Mars Chocolate of North America has issued a recall of its Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes due to the product containing allergens, such as peanuts, egg, and wheat not specified on the packaging.  The candy was sold starting back in September of this year and was sold through the 1st of December.  It is believed that…

As reported here previously, Chipotle restaurants in the United States are not having a good year.  The Centers for Disease Control has just come out again on December 21, 2015 with reports of more E. coli related illnesses linked to the embattled restaurant chain’s food.  The newest illnesses have been reported in Oklahoma, North Dakota,…

Does your teenager use indoor tanning beds and booths?  If so, this habit may be hampered if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decides to go through with a “ban” for indoor tanning for individuals under the age of 18.  The supposed ban is more of a policy change to make things more difficult…

Distracted driving has become a big time problem in our hurried, technology addicted, constantly connected and on society.  Texting and driving is one of the biggest distractions of our times and the phenomenon causes thousands of fatal accidents in the United States alone each year.  Companies, including the cell phone companies themselves,  are taking notice…

Celebrity hair stylist and reality star, Chaz Dean is famous for a line of hair care products he created, called WEN, supposedly better for hair without all the harsh ingredients like lathering detergents.  However, these products are now part of an embarrassing lawsuit Mr. Dean is currently trying to settle without going to trial through…

Our Nebraska readers may associate the now popular hoverboard with its popularity among Nebraska Cornhusker football players.  In fact, the hoverboard has become a very popular craze nationwide and is sure to be a regular on the Christmas list of many Americans.  There is something the consumer should know, however, before purchasing one of these…

There is another E.coli contamination to report in celery.  It is not just regular celery purchased in produce departments all over the United States, but other products containing celery produced by Taylor Farms Pacific in California.  Consumers must also look at whether they have purchased salad kits, vegetable trays, chicken salad, and other packaged foods,…

As Chipotle restaurant stores reopen, experts remind us that one in seven Americans get sick from food every year. (Corbis) In the wake of the announcement that the Chipotle restaurants that were temporarily closed down  to an alarming E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest, the above quote comes in from experts to let the public…

  Okay there may be many of you out there breaking out in a cold sweat when you hear this latest news flash.  Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is accused in a lawsuit by Qualitest, Inc. due to the mispackaging of birth control pills leading to at least 113 unplanned pregnancies.  The suit represents 117 women from…

Perhaps many of you are out there thinking that the days of danger with silicone breast implants are long gone and over with?  Unfortunately, there has been recent notice given to the fact that there still has not been any reliable, hard evidence given to the public to assure that this is in fact true. …