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Recalled microdosing product linked to death in North Dakota, 48 illnesses nationwide • Daily Montanan

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July 3, 2024

Recalled microdosing product linked to death in North Dakota, 48 illnesses nationwide • Daily Montanan

A person in North Dakota died after consuming recalled microdosing candies that are linked to illnesses across the country, the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.

The death is under investigation by state agencies, the poison control center and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA published a recall on June 28 of some Prophet Premium Blends Diamond Shruumz products. The products include microdosing chocolate bars, infused cones and micro-dose and mega-dose/extreme gummies.

The products are marketed as containing a proprietary blend of mushrooms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As of July 1, 48 illnesses, including 27 hospitalizations, have been reported in 24 states, according to the CDC. North Dakota is the only state where a death is being investigated, the agency said. One person has been reported getting sick, according to the CDC.

North Dakota officials are warning the public because the recalled products could still be available for sale online, in stores that sell hemp-derived products, or in smoke and vape shops, said Michelle Dethloff, director of the infectious diseases and epidemiology unit.

The products are not illegal in North Dakota but they are not licensed or regulated by the state, Dethloff said.

Retail locations in Montana, including two places in Yellowstone County, were selling the products, and they’re available online.

State officials would not provide specifics about when or where in North Dakota the death occurred or the person’s age, citing privacy reasons. The person who died is an adult, Dethloff said. The exact cause of death remains under investigation.

The cases of illness reported nationwide have been severe, Dethloff said. Symptoms reported include seizures, loss of consciousness, confusion, sleepiness, abnormal heart rates, high or low blood pressure, nausea and vomiting.

People who suspect poisoning can call the Poison Center at 800-222-1222.

This story was originally produced by the North Dakota Monitor which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network, including the Daily Montanan, supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.

Darrell Ehrlick in Montana contributed to this report.

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John Wheeler: Today is the anniversary of the Fargo and North Dakota temperature records

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July 6, 2024

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John Wheeler: Today is the anniversary of the Fargo and North Dakota temperature records

FARGO — On July 6, 1936, the temperature at the Moorhead office of what was then called the U.S. Weather Bureau reached a sweltering 114 degrees. The Weather Bureau, now the National Weather Service, was housed at that time in what was the Federal Building on Main Avenue in Moorhead, in what is now the Rourke Museum. The official weather recordings for Fargo-Moorhead were made at that office in Moorhead from 1881 into the early 1940s. Hector International Airport, however, had started making its own weather recordings in the 1930s, so there is a period of overlap.

Interestingly, the temperature at the airport that afternoon was 115 degrees, but that figure is not in the Fargo climate record because the official Fargo-Moorhead weather station was the one in Moorhead at the time. So the station record high temperature for Fargo was actually measured in Moorhead. The North Dakota state temperature record was set in Steele at 121 degrees that same day.

John Wheeler is Chief Meteorologist for WDAY, a position he has had since May of 1985. Wheeler grew up in the South, in Louisiana and Alabama, and cites his family’s move to the Midwest as important to developing his fascination with weather and climate. Wheeler lived in Wisconsin and Iowa as a teenager. He attended Iowa State University and achieved a B.S. degree in Meteorology in 1984. Wheeler worked about a year at WOI-TV in central Iowa before moving to Fargo and WDAY..

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CPKC train carrying hazardous materials derails, catches fire in North Dakota (updated) – Trains

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July 5, 2024

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CPKC train carrying hazardous materials derails, catches fire in North Dakota (updated) – Trains

Emergency response ongoing after early-morning incident

CARRINGTON, N.D. — Multiple cars of a CPKC train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire early today (July 5) in east-central North Dakota.

The Associated Press reports that 29 cars derailed, including cars carrying anhydrous ammonia, sulfur, and methanol, according to an official from the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. Wind was blowing the smoke away from the nearest town, Bordulac, which has about 20 residents.

CPKC said in a statement to Trains News Wire that it has “initiated its emergency response plan and launched a comprehensive, coordinated response” to the derailment about 3:30 a.m. about 10 miles southeast of Carrington. “Crews, including senior officers from our operations and hazardous materials teams, are responding to assess the situation. We are coordinating with local emergency response officials already on scene. The train is carrying hazardous materials. There is a fire at the scene. There are no reports of injuries. The safety of the public and emergency responders is CPKC’s first priority.”

Photos posted to X.com show a number of burning tank cars straddling the single-track main line. No information is currently available on the type of material involved.

The derailment site is on CPKC’s Carrington Subdivision, about 105 miles northwest of Fargo.

— Updated at 2:16 p.m. with additional information.

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Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails And Catches Fire In North Dakota | The Patriot KEIB AM 1150

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July 5, 2024

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Train Carrying Hazardous Materials Derails And Catches Fire In North Dakota | The Patriot KEIB AM 1150

A cargo train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed and caught on fire in rural North Dakota early Friday (July 5) morning. The CPKC cargo train was about 140 miles north of Fargo when 29 cars derailed around 3:45 a.m. Between 10 and 15 train cars caught on fire after the crash.

There were no reports of injuries in the derailment.

Officials said that derailed cars were transporting anhydrous ammonia, sulfur, and methanol and that toxic fumes were being released as the chemicals burned. However, authorities have not issued evacuation orders as the wind was blowing the toxic smoke away from populated areas.

“Wind has been in our favor on this,” Bill Suess, spill investigation program manager for the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality, said. “That risk has greatly subsided. Still there — as long as fires are burning.”

He said that if the winds change direction, people living in the towns of Bordulac and Carrington may be asked to leave their homes.

Investigators have not determined what caused the train to derail.

Doug Zink, a local farmer, shared photos and videos of the train fire on X.

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