Vizio, Element, RCA, and Hisense are no longer being recommended by Consumer Reports due to new information that shows that those brands have lower reliability compared to other TV manufacturers. In addition, survey data from the testing organization also showed that smartphones by Apple, Samsung, OnePlus, and Google are among... Read more →

It’s been in the news for decades. Women suffering serious health effects from breast implants. Why haven’t they been outlawed? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to require extensive pre-approval testing of permanent implantable devices, including breast implants, Public Citizen, a consumer advocacy group, said Wednesday. Breast implants have... Read more →

American Honda is recalling about 200,000 portable generators. They can leak gasoline from the fuel valve, posing fire and burn hazards. Honda has received 19 reports of fuel leaking from the fuel valve. No injuries have been reported. This recall involves Honda EU2200i, EU2200i companion, and EB2200i portable generators. The... Read more →

Kale has higher pesticide residues than nearly all other produce found on supermarket shelves, according to the Environmental Working Group’s 2019 Dirty Dozen. The EWG releases the Dirty Dozen as part of its annual Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. It analyzes U.S. Department of Agriculture test data to identify... Read more →

In the Seattle area where I live, signs of spring are coming. We had a couple of days in the 70s, even though we had three feet of snow about a month ago, unusual for here. Crocuses are beginning to poke up through the ground as are tulip leaves. So,... Read more →

As the baby boom generation gets older with 22 percent of the nation now 60-plus, the number of older adults renting, rather than owning their own homes, is increasing. Renters households aged 60 and up increased 43 percent, from 6,550,000 in 2007 to 9,370,000 in 2017. This growth was more... Read more →

The number of children’s products and the total number of those products recalled in 2018 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission declined more than in any year in the last decade, according to a report by Kids In Danger, a children’s safety advocacy organization. The report reviews 2018 recall... Read more →

A California jury found in favor of a man who said his cancer was caused by exposure Roundup, a weed killer. The verdict on Tuesday is further evidence that glyphosate, the herbicide’s active ingredient, is carcinogenic to humans, said Environmental Working Group President Ken Cook. The jury agreed with evidence... Read more →

HP is recalling about 78,500 lithium-ion batteries for HP commercial notebook computers and mobile workstations. In addition 50,000 of the batteries were previously recalled in the United States in January 2018. The lithium-ion batteries can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards. HP has received eight new reports of battery packs... Read more →

How will you be spending your $40 for Saint Patrick’s Day? That’s the average amount that people are spending on today’s holiday. I’m a quarter Irish, so I’m thinking today about the marvelous trip my daughter and I had several years ago visited Ireland. We were able to meet with... Read more →