Expansion and growth are two major priorities of every business. Both are proportionate to each other. When we talk about expansion, offshore software development might help. It’s cost-efficient compared to getting the same job done with an in-house team. You can find professionals to handle everything from development to deployment, eliminating the need for ongoing efforts or guidance for in-house employees. Everything from software analysis to development and production can be outsourced. But an important question here is, can outsourcing software development really help your business scale? If yes, then how can one use it in his favour? Keep scrolling to discover the top six tips to get the most out of offshore software development.
#1 Learn About The Number of Edits You Have in Your Basket
After you have the software in hand, you obviously will go through it yourself to ensure the fulfillment of every requirement. During the review process, chances are you might encounter edits and changes that had to be made. In such cases, it’s important for you to have an idea of how many times you have the facility to request for edits. In case of edits, it’s important to clear your limits beforehand. This reduces the chances of future clashes between you and the outsourcing partner.
#2 Choose The Best Outsourcing Software Development Partner
When you plan to hire remote developers in India, always prefer the best outsourcing software development partner. A good outsourcing partner is someone you can trust and rely upon. Here is characteristics and benefits of hiring the dedicated developers explained. Besides, if you prefer agencies, choose the one with the highest ratings. They will help you deliver projects to your clients before time, all within your budget.
#3 Try Out The Agile Methodology
Agile methodology is an effectively and strongly designed approach for software development. This methodology consists of getting a job done via a step-by-step procedure. A step-by-step method is highly reliable, compared to other approaches to offshoring software development. If your outsourcing software development partner follows the same then that’s even better.
#4 Ask For Timely Updates From Outsourcing Partner
Project updates are very important as they keep you on track with what’s going on with your project. When you are deciding on an outsourcing software development partner, make sure to keep the transparency factor in mind. Ensure that whatever individual or agency you outsource software development is transparent and promises timely project updates.
#5 Progress Reports Are as Important as Updates
Receiving timely updates about your software development project is integral. But what’s even more crucial is receiving progress reports. Before finalizing a deal with an outsourcing software development agency, make sure to ask for prompt progress reports. You cannot miss out on these reports because they help you analyze the value of your investment.
#6 Costing is an Underrated Factor
Most outsourcing software development partners offer two major costing plans. They are – one-time payments and installments. It’s your choice whether you want to hire remote developers in India on an hourly basis or pay them fully before or after the completion of a designated task. If your preferred partner only has a limited payment option, you can always request more.
#7 Access to a large talent pool and skilled experts
You hire a smart group of contributing problem-solvers who will take responsibility for delivering results rather than a group of low-performing developers who simply do what they’re told.Highly skilled experts can be difficult to locate, especially if your search is limited to your immediate vicinity. When you connect with outsourcing software development companies like Websmith, you gain access to experts with unparalleled skills and experience.
Final Words
So these were some of the key tips on how to use offshore software development to scale your business. The next time you plan to hire remote developers in India, make sure to try out these tips. They will help you use outsourcing in the best possible way, boosting your business growth.
Lastly, if you find this blog informative, make sure to share it with your business partners and friends. Let others know the power of outsourcing software development and how they can use it to scale their business. Hasta la vista!
Alzheimer’s dementia is not a normal part of the aging process. Still, the most significant risk factor is increasing age, with most of those with Alzheimer’s disease 65 years and older.
DEMENTIA IS A CATCH-ALL TERM FOR LOSS OF MEMORY, problem-solving, memory, and other thinking abilities. These deficits interfere with activities of daily living, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form of dementia. Today we explore the relationship between the gut microbiome and dementia.
For those who get it at a younger age, we refer to it as early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. These younger folks can be in the condition’s early, middle, or late stages.
We may conveniently divide Alzheimer’s disease into two forms:
Common Alzheimer’s disease. Those with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease have the common form. It progresses similar to AD seen in older adults.
Genetic (familial) Alzheimer’s disease. This type of AD is uncommon. Symptoms typically emerge while individuals are in their 30s, 40s, or 50s. Family history is the only known risk factor for genetic (familial) Alzheimer’s disease.
Dementia is the product of brain cell damage, with this injury interfering with brain cells’ communicating with one another. Without good inter-nerve cell chatting, behavior and feelings can change.
Dementia: A global public health epidemic
Dementia is a global health issue of increasing importance. There are tremendous negative consequences for numerous socioeconomic measures (and the burden on sufferers).
By 2030, over 82 million people — and over 150 million by 2050 — will have Alzheimer’s dementia. Unfortunately, there are no curative treatments, and we don’t understand why the disease occurs.
For those without the less common genetic form, why does dementia happen? Researchers are examining shared genetics with other diseases to understand better the biological mechanisms underlying Alzheimer’s disease.
A new study adds support for a brain-gut connection.
