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    By M. Joy Hayes, Ph.D., The Motley Fool

    | 1:10PM 5/14/2012
    Newly-drafted USDA regulations aimed at protecting public health may make poultry safer to eat, but there's a trade-off that puts worker health and safety on the line.

    By Linda Doell

    | 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...

    By Linda Doell

    | 11:30AM 7/22/2011
    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: Homelite Consumer Products Inc. recalled 41,200 pressure washer attachments sold exclusively...

    By Linda Doell

    | 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...

    By Linda Doell

    | 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...

    By Linda Doell

    | 2:30PM 7/07/2011
    Carolina Pride Foods Inc. recalled more than nine tons of boneless, diced and fully cooked ham products sold in six states because they may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture. So far, no one has reported getting sick from eating the diced ham, sold...

    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

    | 2:00PM 6/22/2011
    Seems Snow White shouldn't be the only one worried about consuming a questionable fruit. According to the latest data from the Environmental Working Group, apples have topped a list of fruit and vegetables containing the highest levels of pesticide residue. The nonprofit watchdog group analyzed...

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 11:15AM 6/13/2011
    What parent could disagree with new federal mandates requiring that school food be healthier? Up until recently, most of them were crying that the new USDA guidelines, proposed in January, weren't strict enough, allowing "flavored" milk (read: sweetened) as long as it's non-fat or low-fat so...

    By Linda Doell

    | 11:30AM 6/03/2011
    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: Bell Sports recalled 33,600 bicycle helmets sold at WalMart and online at Amazon.com in the...