With the hottest days of summer probably still ahead, it might be time to take a critical look at the sunscreen in your beachbag.
Not to worry. The Environmental Working Group already has done it for you. They’ve rated nearly 1,000 sunscreen products and, shockingly, found that 4 of 5 are either ineffective or contain chemicals that could hurt your skin.
They’ve rated them all. For their report, click here.
More than 37,000 motor homes of different models made by Coachmen are being recalled because a refrigerant tube can leak and could cause a fire.
Details and a list of affected models may be seen by clicking here.
Rize 2 the Occasion and Rose 4 Her pills are being recalled nationwide because they contained undeclared drugs.
More information may be found here.
SunRingle Hollow Quick Release devices for bicycles can fail, causing the rider to fall.
Details are here.
RAP4 paintball gun adapters can burst if overtightened, injuring the user.
Details may be found here.
Radio Shack is recalling certain direct current power supplies because they pose an electrocution hazard.
To learn the shocking details, click here.
The Kroger Co. is urging consumers to check their refrigerators and freezers for ground beef products with “sell by” dates that indicate that might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria linked to illnesses in Michigan and Ohio.
Based on the latest information from the USDA, Kroger is expanding the recall to include ground beef products in Styrofoam tray packages wrapped in clear cellophane or purchased from an in-store service counter from the stores described below.
There are various “sell by” dates on the ground beef being recalled due to different Nebraska Beef production dates. Included in the recall are ground beef products sold at Kroger stores with the “sell by” dates of from May 21 to July 3.
In addition, Kroger is recalling Private Selection Natural ground beef sold in 16 oz. packages that were in self-service meat cases. The “sell by” dates for this product is July 11 through July 21, 2008. The product was available at all Kroger stores.
Kroger is asking customers to carefully check the ground beef they have at home in their refrigerators and freezers. If they have any products covered in this recall, they should return the product to a store for a full refund or replacement.
Items NOT INCLUDED in the recall are ground beef sold in sealed tubes in one, three or five-pound packages and frozen ground beef patties sold in the frozen food section of its stores.
Kroger has already begun notifying customers about this recall by placing signs in stores in meat departments. Kroger is also using its register receipt notification system that alerts customers about recalls of products they may have purchased.
Kroger has instructed every store involved in the recall to discard the ground beef products in question and thoroughly clean and sanitize all equipment used to prepare ground beef for sale.
Consumers who have questions about the recall may contact Kroger toll-free at (800) 632-6900.
A fraudulent letter supposedly from the Department of Homeland Security is being mailed to some bank customers to try to persuade them to cough up financial information in order to access a large sum of money transferred to their bank accounts.
Don’t fall for it. Here are the details.
Counterfeit cashier’s checks drawn on Baker Boyer National Bank in Walla Walla, Wash. are being issued in connection with an Internet-based lottery scam.
Details of the ruse are here.
A variety of Redcat Racing remote control vehicles are being recalled because they can lose the signal from the controller and run wild.
Go figure.
Details are here.
Taggies Sleep N Play infant garments sold at stores nationwide are being recalled because they have snaps that can detach and pose a choking hazard to tots.
Details are here.
Kmart Pharmacies is lowering prices and expanding its generic prescription drug program to include more than 500 commonly prescribed generic medications, making it the broadest generic program of any retailer.
The program offers more than 100 generic antibiotic, pain and cold/cough treatments for only $5 per prescription, and the cost of a three-month supply of many common maintenance medications has dropped to $10. The Kmart program also provides lower costs on selected generic drugs for women, including medications for oral contraception, pre-natal wellness, cancer, osteoporosis and female health priced at $10 and $25.
“By expanding the Kmart Pharmacy Generic Prescription Drug Savings Program, we want to help moms — who, by and large, are making most of the family’s healthcare decisions — save money and do their best to protect their family’s health,” said Mark Doerr, vice president of Kmart Pharmacy.
In connection with the recent recall of certain ground beef products from Kroger stores, Nebraska Beef has recalled more than a half-million pounds of products sold to wholesalers to be used in retail ground beef products.
The recall came after federal investigations tracked back some of the E. coli-contaminated products to the Nebraska Beef company.
Nebraska Beef shipped product to various states, including Michigan and Ohio, where dozens of illnesses have been reported, apparently due to E. coli contamination.
Details on the recall and products affected can be found here.
In the interest of nutrition information, the Consumer Federation of America has published the alcohol content, calories and carbs for the most popular alcoholic beverages.
It not only provides good information for those concerned about alcohol and caloric intake, it also notes the alcohol content by volume for some of the most popular beers.
For the low-down, check the CFA’s Alcohol Facts poster.