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Consumer Alert

Advance fee scam claims to offer victims job at local radio station

By East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office
East Baton Rouge Sheriff's detectives are currently investigating four separate thefts that occurred this past month by scams that involve individuals pretending to be a local radio personality and asking victims to send money for uniforms

Tassimo Espresso T Discs recalled due to burn hazard; several reports of injury

By Samantha Morgan
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health issued a voluntary recall by Kraft Foods for the Tassimo Espresso T Discs due to a potential burn hazard.

CONSUMER ALERT: Feds looking into reports of fires in Toyota vehicles

By NBC NEWS
Federal officials are investigating reports of door fires on some Toyota vehicles.

Egg recall could have greatest impact on local restaurants

By Andrew Capasso
An egg recall from a company in Minnesota could impact the supply here in Louisiana. Michael Foods is recalled eggs because of possible Listeria contamination.
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Woman wins big in small claims court case against Honda; encourages others to do the same

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By Ted Chen
The owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid who sued the automaker over the vehicle's failure to meet its advertised 50 miles-per-gallon has won her lawsuit. Heather Peters was awarded $9,867 by a LA Superior Court Commissioner.

Pfizer recalling popular birth control pill

By NBC NATIONAL NEWS
Drug maker Pfizer is recalling a popular birth control pill because of a possible packaging error.

Pancakes recalled, may contain soy protein

By NBC NEWS
Pinnacle Foods is recalling certain Aunt Jemima frozen pancakes. The company says the pancakes could contain soy protein harmful to people with soy protein allergies.
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Jeep Liberty airbags go off without incident, prompts investigation

By Rhett Guillot
Federal regulators have stepped up their investigation into Jeep Liberty airbags. 50 people have now reported they were hurt when the airbags inflated by surprise, without a crash.

BOIL ADVISORY: Outage may have compromised water safety

By East Feliciana Rural Water
East Feliciana Rural Water System has experienced problems with our water distribution system on the Plank Road system.

Popular online retailer hacked, millions of customers' information possibly stolen

By NBC NEWS
Zappos says millions of it’s customers personal information may have been stolen by hackers.
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Ford issues more recalls due to potential fire issue

By NBC NEWS
Ford is recalling its 2004 and 2005 models of the Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey. They say these cars could suddenly lose motive power if the torque converter output shaft fails.

Voluntary recall of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin, Gas-X

By FDA
Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.
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Hackers shift focus from computers to phones and other mobile devices

By Scott Budman
Watch your pocket. Computer security giant McAfee recently came out with a list of threat predictions for the new year, and it's not pretty. As expected, hackers are targeting your mobile devices more than ever.

General Motors issues recall due to possible missing brake pads

By NBC NEWS
General Motors says they're recalling more than 4-thousand 2012 Chevrolet Sonic cars due to concern that some of the vehicles could be missing brake pads.
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Build-A-Bear recalls 284-thousand teddy bears

By Neeha Curtis
Build-A-Bear Workshop is recalling 284-thousand colorful hearts teddy bears in the United States. The eyes of the teddy bears can loosen and fall out, posing a choking hazard to young children.