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Monday, February 25, 2013

RECALL: Glass Fragments Found in Special K

Consumers can get a replacement coupon for Special K.

Cereal giant Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling three sizes of its Kellogg’s Special K Red Berries cereal because of the possibility of glass fragments in the cereal. According to Kellogg’s: The food affected by the recall can be identified with the following info: 11.2-ounce package     - UPC Code 38000 59923     - Better if Used Before: DEC 02 2013 KNC 105 00:13 through DEC 02 2013 KNC 105 02:30 22.4-ounce twin pack     - UPC Code 38000 78356     - Better if Used Before:         - NOV 30 2013 KNA 105 07:00 to NOV 30 2013 KNA 105 08:51         - NOV 30 2013 KNB 105 15:00 to NOV 30 KNB 105 17:05 37-ounce package     - UPC Code 38000 20940     - Better if Used Before:  NOV 30 2013 KNB 107 17:31 to NOV 30 2013 KNB 107 20:05 If your …

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Toyota Recalls 670,000 Prius Hybrids

The car company announced two recalls on Wednesday.

Toyota is recalling about 670,000 Toyota Prius vehicles in the U.S. because of problems with vehicles' steering. In addition, 350,000 of these same vehicles are being recalled because of problems with the electric water pump for the hybrid system, Toyota announced on Wednesday. According to Toyota: Due to insufficient hardness treatment of some of the extension shafts, the splines that connect the extension shaft to the steering gear box may deform if the steering wheel is frequently and forcefully turned to the full left or full right position while driving at slow speeds. This deformation may create increased internal clearance and the splines may eventually, over time, wear out. Toyota dealers will inspect the extension shaft to …

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