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Special K recall over glass fragments in cereal
Fans of Kellogg’s Special K Red Berries may want to check the UPC code on their cereal boxes.
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Thousands of counterfeit, hazardous toys seized
Five people and five New York-based companies are accused of importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China to sell in the United States.
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Ground beef recall impacts 5 states so far
Federal health officials are reporting a salmonella outbreak linked to ground beef.
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Expandable toy recalled due to ingestion risk, group says
A toy that absorbs water and can expand to 400 times its original size has been voluntarily recalled after a report that a baby ingested one and needed surgery.
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Va. among states involved in major Trader Joe’s chicken and rice recall
Another recall at the popular grocery store chain Trader Joe’s and it includes butter chicken and rice sold in Virginia stores.
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Bogus FBI pop-up locks woman’s computer
What happens when your computer screen simply goes white and a message from the FBI pops up?
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Nestle recalls recent batches of Nesquick
Nestle is recalling more than 200,000 canisters of its chocolate drink mix Nesquik because of possible contamination of salmonella.
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Report finds that unsafe food is putting lives at risk
The number of Americans falling ill or dying from contaminated food has increased 44% in the past two years alone.
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U.S. government accepting credit report complaints
Do you ever feel like your credit score is misrepresenting you?
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Argh! Why the government seized potentially-dangerous Pirate costumes
The Consumer Product Safety Commission found the costumes contained more than 11 times the allowable level of lead.
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CONSUMER ALERT: Dog treat recall due to salmonella concerns
Nature’s Recipe is recalling its “Nature’s Recipe Oven Baked Biscuits with Real Chicken,” due to salmonella concerns.
