheduled election is scheduled. Several residents protested the decision, calling on the board to appoint Gary Lowenberg, who lost a position on the board in a close race with Evans last year. - Daily News Safe-driving day gains L.A. support Mayor James Hahn announced that Los Angeles will join other cities today in Take the Pledge to Slow Down Day, aimed at getting drivers to observe the speed limit and drive safely and courteously in their neighborhoods. - Daily News Bomb threat leads to arrest of suspect THOUSAND OAKS - Authorities arrested a 24-year-old man near Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. Tuesday after he allegedly made a bomb threat to a student, authorities said. According to Ventura County sheriff's Capt. Bill Flannigan, Ajay Bhavnani approached a female student from the other side of a school fence at about 1 p.m., saying, ``Nice school. Too bad it's going to be bombed.'' Authorities said they found Bhavnani playing basketball near the high school. - Daily News Tanker overturns, killing truck driver BELL GARDENS - A veteran truck driver with a good safety record burned to death Tuesday after his Arco double tanker overturned as he was trying to avoid a car left on a dark Bell Gardens freeway, officials said. The fiery crash just before 2 a.m. left parts of the Long Beach Freeway closed for 12 hours and prompted the brief evacuation of about 150 nearby residents. - City News Service LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) to banish diesel-fuel buses The Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. will start phasing out older diesel school buses under a plan adopted by the board Tuesday to require contractors to provide cleaner, newer vehicles to transport students. - Daily News |
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