I find that there are two types of people when it comes to Spaghetti-O’s:  people who love them and people who don’t.  Growing up, I liked Spaghetti-O’s because we didn’t have them that often, so it was a treat for me.  This popped into my head today when I saw that Campbell’s is recalling 15 million pounds of Spaghetti-Os.  Apparently during their creation, some of the meatballs didn’t get heated as to as high a temperature as they should have been.  They were made between December 2008 and June 2010.  The bottom of the can has “EST 4K” and a use by date between June 2010 and December 2011.  For more information, check out this article.

Posted: June 18th, 2010 under Recalls, Show Notes.
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There are a few basic steps involved in washing clothes: put the clothes in the washer, add the soap, turn it on.  When it’s done, take the clothes out and put them in the dryer and hang them on the line.  Not one of those steps?  Burn clothes to a crisp.   So GE decided to recall some of their front loading washers that could do just that due to some faulty wiring.  Find out if your washer is affected along with more info about the recall at the CPSC website.

Posted: June 11th, 2010 under Recalls, Show Notes.
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Even though the program has apparently been online since 1995, I wasn’t aware until today that select Starbucks stores gave away 5 lb. bags of used coffee grounds for use as compost for your garden. Since I’d never heard of this before, I wondered, “Why would you put coffee grounds in your garden?”  Turns out, there are a lot of reasons. Considering the amount of coffee we brew at home (and the number of old grounds we since thrown away), having a compost heap for our garden at home is looking better and better.

Posted: June 8th, 2010 under Crazy Stuff, Show Notes.
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The last thing you want to be drinking out of a glass in your home is something toxic.  But that’s a potential risk with some glasses from McDonald’s.  The glasses have different Shrek characters on them and were release in promotion of the latest movie.  But officials say the paint used to put those characters on the glasses contain Cadmium, a toxic chemical.

If you own any of the glasses, you should stop using them right away.  McDonald’s plans to have further announcements on their website.  Read this article for more info on the recall.

Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Recalls, Show Notes.
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Have you seen these shocking photos from Guatemala?

Courtesy of Flickr and the Guatemalan Government

Courtesy of Flickr and the Guatemalan Government

At first, I thought they were fake, but all the websites I read pointed out that they’ve been released by the Guatemalan government. This has to be scary for the people of Guatemala.  Keep them in your prayers.

Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Crazy Stuff, Show Notes.
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