Similac Baby Formula Recalled Because It May Contain Chunks of Beetle
Certain types of Similac powdered baby formula have been recalled because of, as the FDA delicately puts it, “the remote possibility of the presence of a small common beetle in the product.” From the...
View ArticleTSA Finds Your Vibrator In Checked Suitcase, Leaves Creepy Note
Bad: Having the TSA pawing through your checked luggage. Worse: The suitcase they chose to open includes a sex toy. Worse still: the person who went through your bags leaves a leering note....
View ArticleDon't Worry, That's Just Bread Mold On Your Tampon
Normally, Danielle wouldn’t have pulled her Kotex tampon out of the applicator for inspection before using it. I mean, who does that? One happened to fall out of the applicator, though, and that’s when...
View ArticleLong-Running Mouse Infestation May Shut Down N.Y. Walmart
Recent state inspections of a Monticello, N.Y. Walmart have the mundane violations you’d see in any food facility’s inspection: dusty fans, lettuce cross-contamination, and coolers slightly warmer than...
View ArticleWas McDonald’s Worker Who Served Up Raw Burger Targeting Cop Or Just...
A police officer in New Hampshire visited the drive-thru window at his local McDonald’s while working the night shift. He ordered a Quarter Pounder with cheese, and a photo he took shows a gross...
View ArticleFruit Punch Oreos Exist, Are Available At Walmart
(Junk Food Guy)Here at Consumerist, we try to stay at the forefront of advances in cookie technology. Earlier this week, we learned that fruit punch-flavored Oreos exist. This is only the latest in a...
View ArticleNorovirus, Not Brawl, Breaks Out At Chuck E. Cheese’s
(**bc**)Something terrible broke out at a Minnesota Chuck E. Cheese’s last week, and for once it wasn’t an adult brawl requiring police intervention. No, this time it was something even more...
View ArticleFDA Inspection Reveals Chinese Restaurant Supplier Was Rat-Infested Nightmare
(Rennett Stowe)There are fascinating horrors hiding in letters from the Food and Drug Administration to the food, drug, and cosmetic companies that it regulates. One letter that we wish we could...
View ArticleSears Delivers Filthy Oven, Has No Idea Why
A woman who loves to bake for her family saved for two years to buy a new built-in convection oven. Sears delivered it, and then she had to wait a few weeks to have it installed. That’s when she...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts Manager Drops Tray Of Donuts On Floor, Puts Them Out For Sale...
Eating any food not grown in your own garden and cooked yourself means putting a certain amount of trust in the people who prepare and handle your food. A former Dunkin’ Donuts employee leaked a video...
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