the government safety limit of 200 becquerels per kilogram, but they decided to replace all the powdered milk it produced during that period. the product was tested after consumers questioned its safety last month. all the powdered skim milk used as a base for the recalled product was processed before the march 11th disaster. some came from hokkaido in northern japan and a large amount was imported from australia. the final product was processed in a facility near tokyo after mar 11th -- march 11th. meiji says radioactive cesium from the fukushima daiichi plant may have entered the facility when it was vented during the drying process. >>> tokyo electric power company has confirmed that radioactive water leaked from the fukushima daiichi plant into the sea. spokespersons say the 150 liters of water contained strontium which has been leaked to bone cancer. the water leaked from cracks in a desalination device. they detected strontium from a gutter near the building. the gutter drains into the pacific ocean. experts say that strontium accumulates in the bones once inside the body. it has proper

morinaga milk plans to test its products more frequently and definitely on days when powdered milk isduced. meg milk snow brand will test samples of products made after the march disaster that are currently kept in storage. >>> newsline is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima die eiichi crisis and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss nuclear watch and the road ahead on newsline. >>> russia's governing party has come under increasing criticism following sunday's lower house election. the vote allowed vlad peer putin's united russia party to stay in power, but video clips and blogs have appeared on the internet that suggest there may have been fraud. ever since suns sunday's election a growing number of clips and messages have been upload odd to the internet that point to fraudulent activities. one official in charge of a polling station appears

after a leading fool company announced earlier in the week it found radioactive cesium in its powdered milk. the level of contamination found by meiji corporation was beyond safety limits, still the company decided to recall the product. the health ministry says it checks over baby food and formula chosen randomly from store shelves. >> translator: the health ministry asked manufacturers to disclose information on their products. we'll also monitor the products to ensure they're safe. >>> now let's turn brief news from japan starting with the situation at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. wire contaminated with radioactive materials is building up inside the fukushima daiichi plant. underground water seeming into basements. storage tanks will be full by march. the utility considered treating the water and then releasing it into the sea. strong opposition by the fishing industry forced it to postpone its decision. a former scientist of the fukushima daiichi has been diagnosed with cancer. doctors say it's unlikely his disease was caused by radiation exposure. he led the efforts to stabili

after a leading fool company announced earlier in the week it found radioactive cesium in its powdered milk. the level of contamination found by meiji corporation was beyond safety limits, still the company decided to recall the product. the health ministry says it checks over baby food and formula chosen randomly from store shelves. >> translator: the health ministry asked manufacturers to disclose information on their products. we'll also monitor the products to ensure they're safe. >>> now let's turn brief news from japan starting with the situation at the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant. wire contaminated with radioactive materials is building up inside the fukushima daiichi plant. underground water seeming into basements. storage tanks will be full by march. the utility considered treating the water and then releasing it into the sea. strong opposition by the fishing industry forced it to postpone its decision. a former scientist of the fukushima daiichi has been diagnosed with cancer. doctors say it's unlikely his disease was caused by radiation exposure. he led the efforts to stabili

tsunami last spring the company that makes a baby formula confirms radioactive material was found in powdered milk but the levels were within safety limits and did not pose a health risk however the company is voluntarily recalling 400,000 cans of its baby formula >>vp is accusing halliburton of intentionally destroying evidence related to the 2010 explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. the blast killed 11 workers injured 16 and triggered the biggest oil spill in u.s. history bp has filed a lawsuit against halliburton which did the cement job for the deepwater horizon oil rigged bp claims that halliburton destroyed evidence on some and testing and violated court orders and not producing computer modeling results halliburton says that the suit has no merit the final federal report on this bill said that bp halliburton and trans ocean all share responsibility for that disaster >>a new discovery in space astronomers to measure the two largest black holes in the universe each hole is 10 billion times the mass of the sun and holds a more than 300 million light years away before these findings t

