FOOD SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION

A few years ago I lived in Virginia and had both Food Lion and Bloom discount cards. Registration must have requested my email address. By using my real email address the retailer was able to communicate an important recall notification. You can see the entire email below.

To view this email as a web page, go here.

Dear Valued Customer, As an MVP card holder and as one of our customers who has indicated a desire for e-mail messages from us, we are sending you this alert regarding additional peanut products recalled today by National Raisin, one of our suppliers. The recall is due to an inspection by the Texas Department of Health at the Peanut Corporation of America's plant in Plainview, Texas. The following Food Lion and Bloom products are being recalled: PRODUCT                                                   UPC/GTIN#                            Size Food Lion Raisin and Nut Trail Mix                   3582606484                            6 oz.  Food Lion Fruit and Nut Trail Mix                     3582606485                            6 oz. Food Lion Winter Blend Trail Mix                      3582606486                            6 oz. Food Lion Nut Seed Bry Trail Mix                     3582606487                            6 oz. Bloom Raisin and Nut Trail Mix                        72543992166                          6 oz. Bloom Fruit and Nut Trail Mix                         72543992167                          6 oz. Bloom Winter Blend Trail Mix                          72543992168                          6 oz. Bloom Nut Seed Bry Trail Mix                         72543992169                          6 oz. We are asking consumers to return these items to the store for a full refund.  At this time, a number of products containing peanut butter, peanut paste or peanuts have been recalled; however, peanut butter sold in jars at our stores is not affected. We would like to assure you that Food Lion LLC, including all Food Lion, Bloom, Bottom Dollar Food, Reid's and Harveys stores, regards food safety and the safety of our customers as a top priority and is our utmost concern.  Information regarding ongoing recalls can be found at http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/salmonellatyph.html. We are also updating our Web site, http://www.foodlion.com/recalls, with all the products we have pulled. Thank you for being a valued customer.

If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. You can call our Consumer Relations department toll-free at 1-800-210-9569, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. EST Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. EST on Saturday. Or you can write us at: Food Lion Attn: Consumer Relations, 2110 Executive Dr. Salisbury, NC 28145 USA

 

HOW A JOB SEARCH IS LIKE FISHING

Looking for a J.O.B.?

You are not alone. Unemployment is increasing and more people are competing for the open positions that remain. 

Are you using the right bait?

Think of employers as fish.  Use the bait that appeals to the fish you want to catch.  Firms need employees to replace people that have left or to increase firm capability in sales or some other function. Proper keywords will attract leads for jobs. 

Using a single fishing pole from shore is a less than optimal way to catch fish. Stop doing it in your job search. Firms and the managers that are hiring are just like fish. They will bite with the right bait. There are still many in the sea.

Do you know of GPS?

GPS is a Global Positioning System. It is a guidance technology. It uses satellites to get to a specific location. If you want to catch fish, you have to get where the fish are. Use tools to locate fish and to get close to them. Jobs are like fish. Find them and reel them in.

Send out lots of boats

Continuing with the fishing analogy. Use multiple fishing poles or send a fleet of boats out on your behalf. If you are looking for work you must tell your family, friends and network specifically what you are looking for. They are the crew of the boats you are sending out. More boats equals more fish.

More than boats, nets are key

The boats your network is using should be equipped with large nets that will haul in the fish you seek. Better nets are part of how specific you are in telling people what you are looking for in a job [career] opportunity. Give them five through ten keywords. These words will light up their radar screen when they come upon them. 

ACTION & COMMUNICATION

Once someone in your network brings in a load of fish, job leads, take immediate action. Follow up immediately. Make sure that you thank the captain and crew for bringing in such a wonderful catch. 

What else do you think is important in catching good jobs?