The gut microbiome and dementia connection
Family history is the only known risk factor for Alzheimer’s dementia. We have to do better in identifying causes. Now comes an innovative study connecting the gut microbiome to the brain and dementia risk.
Several studies demonstrate the co-occurrence of dementia (especially Alzheimer’s) with gut disorders such as gastritis, the gut microbiome, and certain medicines (such as proton pump inhibitors) used to treat peptic ulcer disease.
Gut-brain axis
While such studies suggest an association between Alzheimer’s and gastrointestinal tract disorders, it is unclear whether the gut issues are risk factors for dementia or vice-versa. The gut-brain axis exists for other central nervous system problems such as Parkinson’s disease and depression.
Today we examine an Australian study that comprehensively analyzes the link between Alzheimer’s disease and gut disorders. While we will learn that they could not find a causal relationship between dementia and the gastrointestinal tract, they did find shared genes and enrichment of autoimmunity and more.
The final group analysis represented more than 450,000 individuals. Here are the results:
All the gastrointestinal tract disorders (except irritable bowel syndrome) appeared to correlate with Alzheimer’s dementia.
Among the biological factors examined, abnormal cholesterol appeared to underscore the gut-brain connection. Abnormal cholesterol appeared to be a risk factor for gut disorders and Alzheimer’s dementia.
The study authors suggest that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs (such as atorvastatin or lovastatin) be studied to see if they help protect the gut and, in turn, the brain.
My take — The gut microbiome, brain, and dementia
Of course, correlation is not causality: We don’t have evidence that gut disorders cause Alzheimer’s or vice-versa. Still, the researchers point to a Mediterranean-type diet — one rich in natural fats and vegetables — as not a bad idea.
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One morning I took my clothes to the drycleaner’s. We agreed they would be cleaned that same day while I pick up the next day. I paid the service fee in full and was issued a receipt with the words ‘no refund of money after payment’ conspicuously written on it. Next day I went to pick up only to discover the clothes had not even been cleaned. I requested to take the clothes away and demanded a refund of the money I paid since they had not performed their part of the agreement. The manager, in refusing my request, reminded me of the no refund clause contained in the payment receipt earlier issued to me. After much back and forth between us I finally recovered the money in full.
Does this sound familiar? We see such clauses in shopping premises, purchase receipts, carriage tickets, etc. Contrary to popular belief, a mere inclusion of such clause in business transactions is not enough to make it enforceable. In Nigeria, policies of service providers or terms and conditions included in commercial transactions must conform with the provisions of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018, otherwise they are invalid and of no effect. Various jurisdictions all over the world also have laws that regulate similar situations. Also, a defaulting service provider is not entitled to retain monies paid by a customer, and where the service provider is not in default, what he is entitled to if an order, booking or reservation is cancelled is a reasonable charge, subject to some conditions, and not the entire sum paid by the customer.
Are you a business owner? Do not include just any terms or conditions you fancy in your commercial transactions or when drafting company policy. That you have designated a certain condition or rule as ‘policy’ or as ‘binding’ does not make it legal or binding or enforceable. Acquaint yourself with the necessary laws or engage a lawyer to provide suitable policies for your business. Need some guidance in drawing up your company policy? I am just a click away.
What experience do you have about refunds? Would you agree to refund money paid to you by a customer?
One early morning I took my clothes to the drycleaner’s. We agreed they would be cleaned that same day while I pick up the next day. I paid the service fee in full and was issued a receipt with the words ‘no refund of money after payment’ conspicuously written on it
Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.
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OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: The CDC is reporting an outbreak of 219 gastrointestinal illnesses in 38 states caused by multiple serotypes of Salmonella. The outbreak has sent 27 people to hospital and claimed one life. Infections have been linked to exposure to backyard poultry.
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE: The FDA, CDC and their partner agencies continue to investigate an outbreak of 18 cases of Hepatitis A virus infections in three states. Thirteen people have been hospitalized. The infections are linked to FreshKampo and HEB brands of fresh organic strawberries imported into the USA from Baja California, Mexico.
Allergy Alert: Gourmondo Co. recalls Asparagus & Feta Sandwiches (11.04 oz / 313g; Best by 6/5 and 6/7) due to undeclared egg.
Allergy Alert: Royal Ice Cream Company recalls Wawa Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream Pints (1 pt; Code date 22094 39-62; Best by 04.Oct.2023) due to undeclared peanuts.
Food Safety Recall:Northern Tier Bakery, LLC recalls approximately 905 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) salad products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Canada
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE: The Public Health Agency of Canada reports 60 cases of Norovirus and gastrointestinal illness in the following provinces: British Columbia (18), Alberta (12), Manitoba (19), and Ontario (11). The illnesses are linked to consumption of spot prawns.