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. >> powdered milk is not sterile. it's a product that gets manufactured, it's put in a can.t in you have to have the proper steps and people sometimes don't do this. that's why this could be a fluke and not really a contaminated product. rick: while this is being tested. i think this will be a little while until we find out definitively whether it's this baby powder, formula that is the cause -- >> we know so far that the batch of this formula was tested and they did not find any bacteria in the batch of the infant formula that this infant was exposed to. so that is still good news. but there will be a very thorough investigation and they'll get down to even the dna printing of the bacteria to make sure it's one source and they'll find out exactly what is going on. rick: good reason to try breastfeeding for any new mother. >> that's what i put in my notes. this tells you if you can try to consider breastfeeding, it's the most natural and healthiest way to feed an infant. rick: thank you very much for coming on, we'll keep following the story all the best to you. >> merry chr

>>darya: a tan day old baby in misery died after being fed and the milk powder bought at a wal-mart store. wal-mart has now told that infant formula from more than 3000 stores nationwide. >>mark: we're back with more in two minutes. it >>darya: about 150 firefighters, about half of the firefighters in the entire city were working on one fire that went to three different buildings.-it took three hours for the firefighters to get the buildings under control. 60 people are homeless this morning. for >>will: so far so good at the airports. a bulk of the morning flights it took off around 7-8:00 a.m.. joining me now is the airport spokesperson to talk about what we can expect throughout the day. >> it is going to be very busy. very robust traffic. across the country, it looks like the weather is pretty good. hopefully everyone will reach their destination with no trouble. >> about 100 of of of people went out of our gates today. we're going to be home very busy. >>will: give the people at home who are packing some advice. and >> make sure the check with your carrier before you leave the house.

the source of the bacteria hasn't been determined yet, but it can creep up in dried milk and powdered formula. that's why wal-mart pulled the enfamil newborn formula from shelves as a precaution. the formula has not been officially recalled and the manager says the batch in question tested negative for the bacteria before it was shipped. now here's the information on the formula in question, it's the 12.5-ounce cans of enfamil newborn powder with the lot number zp1k7g on the bottom of the can. wal-mart says if you bought the formula, you can return it for a return or a refund or an exchange. linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> on the topic of your children, odds are you're buying a variety of products for the holiday season, but when you go to put those gifts together, look carefully for the product registration post card in the paperwork. it's easy to make sure the items haven't been recalled. a new federal law now requires companies make a durable infant and toddler product, make sure they include prestamped post cards. >> the law that put this product registration program in place makes it

positive for a bacteria that has been linked to rare diseases in newborns and also been found in milk based powderaby formula. the oklahoma department of health says the baby did not get the infection from infa mill formula. walmart and others pulled that formula from store shelves after a newborn in missouri died. so far, the fda has not found a link between the formula and that death. >> claims for unemployment benefits holding steady this month. that's good news for stocks so far. stocks opening higher this morning after the government reported the number of those claims is at a level consistent with modest job growth. the four-week average of unemployment claims fell to a 3 1/2 year low of 375,000. experts say that could be an indication ta hiring may be picking up. >> this morning, the republican presidential race is yet again in flux in iowa. the newest candidate to suddenly become a player, rick santorum. the latest polls have him creeping up on front-runner mitt romney and ron paul. the former pennsylvania senator has already visited all 99 iowa counties which may help him make inroads whe

going to do now is just go ahead and take these bad boys and finish it with a little cocoa nut milk powderercup. [ laughter ] cheers. [ laughter and applause ] [ mumbles ] >> that's a great late night snack. >> jimmy: marcel vingeron. check out "marcel's quantum kitchen" this tuesday at 10:00 p.m. on syfy. we'll be right back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪

