More than one third of all food produced globally goes to waste, and 8 to 10 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions are generated by producing food that’s never eaten. Fixing this seems like an unsurmountable problem, but Danielle Nierenberg, president of Food Tank, a think tank, said companies and... Read more →

Among the first articles I wrote as I began my journalism career was on salt. In 1982, salt was called “A New Villain” on the cover of Time magazine. Studies showed that high salt consumption led to high blood pressure. Now, more than 40 years later, government regulators still are focusing on voluntary targets rather than mandatory ones. Read more →

If you have a Samsung range, be sure to pay attention to this recall because these ranges are dangerous. Samsung is recalling about 1,120,905 slide-in electric ranges. The front-mounted knobs on can be accidentally activated by humans or pets, posing a fire risk. Samsung has received more than 300 reports of unintentional activation of the knobs. Read more →

My daughter Mona is a Ph.D. botanist. When she was in the ninth grade she said she was going to study horticulture and be a botanist. Mona loves plants. Whenever we go on vacation, she “botanizes,” checking out the plants, bushes, and tree and identifying them. When she was in the middle of doing her doctoral thesis on cape ivy, we took a trip to Spain and Portugal. Read more →

For some reason, I’m watching a lot of the Olympic Games this year. Maybe it’s because the world is in such turmoil and the sports contests are short then three winners are celebrated. It’s not like wars, natural disasters, climate change, or other world calamities. Also, it’s easy for me to watch the Olympics because I haven’t “cut the cord” yet. Read more →

For years, I shopped at the local farmers market. We’re fortunate to have a large, permanent space provided for the market. Through the years, I haven’t noticed food safety errors, such as those pointed out in the in the food safety tips information provided below by the USDA. However, our farmers market is big with lots of foot traffic. Read more →

Monopoly power hurts consumers in so many ways every day. It’s good news that states and the federal government are bringing more antitrust actions. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Monday that Google unlawfully leverages its dominance in the online search and related text advertising markets through exclusionary contracts, harming consumers and advertisers. Read more →

Huahong Art Home Shares is recalling about 27,400 oval and rectangle black framed wall mirrors. The recalled mirrors can detach from the metal hanger, causing the mirror to fall, posing a risk of cuts and bruises. Huahong has received 15 reports of the mirrors falling due to the hanger problem. No injuries have been reported. Read more →

Car repairs are a dreaded expense for most families. When you see a TV ad – with a celebrity saying “you’ll never pay for expensive car repairs again,” it may seem like just the thing for you. When you call, a “specialist” confirms what the ads promised and offers to... Read more →

And, again, history repeats itself. The nation’s leading residential solar energy financing lenders are using predatory methods including undisclosed profit arrangements with their preferred installers and expensive financing with hidden fees as a standard practice to target consumers for financial exploitation, according to a new report. Read more →