Food

A children’s museum is apologizing after a social media user pointed out that its Juneteenth menu perpetuated stereotypes about Black people. The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis posted about its special “Juneteenth Jamboree” to celebrate the federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of slaves. Shortly after, a user, Jonelle Slaughter, posted a comment that included a […]

After four babies became sick with bacterial infections after consuming Abbott products made at a plant in Michigan, the company was quick to temporarily close the facility and issued a voluntary recall for products made there. Since then, there has been a baby formula shortage. As the first overseas formula ships in and Abbotts works […]

After a massive recall of certain powdered infant formula products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced resources for the affected families. Governor Hochul stated: “In close coordination with our federal partners, New York State will continue to do everything possible to support New York families in need of formula for their […]

A local Rochester favorite is entering its 120th year in business and to celebrate, they are expanding their business! Abbott’s Frozen Custard already has 37 locations, 24 of which are in the Rochester area, and the rest being in six other states; Florida, Massachusetts, Virginia, Louisiana, and the Carolinas. Over the next year, Abbott plans […]

Yesterday was the celebration of Cinco de Mayo and to celebrate in Rochester, La Casa in the South Wedge hosted a fiesta with live music, plus traditional and Mexican fusion food and drinks. Joe Giro, assistant general manager of La Casa, stated: “A lot of people have been stuck inside for well over a year, […]

Best Buy is recalling over 772,000 air fryers and air fryer ovens sold, with the majority sold in the United States. On April 21, Best Buy sent out a notice posted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announcing a recall on certain Insignia models. You can see the notice HERE. This news came after […]

Yesterday, Wegmans announced that they plan to eliminate plastic bags throughout the company by the end of 2022. As we all know, New York State stopped using plastic bags two years ago because of state law, but that is not the case everywhere else in the world. Wegman’s goal is to shift all customers to […]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating complaints of illnesses that may be related to Lucky Charms cereal. No formal alert has been issued, but the Livingston County Department of Health did alert the media and is asking any residents who have eaten the cereal and who are experiencing nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea, to […]