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GUIDE TO EXECUTIVE ORDERS POTENTIALLY AFFECTING YOU
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The Mississippi State Department of Health has Released a Helpful Document to Navigate the Current Executive Orders
A Simple Guide to Executive Orders: A handy summary of the latest COVID-19 Executive Orders from the Governor, organized by who and what they apply to.
HAND SANITIZER RECALL - CHECK YOUR SUPPLIES!
FDA Urges Consumers, Health Care Professionals Not to Use Certain Products, Citing Serious Adverse Events and Death
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to warn consumers and health care professionals not to use  certain  alcohol-based hand sanitizers due to the dangerous presence of methanol, or wood alcohol – a substance often used to create fuel and antifreeze that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin as well as life-threatening when ingested. The FDA is proactively working with manufacturers to recall products and is encouraging retailers to remove products from store shelves and online marketplaces.

“Practicing good hand hygiene, which includes using alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not readily available, is an important public health tool for all Americans to employ. Consumers must also be vigilant about which hand sanitizers they use, and for their health and safety we urge consumers to immediately stop using all hand sanitizers on the FDA’s  list of dangerous hand sanitizer products ,” said FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D. “We remain extremely concerned about the potential serious risks of alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing methanol . Producing, importing and distributing toxic hand sanitizers poses a serious threat to the public and will not be tolerated. The FDA will take additional action as necessary and will continue to provide the latest information on this issue for the health and safety of consumers.”

The agency has posted a  do-not-use list  of dangerous hand sanitizer products, which is being updated regularly. In most cases, methanol does not appear on the product label. However, methanol is not an acceptable ingredient in any drug, including hand sanitizer, even if methanol is listed as an ingredient on the product label.

Importantly, the FDA is urging consumers not to use any hand sanitizer products from the particular manufacturers on the list even if the product or particular lot number are not listed since some manufacturers are recalling only certain – but not all – of their hand sanitizer products. Manufacturers’ failure to immediately recall all potentially affected products is placing consumers in danger of methanol poisoning. One of the reported deaths is associated with Blumen Hand Sanitizer , distributed by 4e North America and manufactured by 4E Global in Mexico, who recently expanded its recall to include additional lots of its hand sanitizer products. Additionally, the FDA is strongly urging distributors and retailers to stop distributing and selling hand sanitizers manufactured by the firms on the list immediately, even if the particular product is not included in a recall, due to the risk of methanol poisoning.

When identifying hand sanitizers from the FDA’s do-not-use list , consumers should look for one or more identifiers from the list that match the product’s labeling, including:
  • Manufacturer name
  • Product name
  • National Drug Code (NDC) number
If any of the identifiers (name, company, or NDC) match a product on the list, the FDA urges consumers to immediately stop using the hand sanitizer. Dispose of the hand sanitizer bottle in a hazardous waste container, if available, or dispose of as recommended by local waste management and recycling centers. Do not flush or pour these products down the drain or mix with other liquids.

Methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death.

Although people using these products on their hands are at risk for methanol poisoning, young children who ingest these products and adolescents and adults who drink these products as an alcohol (ethanol) substitute are most at risk. Consumers who have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing methanol and are experiencing symptoms should seek immediate medical treatment for potential reversal of the toxic effects of methanol poisoning.

Consumers, manufacturers or distributors who have questions for the FDA regarding hand sanitizers should email  COVID-19-Hand-Sanitizers@fda.hhs.gov .
Free Business Sign Downloads
Your business should be posting signs right now as a result of the pandemic - some are required by law, while some are just a good idea. Make sure you have the ones you need, and feel free to download any of our sign resources below!
Posters REQUIRED BY LAW regarding COVID-19 include:
Use this online tool from the United States Department of Labor to figure out what other posters you must have displayed at your business by law:
Businesses who still need to post coronavirus symptoms signs at their doors are welcome to use our free template linked below:
Other free signs for businesses, including hand-washing, social distancing, and masks, can be found online at these sites:
Clinton Chamber Youth Leadership (CCYL) Program Sponsorship Opportunity
Be Lengen-dairy and Sponsor CCYL for the 2020-2021 Academic Year!
The Clinton Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce another incoming class of Clinton Chamber Youth Leadership Program (CCYL) participants for the 2020-21 academic year. Each year, the Chamber has the honor to select area high school juniors and seniors to participate in this free youth program, which aims to engage and challenge local students as they volunteer and learn about the City of Clinton and the broader business environment that awaits them after graduation.

This year's varied group of over 30 participants, including students from five area high schools (Clinton High School, Clinton Christian Academy, Jackson Preparatory School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, and St. Joseph Catholic School), will gain experiences in a familiar classroom-style setting at their monthly meetings while being treated as emerging, accountable adults. Six of the student participants will also take on an even larger responsibility as CCYL officers and perform roles within the program that professionals would handle in an actual company setting.

To accommodate students and their families considering the continuing challenges that COVID-19 poses, the Clinton Chamber will be adapting the CCYL program to allow for virtual participation by the students this year. Regardless of the engagement method chosen, we hope to give the students a great leadership extracurricular program with which they can interact and learn in a manner they feel comfortable.

For this year’s CCYL, the Clinton Chamber is once again looking for sponsors willing to contribute $500 towards the opportunities the program has planned. A sponsorship by your business will assist the Chamber in providing the
following and more for these youth:

  • T-shirts for Events and Volunteer Activities (Sponsors’ logos will be included on the shirts)
  • Personalized Calling Cards for using at college fairs and job interviews
  • Catered Business Dinner Etiquette Session
  • Scholarships for senior participants (sponsors will be credited)
  • Administrative resources for CCYL Officers to perform their leadership roles in the program

If you or your company would like to support this wonderful program with a sponsorship, please contact Emily Pace Hunt, Marketing Communications Manager for the Clinton Chamber, by phone at (601) 924-5912 or by email at pr@clintonchamber.org .
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