While acknowledging that a California glass company isn’t necessarily posing any threat to consumers with its actions, state officials are suing a Modesto business that it says recycles hazardous materials illegally and includes them in new wine bottles. [More]
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California Suing Wine Bottle Maker Over Claims That It Uses Glass Containing Toxic Materials
By 3.3.15
Poll Says Almost Half Of You Are Going To Drink At Least One Soda Today
By 7.24.12
What’s that beverage in your hand? Yes, that thing you’re drinking, guzzling and otherwise enjoying. A new Gallup poll says that for 48% of you, it’s probably going to be at least one soda per day, but the rest of you don’t normally drink any. So is the nation’s glass half full or half empty and is there soda in it and if so will Mayor Bloomberg be mad? All important questions. [More]
AMA Says Money From Soda Taxes Should Be Used To Fight Obesity
By 6.20.12
While the American Medical Association isn’t going so far as to say we should institute a tax on sugary sodas so as to combat the obesity crisis, it did recommend that any such taxes should be used for fighting the healthy fight in America. [More]
Coca-Cola On Woman's Death: You Could Die From Drinking Too Much Water, Too
By 4.20.12
There’s not a doctor out there (we hope) who would say drinking two gallons of Coca-Cola a day is good for your health, but did it contribute to a New Zealand woman’s death? Coca-Cola would like to note that even too much water can be deadly. So, there’s that. [More]
Coke Clarifies That It Is Not Changing Its Recipe In Wake Of Study
By 3.8.12
Quit your whining, Coca-Cola aficionados — the company is not changing its recipe for Coke after a consumer group study claimed the caramel color they use causes cancer. While they’re disputing the study, they are also clarifying that they’re just asking caramel suppliers to modify their processes in making the color. [More]
Study Warns That Repairing The Nation's Water Systems Could Triple Your Bill
By 2.28.12
Each time you fill up a glass of water or brush your teeth, maybe you’re trying to conserve water for nature’s sake, but you’re probably not overly worried about jacking up your water bill. That could change, as the price of overhauling our country’s drinking water system is likely to be a steep one, warns a new study — and that expense could be reflected in the water bills of many consumers. [More]
Which Cities Spend The Most On Gas Each Month?
By 8.1.11
It’s always easier to just look at neat infographics to get information, and such is this case with a spiffy new pic of just that sort showing where consumers spend the most per month on gas. [More]
Drinking Booze Could Help Guard Against Dementia
By 5.25.11
Pour grandma a pint and give Uncle Teddy his martini back! A new study says moderate drinking of alcohol over the age of 75 could help prevent the development of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. [More]
The Cities That Guzzle The Least & Most Amounts Of Gas
By 5.11.11
As gas prices exasperate consumers at the pump nationwide, you might be throwing your hands up in despair and grumbling about how your neighborhood probably has it the worst. A new report shows that it’s not necessarily the biggest cities that are spending the most on gas. [More]
