Recall of the Week: Bel Air Lighting outdoor wall mount lanterns due to fire, burn, and shock hazards
By Rita R. Robison Bel Air Lighting Inc. is recalling about 99,700 outdoor wall mount lanterns. An electrical short circuit […]
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Recall of the Week: Kolcraft strollers due to finger amputation and laceration hazards
By Rita R. Robison Kolcraft Enterprises Inc. is recalling Contours Options three- and four-wheeled strollers, about 36,000 in the United
Are you celebrating Flag Day today or Flag Day Week?
By Rita R. Robison Today is Flag Day, which commemorates the adoption of the American flag. As a person who
Recall of the Week: More gel packs recalled by California Innovations due to ingestion hazard
By Rita R. Robison About 880,000 ice/hot and ice gel packs are being recalled by California Innovations. About 248,000 units
Insurance companies can manipulate computer systems to underpay injury claims from all consumers, report shows
The computerized claims’ systems used by most of the nation’s largest insurance companies can be easily adjusted to make broad-scale
Recall of the Week: Black & Decker coffeemakers distributed by Applica Consumer Products due to injury hazard
By Rita R. Robison Applica Consumer Products Inc. is recalling about 159,000 Black & Decker Spacemaker 12-Cup Programmable Under-the-Cabinet Coffeemakers.
Banks make it difficult for consumers to switch to other financial institutions, report shows
With increasing public outrage over unfair bank practices and rising fees, more consumers are considering switching to new financial institutions
Federal initiative to reduce asthma rates in minority and poor children laudable, but more specifics needed on pollution reduction requirements
Today, U.S. federal agencies unveiled a plan, called “The Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities,”
Read about veterans, weight loss, hepatitis C testing, investments, part-time work, and food storage in this week’s bloggers roundup
This week’s Blogging Boomer Carnival is hosted by Vaboomer.com. Take a look at the weekly roundup of boomer articles on