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| 5:30PM 7/29/2011
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:
Fisher-Price recalls 210,800 Little People Builders' Load 'n Go Wagons in the United States...
| 4:00PM 7/25/2011
Walmart recently warned its shoppers about papayas sold in its stores after the fresh fruit was possibly linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 97 people in 23 states and is currently under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Walmart posted the recall from...
| 11:00AM 7/21/2011
Ford Motor Co. recalled 26,715 Ranger pickup trucks built this year at the Twin Cities Assembly Plant because the tail lights might not turn on, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The problem involves a plastic slider on a multifunction switch that can warp, making it...
| 10:00AM 7/18/2011
The next time you're in a rush to grab some cash from an ATM or fill up at the gas pump, take a few extra seconds and check over the machine before swiping your card. Otherwise, you could fall victim to a skimmer, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned recently.
The FBI's warning came a day...
| 10:45AM 7/15/2011
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:
Posh Bakery recalled all of its Butter Mini Croissants and Chocolate Mini-Croissants sold...
| 2:15PM 7/14/2011
Chrysler recalled 242,780 Dodge Ram pickup trucks because the left side tie rod can break when the driver is making a tight turn at slow speeds, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Once the tie rod breaks, the left front wheel could move independently without being controlled...
| 8:00AM 7/14/2011
The makers of the beleaguered LimeWire peer-to-peer software have agreed to notify consumers that using the file-sharing program can expose private information, said Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler.
The Consumer Protection Division of Gansler's office had been investigating LimeWire,...
| 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...
| 10:00AM 7/08/2011
High-end kitchen appliance maker Viking Range Corp. agreed to pay a $450,000 fine to settle allegations that it knew of a refrigerator door hinge defect but allegedly kept quiet despite at least 10 reports of injuries, said the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
As part of the penalty...
| 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...