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Daily Report Friday, December 8, 2006
Daily Highlights
The Departments of Homeland Security and Energy have announced the first phase of the Secure Freight Initiative, an unprecedented effort to build upon existing port security measures by enhancing the federal government’s ability to scan containers for nuclear and radiological materials overseas and to better assess the risk of inbound containers. (See item 16)
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The New York Times reports green onions have been identified as the source of E. coli cases in Taco Bell restaurants, and government investigators have began an intensive search to identify the exact origin of the contamination. (See item 21)
Information Technology and Telecommunications Sector
32. December 07, eWeek — DoCoMo to recall 1.3 million Sanyo cell phone batteries. NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's top mobile phone operator, said on Thursday, December 7, it would recall 1.3 million cell phone batteries made by Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. because they may overheat and rupture. The recall comes as the latest blow to Sanyo, which warned last month that it would fall into the red for the third straight year in 2006/07 amid weak sales of digital cameras and mobile phones. Sanyo is the world's largest maker of lithium−ion batteries.
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