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Did your car break down? Check for recalled parts and fix it for free!

Posted March 1, 2009 - 15:37 by Xin Lu

Frugal Living, Consumer Affairs, Cars and Transportation

I drive a ten year old car and it has been out of warranty for quite a while. Over the years I have received recall notices in the mail for various parts of the car and got fixes for free. However, not all of these recall notices get to the appropriate car owners so it is possible that your car has a defective part. Fortunately,the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a very well organized and searchable database for all types of vehicle related recalls.

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Poisonous Infant Formula May Be Closer Than You Think

Posted September 16, 2008 - 10:28 by Linsey Knerl

Consumer Affairs

The FDA recently issued a warning against infant formula produced in China. With our current regulations, it seems that there would be no chance of the average consumer even having Chinese-made formula. Or is there?

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Possible Backlash Against Cheap Imports?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Shopping

Is there a backlash against cheap Chinese imports coming? I, for one, secretly hope so.

We've known that it can't last forever, haven't we? This spending spree that Americans have been partaking in - between our big TVs, our cheap clothes and Target shoes, even many ingredients in our food - it has to end. Our trade deficit with China was long ago recognized as a problem, but not one that Americans were willing to really do anything about - as long as both of our economies kept growing, we felt, we should just keep doing what we're doing.

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Canadians Try To Kill Your Pets - Pet Food Recall

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Consumer Affairs

Canada is at it again. This time, it's not mad cow (as far as we know), but will these insidious northerners never stop?

Menu Foods of Ontario, Canada, recently issued a recall for dog and cat foods manufactured by the company that is sold under several brands, following the death of at least 10 animals in North America since the beginning of this year, mostly from kidney failure. You can find a list of all the foods being recalled here.

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