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    By Linda Doell

    | 4:00PM 6/17/2011
    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: Target expanded a 2009 recall of Circo Child Booster Seats to include another 375,000 seats...

    By Linda Doell

    | 2:00PM 4/13/2011
    My Michelle recalled about 90,000 girls' dresses and tops (example shown at right) sold at stores nationwide because the decorative trim and jewelry contain high levels of lead, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) reported in a recent statement. Lead can be toxic to small children...

    By Douglas McIntyre

    | 7:00AM 4/14/2009
    Early last year when the Bush administration pushed through tax refunds, consumer spending ticked up as the money made its way into the retail markets. But the spending spree was short-lived and retail sales dropped as the recession took hold. The same principles, and problems, may be facing the...