it's been linked to rare illnesses in newborns and has been found in milk based powdered formula. the baby did not consume enfamil formula. that formula was tested earlier in the month. it did not contain any traces of the bacteria. the fda and cdc are still trying to track down the sources of the bacteria. >>> patients were shocked to hear of the indictment of a director of a pain management clinic in chantilly, virginia. paul boccone's federal indictment alleges that under his direction, more than 800,000 oxycontin pills were prescribed in one year, more than 10,000 to a single customer. boccone kept selling the drugs after he learned of numerous overdoses. >>> this morning police in prince george's county are asking for your help to find a burglary ring linked to several robberies. take a look at this picture taken off route 202 in cheverly. you can see one of the suspects knock on the front door. when no one answers, the suspects go to the back of the house. that's when one of the men mep grabs a propane tank and uses it to smash open a bathroom window. the three jump in the w

the formula is the milk powder base enfamil newborn. on wednesday walmart pulled all cans of the formula with the same lot number. >>> also denver is beginning to dig out of a major snowstorm. look at that. ten inches fell around the city in 24 hours. almost 30 inches in some of the outlying areas. >> is there a car under there? >> i didn't recognize the car when we first walked out. >> my ice scraper is this big. i had to start using my arms to shovel my car out. >> do what you've got to do. >>> coming up a look at the weather. the storms could affect your holiday travel plans. >>> also the russian soyuz ps spacecraft just docked at the international space station. nasa official says it carried a christmas present for the space station crew. reinforcements. three-member crew from the soyuz will fill out the six person capacity on that space station. >>> six minutes past the hour now. more on that approval of the payroll tax cut extension. after another political showdown congress signed off on the two-month extension last hour after ho

powder on the top. >> i'm sorry, this might be one of the best things i've ever tasted. it's not too sweet. >> frozen hot chocolate. >> we are moving on. >> three cups of milku think this is? >> water. >> vodka. >> yes. >> is that what it is? >> yes. >> vanilla, vodka. no ice yet. pulse this. that way the actual chocolate milk, that's hot chocolate packet blenlsd together. then you put in your ice. there's no chunky dry chunks. >> are you still talking? >> they told me you better get through this whole dang segment. >> did they use the word "dang?" >> we're drinking this. >> hoda can have this. can you have this, hoda? >> i can't. >> i am begging you. >> it has milk in it. >> she'll pay later. >> it's not supposed to be that icy. >> i'm having a good time today. >> come to the back. >> more for me. >> white chocolate egg nog. >> that's delicious, too. >> egg nog from scratch. nobody makes it from scratch. >> you get it from the carton in the grocery store. >> white rum. >> of course because you're sandra lee. what do you think this is? >> i don't know. >> not butter milk. >> oh. >> gadiva white chunk. >> everybody makes this this at the holiday season. >> h

powder packets have nothing on these. these are hot chocolate on a stick. they start at $4. they come in real fruity flavors. >> all you do is you take this stick, put them into the milk and that'sthat. now, after all the partying that you've been doing during the holiday season, a little rest and relaxation? >> these are fun. they're black out eye masks. they onl obviously have a sense of humor and a style to them, too. they're $20 and they come in six colors. >> now here is the ultimate gift for everyone who loves gumny bears. i'm a big fan. >> natalie, you can have this. >> five pounds, is that right? >> they claim it's the world's largest gummy bear. i'm not sure if that's true, but it is five pounds of glistening, glimmering fun. we can't guarantee what would happen to the kids after they eat this on christmas day. would it make your holidays memorable, for sure. >> sarah humphries, thanks so much. >>> coming up next, a holiday feast that will look like you spent tons ♪ [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 affordable safeway select a

a leading food company announced earlier this week that they have found radioactive cesium in powdered milk. the level of contamination found by a major corporation was below the government safety limit and didn't pose a health risk. still, the company decided to voluntarily recall the product amid growing concerns from consumers. it will cover baby food and formula chosen randomly from store shelves. >> translator: the health ministry asked manufacturers to disclose information on their products. we'll also monitor the products to ensure they're safe. >>> and here is the extended weather forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm shery ahn. thank you for watching.