FDA: Facts about Sunscreen
The FDA regulates sunscreens to ensure they meet safety and effectiveness standards. Manufacturers are required to conduct certain tests before their sunscreen products are sold. How you use sunscreen, and what other protective measures you take, makes a difference in how well you are able to protect yourself and your family from sunburn, skin cancer, and early skin […]
CDC: Air Quality
Today’s the day to start thinking about air quality. What can you do? Pay attention to the Air Quality Index (AQI). The AQI is a tool that tells you when high levels of air pollution are predicted and tells you how air pollution affects your health. Finding the AQI is easy. It’s on the Web, on […]
FDA: Handling Food Safely While Eating Outdoors
Picnic and barbecue season offers lots of opportunities for outdoor fun with family and friends. But these warm weather events also present opportunities for foodborne bacteria to thrive. As food heats up in summer temperatures, bacteria multiply rapidly. To protect yourself, your family, and friends from foodborne illness during warm-weather months, safe food handling when […]
Potential Health Risk: Recall for Sliced Strawberries, Mixed Fruit, Antioxidant Blend, Rader Farms Organic Smoothie Blend, and Berry Trio! Take Immediate Action!
Willamette Valley Fruit Co. Recalls Great Value Sliced Strawberries, Great Value Mixed Fruit Great Value Antioxidant Blend, Rader Farms Organic Fresh Start Smoothie Blend, and Rader Farms Organic Berry Trio Because of Possible Health Risk Willamette Valley Fruit Co, Salem, OR is voluntarily recalling select packages of frozen fruit containing strawberries grown in Mexico due […]
Allergy Alert on Popular Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins
Regal Health Food International Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut in Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins Regal Health Food International, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is recalling Regal Gourmet Snacks Milk Chocolate Raisins 16 oz tub because it may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious […]
Recall on Organic Daybreak Blend due to Possible Health Risk
Wawona Frozen Foods Voluntarily Recalls Organic Daybreak Blend Processed and Sold in 2022 Due to Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement (Clovis, California) Wawona Frozen Foods is voluntarily recalling year-old packages of its Organic DayBreak Blend distributed to Costco Wholesale stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah and Washington from April 15, 2022 to June 26, […]