20 Thursday, March 13, 1997 Pahrump Valley Gazette
Adversary and concern for asthmatic and allergy patients
Warning Sulfites in canne l tuna prompts hot line
Based on an advisory from the Federal Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) Asthma patients
whose disease is triggered by sulfites and any-
one allergic to preservatives should not eat cer-
tain types of canned tuna, FDA warned this
week.
Tuna manufacturers discovered that sulfites
were inadvertently added to about a third of the
canned tuna sold in the United States. Sulfite-
sensitive people can suffer life-threatening re-
Briefly Noted
Baker to head
Reid's Southern
Nevada Team
Senator Harry Reid has
named life-king Nevadan M.
Connie Barker to his top post
in Southern Nevada.
"I am happy to announce
that Ms. M. Barker has ac-
cepted the position to run my
largest office in Nevada,"
Reid said. "Connie has ex-
ceptional managerial skills
and is a native Nevadan who
understands the challenges
lacing our communities. 1
look forward to a partnership
with Connie for a stronger
Las Vegas Valley and rural
Nevada."
Barker is taking over as
Reid's Southern Nevada Re-
gional Manager.
Ms. Barker said she looks
forward to running Rcid's
Southern Nevada office in
Las Vegas and reaching out
to residents.
"I have long supported
Senator Reid's advocacy for
working Nevadans and their
families, and I am thrilled to
have the opportunity to work
with him in such a personal
way," Barker said. "The fact
that I am a native Nevadan
makes this opportunity even
more meaningful tbr me."
Reid's Las Vegas office is
located at 300 Las Vegas
Boulevard South, Suite
1610.
Messianic Passover Seder
Perfect Gift Ministries
would like to invite you to
join us, to celebrate Christ in
the Passover. Good Friday,
March 28th at the Commu-
nity Center. Dinner will be
served.
Please R.S.V.P by 3-17-97
actions if they eat the preservatives, so theFDA
is warning those at risk to check whether they
have suspect cans in their pantries+
All brands of white or albacore canned tuna
contain the sulfites, as well as several brands of
light tuna.
The food industry could not yet name all the
suspect light tuna by brand name yesterday, al-
though it said some cases of BumbleBee's coral
and Royal Reef brands contained sulfites. It set
at 727-7401 or 727-4778.
Poetry Contest
The Pahmmp Valley Gazette
in conjuction with the Reading
Oasis. will have their 4th an-
nual poetry contest•
Winning entries will be pub-
lished in the Gazette. Writers of
winning entries will recieve a
gift certificate for $10-$25,
g(nxl at the Reading Oasis.
Please drop off, or mail en-
tries to the Reading Oasis 1231
South Loop Road. NV 89048,
(702) 727-8576.
Deadline is March 31st.
up a hot line for at-risk consumers to call with a
can's brand name and identification number, to
learn whether tuna they bought contains sulfites.
Sulfites are not dangerous to most people. But
about 5 percent of the nation's estimated 10 mil-
lion to 16 million asthma patients are sensitive
to the preservatives, as are a small number of
healthy people
For further information you may call the tuna hot
line number at, 1-800-283-1112.
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