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Statewide Recall for Large Organic Brown Eggs

March 30 2009

After an internal test revealed that organic brown eggs were positive for traces of Salmonella, the owners of den Dulk Poultry Farms, based in Ripton, California, have announced a recall...

Wisconsin Residents Sicken from Raw Milk

August 27, 2009

State agencies in Wisconsin are warning residents not to drink raw milk. State law prohibits the sale or distribution of raw, unpasteurized milk. However, farmers and their families often drink...

Fungus Strikes U.S. Potatoes, Tomatoes

August 20, 2009

The same fungus-like plant disease, which caused the devastating Irish potato famine in the 19th century, has been found in the north central part of the United States. Potato and tomato...

Wisconsin Raises Fine for Telemarketers

August 13, 2009

A state senate committee of Wisconsin recently unanimously approved a raise in the fine for telemarketers who disobey Wisconsin’s no-call rule. The state’s law requires that any resident...

Wisconsin Grandparents Warned of Scam

August 6, 2009

A recent telephone fraud has taken thousands from grandparents who live in Wisconsin. The Division of Consumer Protection has taken action to alert the elderly population of the...

Inflatable Baby Floats Recalled

July 30, 2009

On July 2, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a federal recall of more than 4 million Aqua Leisure inflatable baby floats. The products, which were manufactured...

Possible Tax Deduction for Florida Homeowners

July 23, 2009

Thousands of Florida residents have recently submitted complaints about the drywall in their homes to the Florida Department of Health. According to the reports, the drywall...

Dish Network Dishes Out Restitution to Subscribers

July 16, 2009

A great number of consumers around the country have recently filed complaints against Dish Network- a satellite television provider- for its marketing and billing...

Public Pools Fail to Comply with Safety Laws

July 10, 2009

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 11 people died from 1999 to...

Dell Searches for ‘Reasonable’ Solution to Sales Glitch

July 8, 2009

Dell is currently being admonished by Taiwan’s consumer protection agency for...

Obama Signs Tougher Smoking Laws, Despite His Own Addiction

June 25, 2009

Recently, President Barack Obama signed a bill into law, which will protect younger...

Banks Prepare for Fight Obama Consumer Protection Laws

June 19, 2009

President Obama has said that he would like to implement several new laws, which...

Dodd Supports Creation of Independent Watchdog Agency

June 16, 2009

Because of the recent failure of the banks and reports of consumer abuses from...

Laptop Batteries Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

May 21, 2009

Hewlett-Packard Company is recalling almost 70,000 batteries, which can be used for notebook computers because it received negative reports from its consumers. Two incidents of the batteries overheating...

Coffee Maker Recalled Because of Burn Hazard

May 14, 2009

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission recently issued a report about the Bunn-O-Matic Single Cup Pod Brewer. The company received 10 complaints...

Wisconsin Recalls Bagged Spinach

May 7, 2009

The state of Wisconsin has recently issued a product recall for the Kleen-pak brand of bagged fresh spinach. The business is based in Milwaukee, and the bags were mainly distributed...

President Seeks Stiffer Consumer Protections from Credit Card Companies

April 23, 2009

The White House recently said that the United States government should be doing more to protect consumers from exorbitant fees and interest rates charged by credit card companies. Executives from...

Sperm Banks Can Now Be Sued for ‘Product Liability’

April 16, 2009

A federal judge has just ruled that a sperm bank can actually be sued for product liability if it fails to find out that a donor has a genetic defect. A thirteen-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, who is mentally handicapped, is suing...

Reports of Internet Crime Jump 33 Percent

April 9, 2009

Reports of Internet crime jumped 33 percent in the year 2008 according to a group that monitors web based fraudulent activities...

Recent Study Shows Internet Crime Increased by 33 Percent

April 10, 2009

Reports of Internet crime jumped 33 percent in the year 2008 according to a group that monitors web based fraudulent activities...

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