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68 Fire Risk heightened by low humidity, wind and high temperatures
Fire and Emergency NZ - Otago & Southland Thursday at 09:50 · The Otago District, would like to advise that due to extreme fire danger and high winds from today and particularly over the weekend including Monday we ask that you DO NOT light any fires during this time. Those that have lit fires please check that they are completely out. If you have any questions please contact Otago District on 0800 673 473. Set up personal emergency alerts www.lert.info
2 Medsafe warns consumers not to consume coffee product marketed for weight loss
11 October 2019 Valentus SlimROAST Optimum Dark Roast Coffee (presented as sachets and as a powder in a tub) has been tested by Medsafe and found to contain methylhexanamine (DMAA) and phenethylamine. Methylhexanamine is a prescription medicine and phenethylamine is a class C controlled drug. Advice for consumers and caregivers Do not consume Valentus SlimROAST Optimum Dark Roast Coffee. If you have consumed this product and feel unwell, seek medical advice. Tell your healthcare professional that you have consumed a product containing methylhexanamine and phenethylamine. If you have purchased this product, return it to the point of sale or safely dispose of it. Information for healthcare professionals Valentus SlimROAST Optimum Dark Roast Coffee has been sold for weight loss / management and is claimed to improve mood and focus, regulate blood sugar and boost circulation. The sachet was found to contain approximately 140mg methylhexanamine (DMAA) and 70mg phenethylamine per 3.5g serve. The tub was found to contain approximately 105 – 140mg methylhexanamine (DMAA) and 17.5 – 21mg phenethylamine per 3.5g scoop. If a patient presents with adverse reactions that may possibly be attributable to either methylhexanamine and/or phenethylamine, then the use of the above product should be considered. The product labels declare the presence of phenethylamine, but not methylhexanamine (DMAA). These substances have amphetamine-like characteristics and may have similar adverse reactions such as: agitation and psychological effects; cardiovascular effects such as increased heart rate and blood pressure, and neurological effects. Products affected Valentus SlimROAST Optimum Dark Roast Coffee (sachets) The products claim to assist with weight loss / management, improve mood and focus, regulate blood sugar and boost circulation. Further information Phenethylamine has mood and weight loss related therapeutic effects and is considered a controlled drug. Methylhexanamine is known to have stimulant effects, has been associated with harm worldwide, and is banned by many sports authorities and governmental agencies. All located stock has been seized. As it is possible that other individuals or businesses may have imported these products for sale, but have not been identified by Medsafe, this warning is published to alert consumers of the dangers of these products. Click Free Alerts To be told much sooner of any alerts for your area.
0 Roving Reporters Invaluable During Events
During the significant rain event on the West Coast, information sent to Lert Info can greatly help keep others safe. If you have flooding or hear of washouts, or developing situations, please email us details and photos. Send to Roving Reporter Many Thanks Lert Info Team
1 Don't Miss Another Lert News Story
FACEBOOK UPDATES will limit what posts you will see. One of the Facebook changes brought in over September is now affecting Lert and all others like Civil Defence, Metservice, Councils , and local community pages. If a post has a link that takes people away from the FB page, such as to their own websites, FB will reduced the number to "fans" that are shown the post. What does that mean for you? You will see far fewer posts and more than likely, miss important information. Unfortunetly you will never know when a post is made and whether you missed it. For Lert Info, some of our posts are a prelude to important developing situations that may become alerts. To ensure you see our news posts that are relevant to your location, we can now advise you through our free email alert service. These push notifications ensure you hear about something newsworthy for your location. If you live in Palmerston North you won't hear about something in Christchurch. There is a mix of items from other media plus an increasing number of exclusive stories. This example shows a Thunderstorm Outlook that looks likely to become alerts. This was a news item advising walking tracks were closed following a scrub fire in Dunedin Register for our free email news advisories and you'll also get our actual alerts as well - for FREE.
With the recent tragic house explosion in Christchurch that destroyed 1 house, Badly injured 5 and damaged 25 houses, People are understandably uneasy about gas now. We found these sources of information that may help. Keeping Yourself Safe With Gas Portable Gas Appliances For emergency alerts for everything, not just Civil Defence, Click Here
0 Measles Is Just A Plane Ride Away
The current number of cases of measles in NZ is now 305. This is the highest in 5 years. Infectious disease experts have warned that a generation of New Zealanders are still vulnerable to contracting measles due to a lack of a national approach. In early July passengers on two flights were infected by the same person because at the time, that person didn't even know they had measles Full story - Measles Is Just A Plane Ride Away
0 Poor Public Transport Infrastructure May Keep People ON the Roads
New Zealand's public transport is constantly improving but still has a long way to go says Infrastructure NZ's chief executive officer. Travel Infrastructure Frailties "I don't think it's good enough from a user perspective," said Stephen Selwood on Wednesday. "We're constantly having to improve the system but any system like public transport where you're using one [train] line any disruption is going to cause problems," he told The AM Show. Last week the derailment of a train in Wellington caused chaos for 20,000 commuters, and in June an electrical fault left all Auckland train services stopped dead in their tracks.
Increasingly, email is becoming tricky to use. Spam filters, blockers, lag time, servers down etc. etc. let alone the average 60mins plus it takes for someone to open their email. It doesn't bode well if there is an emergency. We found this excellent video which explains The Email Cycle . Down the track. we envisage dropping the email only service as it's just getting so tricky to use. Civil Defence regions have dropped it, but we have thousands and thousands of people to consider and so perseveared for the last two years. The replacement will be so much better.
Tonight our Team attended the AF8 Lecture at the University of Otago. It was presented by Dr. Caroline Orchidston and Chris Hawker from Civil Defence. AF8 stand for Alpine Fault Magnitude 8 This demonstrated the research that has been going into preparing for this event. The Following is not to scare you but make you realise this will happen at some time and it will not be pretty. So when will the fault rupture? It could be at "4:30pm tomorrow" as CHris Hawker says. Why then? Because if everyone just says sometime in the future, the future will never come and people won't prepare. By having a finite time your start to take it seriously. We saw the records of 27 Alpine fault ruptures and it was bloody freaky to see the regular occurrance of ruptures. On average every 300 yrs. WE ARE NOW OVERDUE by 2 yrs. The effects on infrastructure, people, buildings, tourists, ability to communicate, EVERYTHING, will be absolutely enormous. If you're in the South Island when it lets go, you WILL be affected. No power and no communication for many, in the first few days. Ask people from CHCH and Kaikoura what it's like. All mountain passess will be broken, communities will be isolated, in a worst case scenario the will be tens of thousands of tourists and residents trapped in Queenstown and the West Coast could be cut off for months. We really do need to prepare as individuals and communities. The more we prepare the more resilient we are. Individual can prepare with survival kits. Communities can prepare by getting to know each other. What strenghts and weaknesses people have. Contact your local Civil Defence contacts and volunteer. Civil Defence will rely on volunteers hugely for this
Why We Don't Use Facebook For Alerts Experienced Facebook marketers will tell you it that as an alerting tool, Facebook fails miserably. You always run the risk of never seeing a post just because of how Facebook controls posts. ONLY 10 out of a hundred will see any post. Do you want to be in the 90 that miss out? The only way to ensure you get alerts is with a dedicated custom built service which Lert is. The following graphics shows interesting data which we have actually measured . Whether you select free emails or the premium Txts, is over to you and we truly don't mind, we just want you to be safer. To register go to Lert info Cheers The Lert Info team
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