Kroger Mustard and Southern-style potato salad with a best if used by date of Sept. 5 has been pulled from store shelves because the Ohio Department of Agriculture has found a sample contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
If you have some already hanging around your house or in your fridge, you can get a refund. Details are here.
Gasoline prices are all over the map this Labor Day, the last big driving weekend of the summer season.
Gov. Granholm says motorists should feel free to complain if they think they’re being shorted at the pump or the quality of the gas they buy isn’t what they think it should be.
Complaints can be logged around the clock by calling 1-800-MDA-FUEL.
The state also has advice for getting better mileage. Check out the info here.
Prices at the pump in Monroe County, by the way, are ranging from $2.85 to $3.27 for a gallon of unleaded regular. The average is around $3.01.
Rimmer brand mojito cocktail garnish has a parsley ingredient that’s tested positive for contamination by salmonella.
The product was distributed nationwide. The recall info is here.
Got a question about your rights involving a debt collection issue? Problems with a checking account you can’t get resolved.
It might pay to visit www.helpwithmybank.gov, a new Web site designed mainly to help people with concerns about national banks, or other banks. It’s run by the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
A new study has found a link between damp, moldy homes and depression.
Here is the article from Science Daily.
Imaginarium wooden coloring cases sold through Toys R Us stores are being recalled because the paint on the exterior packaging contains excessive lead and the black paint in the kits is lead-laden.
Lead is a neurotoxin that’s particularly dangerous to kids.
Yeah, the kits were imported from China.
The recall notice can be found here.
Berko Electric toe-space heaters are being recalled because they pose a fire hazard.
No, they’re not made in China. They’re made in the U.S.
Here are recall details.
Yorkcraft auto emergency toolkits have booster cable sets that are shock and fire hazards.
Yeah, the cables are made in China.
Here’s the recall info.
Aloha electric heaters sold through Wal-Mart stores are a fire hazard.
Yeah, they’re made in China.
Here are details of the recall.
Metz Fresh, a California firm, has found traces of salmonella in a batch of spinach it has shipped.
It is recalling cartons of its products marked with certain bar codes.
Here are details.
New research finds that carbonated water might be an attractant for fruit flies.
Here is the research.
Gerber Exchange-A-Blade pocket knives have a defect which might cause accidental cuts.
Maybe they should have called them Exchange-A-Finger.
Here are details.
Those swivels for SCUBA gear, that is.
Here are details.
Toddler and youth “bucket hats,” nylon jobs sold at Bass Pro Shops, have drawstrings that are said to pose a strangulation hazard.
Here’s how to get a refund.
Some of Oregon Scientific’s weather radios can’t get national weather forecasts.
Here are the cold facts.