The World's Fair : What did they recall today?

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What did they recall today?

Category: Industrial Agriculture • Links to interesting sites and discussion of them
Posted on: July 10, 2008 9:00 AM, by Benjamin Cohen

Keep up with the matter at Recall.gov.

While not a fun sport, it is an active one. They list product recalls in seven categories:

1. Consumer Products (in general).
2. Motor vehicles.
3. Boats.
4. Food.
5. Medicine.
6. Cosmetics.
7. Environmental products.

Oh boy. Go grab a burger with a slice of tomato, put your Swiftlik safety raft on, take a swig of that Nestle Purified Water, keep a bottle of your oldest antipsychotic drugs on hand, send an HP fax to your friend to tell them all about it, and call it a day well recalled.

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