USDA pilot project improve healthy eating among food stamp recipients
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Healthy Incentives Pilot, a program to test the impact of promoting fruit and vegetable purchases […]
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Deflation, food, and travel are the topics for this week’s blogger roundup
Laura Lee Carter of the Midlife Crisis Queen is the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #318. The
Health care workers suffer most on-the-job injuries, illnesses, but have few federal safety protections
Health care workers suffer more injuries and illnesses on the job each year than those in any other industry, but
At last: Richard Cordray confirmed as head of federal consumer financial agency
One of the few things that the Obama administration hasaccomplished for consumers following the Great Recession is the creation of
FDA proposes limit for inorganic arsenic in apple juice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a limit of 10 parts per billion forinorganic arsenic in apple juice.
Recall of the Week: Torn and Glasser packaged pistachios due to possible Salmonella contamination
Torn and Glasser Inc. is recalling some packaged Pistachios because they may be contaminated with Salmonella The products are being
Consumer group calls Long John Silver’s ‘Big Catch’ the worst restaurant meal in America
Laboratory tests by the Center for Science in the Public Interest show that Long John Silver's "Big Catch" meal –
Recall of the Week: Crave Brothers Farmstead cheeses linked to Listeria contamination
Five persons infected with an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from four states: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, and Ohio.
Recall of the Week: Swan Creek loose votive candles due to fire hazards
Swan Creek is recalling about 715,000 loose votive candles. The candles can burn with a high flame, posing a fire