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By Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool
| 8:00AM 1/07/2012
Feeling the earth move under one's feet can be unsettling, even in places where it's a natural and fairly common occurrence. But far more disconcerting is when major tremors in places unaccustomed to earthquakes can be traced to human causes like fracking.
| 3:00PM 10/07/2011
This week's recalls include more possibly listeria-tainted cantaloupe, VW cars with leaky engines, IKEA children's tents that could break and injure their young occupants, and drop-side cribs from J.C. Penney whose drop-side rails can detach suddenly. Here's the rundown:
| 7:29AM 8/02/2011
Federal officials said Monday that one person has died from salmonella poisoning that appears to be linked to eating ground turkey, but the government so far has declined to say who produced the meat or initiate a recall.
Seventy-six people in 26 states have been made sick from the same strain of...
| 12:30PM 7/08/2011
Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge for any consumer, so Consumer Ally has collected them all in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup:
Mizuno USA Inc. recalled 131,000 Mizuno Supreme Series and Ballpark Pro baseball and softball...
| 7:00AM 7/06/2011
Evergreen Fresh Sprouts, which has been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 21 people in five states, recalled certain packages of its alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts on Friday because of the possibility the sprouts could be contaminated with salmonella.
In a recall announced...
| 12:00PM 6/29/2011
State and federal authorities have linked a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 21 people in five states to alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts, said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As of Monday, the 21 people sickened with salmonella enteritidis included three that had to be...
| 3:00PM 6/07/2011
Just 20% of beach and sport sunscreens can be trusted to provide the protection they claim, an environmental advocacy group has found.
The nonprofit Environment Working Group recently released its fifth annual Skin Deep Sunscreens report, which examined more than 1,700 sunblocks, lip balms,...
| 11:30AM 4/28/2011
Calling the new Blast by Colt 45 beverage a drinking "binge-in-a-can," 16 state attorneys general called on Pabst Brewing Co. to cut the alcohol content in its malt beverage and change its marketing for the drink.
Blast is a malt beverage that comes in four fruit flavors -- strawberry lemonade,...
| 11:30AM 4/25/2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to four companies that make over-the-counter products, including hand sanitizers and antiseptic gels, alleging the businesses make claims that their products prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria (MRSA)...
| 11:00AM 4/23/2011
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is warning consumers to be careful handling African dwarf frogs and the aquariums in which they live after the aquatic pets were linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 216 people in 41 states.
African dwarf frogs live completely in water and are sold...