Before you crack open a can of baked beans for your next backyard cookout, you should check to make sure they’re not included in a recent recall by Bush’s prompted by defective cans. [More]
Quality & Safety
Go Update Your iPhone Or iPad Right Now
By 7.21.17
If you use WiFi on your iPhone or iPad, and you probably do, you’ll want to head to the Updates section as soon as you can to update its software before you start your weekend. There are a number of security patches, the most important of which fixes a flaw in the WiFi chip that can let someone standing near you execute code on your phone. [More]
Winkel Colorburst Toys Recalled Because They May Crumble, Seem Edible To Babies
By 7.21.17
The Winkel Colorburst is an adorable and colorful teething toy. “Colorful loops made from soft, pliable plastic are easy to grasp and hold,” its manufacturer, Manhattan Toy, says on its website. Yet on some of the colorbursts, the plastic loops may become brittle and break, and the infant may try to eat these pieces, because that’s how infants roll. [More]
You Still Can’t Fire Up An E-Cigarette On Your Flight
By 7.21.17
If you were hoping to fire up that electronic cigarette on your next flight, you better think again: The use of e-cigarettes is still prohibited on commercial flights, an appeals court ruled Friday. [More]
U.S. Banning Travel To North Korea Because Getting Arrested There Can Be Very Dangerous
By 7.21.17
If you were planning to visit North Korea sometime in the near future, you’ll probably need to cancel that hotel reservation in Pyongyang: The U.S. State Department has issued a ban on travel to the country, citing concerns that American could be in danger while there. [More]
Ford To Try To Avoid Recall Of 2.5M Vehicles With Takata Airbags
By 7.21.17
Last week, federal regulators revealed that millions of additional Ford, Nissan, and Mazda vehicles would be recalled for containing Takata airbag inflators that could explode violently despite containing a chemical meant to lessen the risk of the shrapnel-shooting ruptures. But Ford is looking to avoid another costly recall. [More]
Report: VW, Mercedes & Others May Have Colluded On Diesel Emissions Systems
By 7.21.17
Could there be another “Dieselgate” on the horizon? It could be, as new reports suggest that several carmakers, including Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW colluded to fix the price of other diesel emission treatment systems. [More]
DOJ Shuts Down Online ‘Dark Market’ Peddling Opioids, Guns, & Hacking Tools
By 7.20.17
The world of criminal marketplaces selling deadly drugs, counterfeit products, malware, and weapons just got a bit smaller: The Department of Justice says it’s shut down AlphaBay, what it calls the largest online “dark market.”
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Chipotle: Rodents Falling From Restaurant Ceiling Is “Isolated And Rare Incident”
By 7.20.17
If there’s one thing Chipotle doesn’t need as it continues to recover from its food-borne illness woes — including a new incident of norovirus at one restaurant — it’s reports of rodents raining down on customers from the ceiling. Uh, about that… [More]
Chipotle Reopening Virginia Store Closed Over Possible Norovirus
By 7.19.17
A Virginia Chipotle restaurant will reopen today after it was temporarily closed following reports that some customers became violently ill after eating there. [More]
Mad Cow Disease Discovered In Single Alabama Cow: What Now?
By 7.19.17
Although the words “mad cow” may strike fear deep into the center of your beef-loving stomach, there’s no need to freak out over a recent report of a single cow in Alabama that has come down with the disease. [More]
Herbal Beverage Recalled For Undeclared Milk — Oh Yeah, And Viagra-Like Drugs
By 7.19.17
When a food product contains a major allergen like dairy, customers should be warned of that fact, and products can be recalled if they don’t disclose it. The same is true of products that pretend to be “supplements” but that actually contain generic versions of precsription drugs or their analogs. Those two issues have come together in a recall for an instant coffee-type product that contains milk and an analog to Viagra. [More]
Family Says Fidget Spinner Caught Fire While Charging
By 7.18.17
Fidget spinners and hoverboards don’t have much in common on the surface, but they might be more alike than you think: Both are (or were) uber-popular toys for kids, appeared on the streets almost overnight, and can explode… if the toy contains a battery. [More]
Queso Recalled For Actually Containing Undeclared Milk And Cheese
By 7.17.17
Allergies can be a serious, life-threatening business — there’s a reason that businesses have to declare when they might have major allergens in their products. So while you might think it’s a bit of a no-brainer that something that literally has the Spanish word for “cheese” in its name does, in fact, contain cheese, the company is recalling jars that fail to properly disclose the cheese, milk, and eggs within. [More]
7 Million Pounds Of Hot Dogs Recalled Because No One Wants To Eat Bone Shards
By 7.17.17
Before your next cookout, you may want to check that pack of franks in the fridge: A New York company is recalling more than seven million pounds of hot dog products after someone reported getting a bite of bone in their wiener. [More]
Don’t Bother Using These ‘Alternative’ Insect Repellants
By 7.14.17
You’re cruising down the drug store aisle when a pack of citronella candles catches your eye. “Hmm, these could be great to help ward off mosquitoes at my backyard cookout tomorrow,” you may think. But do these kinds of alternative insect repellants actually work? [More]
Honda Recalls 2.1M Accord Sedans Over Increased Battery Fire Risk
By 7.14.17 — Updated: 7.17.17
For the second time today we’re telling you about a potentially fiery situation leading to the recall of vehicles. This time involving nearly 2.1 million Honda vehicles that contain faulty battery sensors that increase the risk of engine fire. [More]
Are There Industrial Chemicals In Your Mac & Cheese?
By 7.14.17
While the federal government banned phthalates — industrial chemicals used in anything from vinyl flooring to perfume — from baby products like teething rings and toys almost 10 years ago, a new study says these potentially harmful toxins could be showing up elsewhere in your kid’s life: Macaroni and cheese. [More]
