A warning from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC): CPSC and EB Brands have recalled three million fitness balls made in China after reports they can pop unexpectedly if they are overinflated, even though the balls say they are burst-resistant. The recall includes balls from Bally Total Fitness, Everlast, Valeo and Body Fit Fitness Balls.

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The Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to avoid cookies, crackers, ice cream and other foods that have peanut butter in the ingredients until it can determine how widespread the salmonella outbreak is across the country.

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More Chinese candy contaminated with melamine is showing up in the U.S. – White Rabbit Creamy Candy was found at two stores in New Haven, Connecticut. Tests found traces of the industrial additive, melamine.

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It’s in chocolate, too. The disturbing and frightening melamine mess has made its way to candy bars. British candy maker Cadbury just recalled chocolate made in its Beijing factory after tests show it contains melamine, the industrial chemical that has made tens of thousands of Chinese children sick.

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I’ve written about energy drinks a couple of times already here at FFTV. You can see the results of a  Consumer Reports test on 12 of these caffeine-filled beverages over here. And just last month, I mentioned a new study that finds just one can of Red Bull may increase the risk of heart damage. [...]

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