Consumer News

Hy-Vee announced Tuesday, that at just four months into their misfits produce program they have rescued more than 1 million pounds of produce from landfills. By partnering with Robinson Fresh to re-educate consumers on these still usable produce misfits, which results in less going in the landfills...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall on Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs, Easter Grow Toys and Hatch Your Own Dino. About 560,000 units of the toy were produced. The model number is 234-25-1200, which can be found on the back of the package. Th...

According to the publication Consumerist, Payless shoes has become the latest retailer to file for bankruptcy protection this year, joining Wet Seal, Aeropostale, American Apparel, The Limited, Eastern Outfitters, MC Sports, BCBG Max Azria, Gander Mountain, RadioShack, hhgregg and Gordmans...

Usually when you buy a new car, they have your record of ownership and if any recalls come out they are usually pretty good about getting ahold of you to tell you about the recall so you can get the vehicle in and get it fixed. But when that vehicle becomes a used vehicle and transfers ownership a few times, sometimes you can be missed when recalls are issued...

On Tuesday, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) announced that they are going to use private debt collecting companies to collect old tax debts. A new law that Congress put into effect in December 2015 allows these collectors to try to claim unpaid tax debts that are not presently being worked on by the IRS, and were assessed in years prior...

If you are an owner of one of 53,000 2017 Ford F-250 pickups, you should look for a recall notice soon from Ford. In a statement from Ford, these trucks are being recalled because they can roll away even when they are in park due to a manufacturing error...

Wells Fargo was sued because it employees allegedly opened up more than 2 million accounts for customers without their permission. According to KSTP, the bank is going to pay out $110 million to settle that suit. Authorities stated that bank employees were put under high pressure to open bank and credit card accounts for customers without their permission...

Specific lots of Evanger's Hunk of Beef dog food are being recalled because of exposure to a drug used to euthanize animals. Pentobarbital was found in one lot of its Au Jus product. Pentobarbital has the potential to cause a variety of side effects ranging from drowsiness to death...

In a news release Tuesday: Hostess Brands is voluntarily recalling its Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies  because of a recall by Blommer Chocolate Company of the confectionary coating used on the Holiday White Peppermint Hostess Twinkies product...

Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling about 132,520 pounds of fully cooked chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The fully cooked Panko Chicken Nuggets items were produced on July 18, 2016...