Food Safety Recall: TNT Palace (Montréal, QC) recalls Mélange de mangues / Mango mix (Sold up to 9 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Food Safety Recall: Marché Afriquébi (Montréal, QC) recalls MARINADE TOUT USAGE / All purpose marinade (Sold up to 8 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Food Safety Recall: Pastamalfi fait à la main inc. (Montréal, QC) recalls Pesto basilic & roquette / Basil and arugula pesto (250 ml; Sold up to 10 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Food Safety Recall: Le Corylus Resto-Bistro (L’Isle-aux-Coudres, QC) recalls Rillette de dinde / Turkey rillette (250 ml; Sold up to 10 June 2022) and Soupe aux gourganes / Fava bean soup (500 ml; Sold up to 10 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Europe
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION (Denmark): The Statens Serum Institut reports an outbreak of eight cases of Listeria monocytogenes. Seven of the cases were reported in the capital region. The source of the outbreak has not yet been identified.
Allergy Alert (Belgium): CARREFOUR recalls CARREFOUR brand Houmous nature / Plain hummus (Use by 28/06/2022) due to undeclared sesame.
Allergy Alert (Belgium): Madarest (Pastificio Nonna Ida) recalls Nonna Ida brand Ravioli saumon étiqueté Penne napoli / Salmon ravioli labeled as Penne Napoli (400g; Lot 20220602; Use by 14/06/2022) due to undeclared shellfish, celery, fish, shellfish, sulphites, mustard and soy.
Allergy Alert (France): Lidl recalls Sondey brand Biscuit Tablette chocolat noir BIO / Biscuits coated with dark chocolate, organic (150g; Lots L2022105 & L2022147; Best before 15/04/2023 & 27/05/2023, respectively) due to undeclared milk and gluten.
Allergy Alert (France): LA TOURANGELLE AUCHAN recalls AUCHAN brand Huile de sésame / Sesame oil (250 ml; Lots 3033 & 2858; Best before 20/10/2023 & 18/09/2023, respectively) due to undeclared allergen.
Allergy Alert (France): STB Salaisons BOUTOT recalls Le Perpezac le Noir brand Saucisson sec Le Classique / Dry sausage (250g; Lot Z31420; Best before 24/07/2022) due to undeclared hazelnuts.
Allergy Alert (Italy): Industry recalls mulitple brands and varieties of chia seeds due to undeclared soy. Please refer to the recall site for details on all affected products.
Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Coop recalls Coop spareribs BBQ (200g; Use by 10-6-2022, 13-6-2022, 15-6-2022, 17-6-2022, 20-6-2022, 30-6-2022, 1-7-2022, 2-7-2022) due to undeclared soy.
Allergy Alert (Netherlands): SPAR recalls SPAR spareribs BBQ (200g; Use by 10-6-2022, 13-6-2022, 15-6-2022, 17-6-2022, 20-6-2022, 30-6-2022, 1-7-2022, 2-7-2022) due to undeclared soy.
Allergy Alert Update (Spain): AESAN alerts public to recall of ALL4TRADE – Ziné brand Bulgur Grof Bruin/ Coarse Brown Bulgur (800g; Best before 10/2022) and ALL4TRADE – Ziné brand Bulgur Brown Fin Ziné / Fine grain brown bulgur (800g; Batch no. 301023; Best before 10/2023) due to undeclared gluten.
Allergy Alert Update (UK): Pimlico Confectioners recalls Keats London Vegan Irish Cream Truffles (140g; Lot 16673332100; Best before 29 November 2023), Keats London Vegan Hazelnut Dark Chocolate (140g; Lots 15183522000, 15181412100, 16171932100; Best before 17 December 2022, 21 May 2023, 12 July 2023, respectively) and Pimlico Confectioners Vegan Fine Hazelnut Truffles (110g; Best before 16 December 2022) due to undeclared milk.
Food Safety Recall (Belgium): NUEVA PESCANOVA France recalls PESCANOVA brand Tubes de calamars surgelés / Frozen calamari tubes (750g; Lot 36211; Use by 03/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (squid skeleton pieces).
Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Albert Heijn recalls AH Pistolets Bruin et AH Pistolets Wit / Brown bread and white bread sandwich rolls (Best before 31-07-2022) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal).
