Among the first articles I wrote as I began my journalism career was on salt. In 1982, salt was called “A New Villain” on the cover of Time magazine. Studies showed that high salt consumption led to high blood pressure. Now, more than 40 years later, government regulators still are focusing on voluntary targets rather than mandatory ones.
If you have a Samsung range, be sure to pay attention to this recall because these ranges are dangerous. Samsung is recalling about 1,120,905 slide-in electric ranges. The front-mounted knobs on can be accidentally activated by humans or pets, posing a fire risk. Samsung has received more than 300 reports of unintentional activation of the knobs.
For years, I shopped at the local farmers market. We’re fortunate to have a large, permanent space provided for the market. Through the years, I haven’t noticed food safety errors, such as those pointed out in the in the food safety tips information provided below by the USDA. However, our farmers market is big with lots of foot traffic.
My daughter Mona is great at making salads. As part of a large farm family, she’s used to cooking for crowds. When she comes to visit, as she did for my July Fourth party, she always asks me to get out the large bowls. Then she peruses her vegetarian cookbooks, which she brings with her, and prepares her latest salad success.
Thursday I wrote about how more than 50 percent of inflation is caused by corporate price gouging and wondered why politicians don’t talk about it and news organizations don’t cover it. Friday I was going to write about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau suing Acima and its former chief executive officer Aaron Allred for illegal lending activities.
Consumers need to read ingredient labels carefully to avoid brominated vegetable oil or BVO because, although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finally banned it, products containing BVO may remain for sale on store shelves. BVO has mainly been used to help stabilize citrus flavorings in sodas, sports drinks, and energy drinks.
For the second time in the last few years, I almost hit a pedestrian in the parking lot of our local co-op. A woman standing beside my car, who I saw, and the woman in my blind spot, both yelled at me. They were mad, but I couldn’t see her. I’d carefully checked my mirrors, looked out the back window, and looked over my left shoulder.
For most summers, my daughter Lisa, who lives in Madrid, visits me with her kids, Rafa and Cecilia. Although the visits are shorter now that the kids are older and want to spend more time with their friends, we had a great time. Fun times included a barbecue, swimming, walking in an arboretum and parks, dining out, and a July Fourth celebration.
Recently, I stayed with my daughter and her family at an Airbnb in Seattle. After we were there a while, I saw a big safety hazard: dishwasher pods were stored in an attractive glass container and placed on the kitchen counter. Dishwasher pods are dangerous for children and seniors who may think that they’re candy or some treat to eat.
