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If you bought guacamole, salsa, or pico de gallo from the Produce or Prepared Foods section at Whole Foods in early August 2026, check your fridge before you check anything else. The FDA has classified this recall as Class I — its highest-risk category — after linking the products to Salmonella-contaminated jalapeños tied to a…
If you’ve got a bag of Lundberg jasmine rice in the pantry, it’s worth a look before dinner. What started in April as a modest, Wegmans-only recall has grown considerably: the FDA confirmed on August 25, 2026 that Lundberg Family Farms’ Organic White Jasmine Rice recall now covers 27,324 packages — more than 54,000 pounds…
Driscoll’s, Inc. is facing a proposed class action — Berlinger v. Driscoll’s, Inc., No. 5:26-cv-06444 — alleging its conventional strawberries carry undisclosed PFAS-related “forever chemical” pesticide residues despite being marketed as safe, wholesome, and sustainably grown. If you buy Driscoll’s strawberries and that concerns you, you’re not alone. Here’s exactly what the lawsuit claims, who…
If you’ve bought imported Argentine beef in Florida or Texas recently, it’s worth checking your freezer. On August 7, 2026, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a recall of roughly 29,628 pounds of raw boneless beef carrying the “Frigorífico Gorina SAIC” label, after the product was imported from Argentina without going through required…
If your kids have a drawer full of those squishy dumpling, bun, or butter-stick toys, there’s something you should check before they play with them again. On August 5, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a national safety alert about fake and counterfeit squishy toys — the same viral toy category that triggered…
UPDATED September 22, 2026 — The exact per-claimant payout is now confirmed: $37.42. Payments began on schedule September 21, 2026. Key Facts table, the “How Much” section, and one FAQ answer below have been updated with the confirmed figure. A new section on payment methods and what to do if your payment fails has also…
A Los Angeles man who spent three years suing the California State Lottery Commission over a $750,000 scratcher prize just lost — and it’s going to cost him. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Kevin C. Brazile signed a judgment Thursday dismissing the breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by James Densley, and ordered Densley to pay the Lottery…
There’s up to $475 waiting for you for every time you were held at a New York City Central Booking facility — if it happened between April 8, 2017 and December 27, 2019 (Brooklyn) or between February 3, 2020 and March 1, 2023 (any borough). The City of New York agreed to pay up to…
September 16, 2026. That’s your deadline to claim money from the American Consumer Credit Counseling data breach settlement — and it’s closer than it sounds. ACCC is paying eligible class members up to $3,580 in cash, plus three years of credit monitoring, after a 2025 breach exposed Social Security numbers and other personal data. Filing…