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    By Linda Doell

    | 8:00AM 7/07/2011
    Weddings can be the stuff dreams are made of. Unfortunately, nightmares, too. Just ask the couple whose wedding and reception was supposed to be at a mansion in the Tampa, Fla., area -- before the property owner canceled three weeks before their big day. The groom told Reddit they managed to save...

    By Linda Doell

    | 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...

    By Linda Doell

    | 4:30PM 7/01/2011
    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: Hamilton Beach recalled 300,000 toasters because the heating elements can remain energized...

    By Linda Doell

    | 9:30AM 7/01/2011
    Never underestimate the power behind sparklers, bottle rockets and small firecrackers -- they sent 1,900 people to the hospital last year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC recently issued a safety alert and video and also released a 2010 death and injury report on...

    By Linda Doell

    | 2:00PM 6/30/2011
    Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the environmental watchdog group Natural Resources Defense Council released its 21st annual report card of 200 of the nation's cleanest and dirtiest beaches based on water quality. While vacationers who booked beach places months in advance for...

    By Linda Doell

    | 11:00AM 6/30/2011
    Consumer complaints of a foul, moldy odor has prompted McNeil Consumer Healthcare to recall almost 61,000 bottles of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets in 225-count bottles, the company said. The musty smell has been linked to trace amounts of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole -- also known as TBA -- which is a...

    By Linda Doell

    | 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...

    By Linda Doell

    | 4:30PM 6/28/2011
    Nestle Purina PetCare Co. recalled 870 bags of dry cat food sold in three states because it may be contaminated with salmonella, said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. So far, no one has reported getting sick from handling the food, and there have been no reports of cats being sickened, the...

    By Linda Doell

    | 1:45PM 6/24/2011
    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 recalled 51,700 pairs of Circo Aloma Infant Girls Sandals because the decorative...

    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...