Recall of the Week: Foster Farms chicken strips due to Listeria contamination
Foster Farms is recalling about 40,000 pounds of frozen pre-cooked chicken strips due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the […]
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It’s Truck and Tractor Day
My daughter-in-law and her dad, both farmers, love tractors. Too bad Truck and Tractor Day today is at the Winterthur
Today’s consumer tip: Three ways to cut sugar consumption
Most Americans eat too much sugar. You can cut sugar consumption by: brewing your coffee with a cinnamon stick or
10 tips for preventing breast cancer
It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. But one group, the Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, has a different approach. Since one in
Today’s consumer tip: Watch out for those free Costco samples
Consumers love free food, and Costco offers lots of free samples to its customers. But be careful when you taste
Consumer group criticizes USDA approval of 2,4-D tolerant corn, soybeans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to approve new varieties of genetically engineered corn and soybean seeds allows the chemical
New findings on artificial sweeteners in diet soda don’t mean you should switch to sodas sweetened with sugar or HFCS
Intriguing findings in a paper published in Nature raise questions about the effect of saccharin and other artificial sweeteners on
Travel, aging, food, rural living, and retirement are capturing the attention of baby boomer bloggers this week
Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting… Live Reinvented is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #374.
New tools help consumer pick seafood with less mercury, more omega-3 fatty acids
The Environmental Working Group is offering a new shopping tool and seafood calculator to help people buy seafood lower in