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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Discount retailer Big Lots recalled 30,000 metal futon bunk beds after a child suffocated and died after getting trapped in the frame, Patti Davis, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said Thursday. Davis said children who are behind the futon or in the area of the bed...

Whether he's the household Mr. Fix It or the mower of lawns, Dad works just as hard at home as he does at his job. So how can you honor that thrower of baseballs and teacher of financial wisdom on Father's Day without breaking the bank? To answer that question, WalletPop turned to a child. "If...

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: US Nutrition is recalling its Daily Multiple for Women 50+ tablets sold nationwide under such...

Kashi recalled 11,000 cases of its frozen pizzas because there could be pieces of plastic in the crusts, the company said. In a statement released yesterday through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Kashi said there have been no consumer complaints about the recalled pizzas, which were sold...

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,...