Gas prices remain steady in NJ, around nation

AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.07, up a penny from a week ago.

Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in half of US makeup, study finds

More than half the makeup sold in the U.S. and Canada contains toxic “forever chemicals” associated with serious health conditions, a new study found.

Freshpet recalls dog food due to potential salmonella contamination

Freshpet is recalling some Select Small Dog Bite Size Beef & Egg Recipe Dog Food that may have been sold at some Publix and Target stores.

High lead levels found in 2 Happy Tot baby food products, lawsuit alleges

A lawsuit filed against Nurture Inc. alleges that unhealthy levels of lead were found in two of their Happy Family Organics baby food products sold at Target and Whole Foods.

Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookies

The Girl Scouts have an unusual problem this year: 15 million boxes of unsold cookies.

Medicare scam claims to offer 'free' genetic test kit, BBB warns

A scam targeting those on Medicare offers a “free” genetic testing kit that screens for a predisposition to heart disease or cancer, the BBB warned.

Free Slurpee Day 2021: 7-Eleven giveaway to last entire month of July

7-Eleven is giving away a free Slurpee drink throughout the month of July. The offer is normally on July 11 but has been extended.

Beech-Nut recalls baby rice cereal over high arsenic levels

Beech-Nut is recalling its “Stage 1, Single Grain Rice Cereal” over high levels of arsenic found in one sample. The company also said it will stop selling the product.

Kroger hosting hiring event Thursday, seeking 10K new workers

Kroger, which is already the largest grocery retailer in the United States, is hoping to hire 10,000 more workers with its hybrid hiring event taking place Thursday, June 10.

Line stretches around the block as Wendy's returns to UK

Wendy’s opened its first location in the United Kingdom this week after pulling its restaurants out of the country two decades ago.

Walmart giving 740k smartphones to associates with new in-house app

Walmart is equipping thousands of its employees with free, new Samsung smartphones that come with a new in-house app to improve efficiency and customer service.

Fischer-Price recalls baby rockers linked to 4 infant deaths

Fischer-Price is recalling two baby sleep rockers that have been tied to the deaths of four American infants since April 2019, the company announced Thursday in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Gas prices hold steady in NJ, around nation after holiday

AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.05, unchanged from a week ago.

Target reopens fitting rooms at all stores after closing to customers during pandemic

Target said it began opening some of the dressing rooms at the start of Memorial Day weekend, and all were expected to reopen by June 1. The only exception is “a small number” being used for vaccine administration.

NJ, nation's gas prices remain steady for holiday weekend

AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.05, down a penny from a week ago.

Hand sanitizer recall expands again; testing detected methanol, FDA says

Substantial exposure to methanol can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death, the FDA said in a news release.