Food Safety Recall (France): SAS BERGE recalls BERGE brand BOUDIN / Blood sausage (Lot 20; Use by 31/05/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): SAINT PIERRE DISTRIBUTION E.LECLERCrecalls Leclerc brand Délice fraise x2 / Strawberry delight tarts (2-pack; Lots 140,141,147,148,154,155; Use by dates between 20/05/2022 and 06/06/ 2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOCIETE CARVIN DISTRIBUTION LECLERC recalls ÉLABORES DANS NOTRE RAYON PÂTISSERIE brand TARTELETTES INDIVIDUELLES CITRON / Individual lemon tarts (All product sold between 7/04/2022 and 7/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): GAILLAC DISTRIBUTION CENTRE E.LECLERC recalls E.LECLERC GAILLAC DISTRIBUTION brand TARTELETTE CITRON MERINGUE ET TARTELETTE FRAMBOISE / Lemon meringue tarts and raspberry tarts (150g; All lots) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): LURE DISTRIBUTION E.LECLERC recalls PARFUM FRAMBOISE CASSIS PARFUM VANILLE FRAMBOISE / Raspberry cassis and raspberry vanilla tarts (Bulk packaging; All lots) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): EARL FERME MATTER recalls Ferme Matter brand Cœur de massif / cheese (Lot 4/9; Use by 21/06/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): GAEC DE LA BARONNERIE recalls Gaec de la baronnerie brand Fromage de chèvre au lait cru, Bûches ronds / raw goat-milk cheese logs (Produced 25/05/22 to 8/06/22) due to E. coli O103 contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DE COUTRAS E.LECLERC recalls tartelettes poire chocolat tartelettes citron meringuées / Pear tarts, chocolate tarts and lemon meringue tarts (All lots with use by dates between 08/04/2022 et le 12/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): BISCUITS HAFNER recalls HAFNER brand Carton de 60 Tartelettes finger 125×45 bord droit sucrées beurre / sweet butter tarts (Lot 250322; Best before 31/03/2023) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): LE GRENIER DES GASTRONOMES LGDG recalls LES THOMASINES brand MERGUEZ DE CANARD SOUS VIDE / Vacuum-packed duck merguez sausages (Lot 22150303; Use by dates between 12/06/2022 and 14/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): BELFORT DISTRIBUTION E. LECLERC recalls ELABOREES DANS NOTRE RAYON PATISSERIE brand TARTELETTE INDIVIDUELLE AUX FRAISES-AUX FRAMBOISES-AUX FRUITS / Individual strawberry, raspberry and fruit tarts (All product sold between 21/05/ 2022 and 08/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): ST JUDIST S.A. SA SAINT JUDIST_E.LECLERC SAINT JUST EN CHAUSSEE recalls TARTELETTE fraise x 2, tartelette framboise x 2, tartelette aux fruits x 2 / Strawberry tarts, raspberry tarts, fruit tarts (2-packs; All lots; Use by 11/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): CHAUMONDIS E.LECLERC recalls Tartelette Framboise / Raspberry tart (Use by dates between 06/05/2022 and 08/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOKING E.Leclerc Kingersheim recalls Tartelette individuelle citron meringuée et caramel passion / Individual lemon-meringue tarts and caramel passion tarts (Produced between 30/04/2022 and 07/ 06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOCIETE DISTRIBUTION CERNAY SODICER LECLERC CERNAY recalls E. Leclerc Cernay brand Tartelette fraise, myrtille, framboise, fruit ou choco-caramel / strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, fruit, and choco-caramel tarts (All Use by dates between 22/04/2022 and 09/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): GREVIN DISTRIBUTION LECLERC recalls Finger cacahuètes / Peanut fingers (Sold between 10/05/2022 and 08/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Kosebate GmbH recalls Alburj brand Halva Aufstrich / Halvah spread (300g & 500g; Manufactured from 02/01/2021 to 10/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Othman Food recalls Othman Food Tahina Sesame (400g & 800g; Best before 22.12.2023 and 10.11.2024) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Seda Outspan Iberia, S.L.U. recalls Moreno Gold 100 % Arabica Löslicher Bohnenkaffee / Instant coffee (100g; Lot L1169; Best before 18.06.2023) due to foreign matter contamination (glass splinters).
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Pat the Baker and Irish Priderecall Specific Batches of Pat the Baker and Irish Pride Breadcrumbs due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Get Fresh at Home Petits Pains (6 white part baked rolls) (300g; Best before 07 August 2022) due to foreign matter contamination (small pieces of metal.
Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg):HENRI RAFFIN recalls Le GalibierbrandSaucisson sec aux noisettes/ Dry sausage with hazelnuts (200g; Multiple lot codes and Use by dates) due to foreign matter contamination (glass).
Food Safety Recall (Sweden): ICA recalls ICA and ICA Basic baguettes (multiple varieties) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (UK): PA Ross Ltd recalls Get Fresh at Home Petits Pains (6 white part baked rolls) (300g; Best before 07 August 2022) due to foreign matter contamination (small pieces of metal.
Food Safety Recall (UK): GB Poultry recalls GB Poultry Battered Chicken Goujons (350g, 400g, 3kg; Batch code SFRD22PL; 9 June 2022 and 10 June 2022) due to Salmonella contamination.
Australia and New Zealand
Allergy Alert (New Zealand): New World Rangiora recalls Hellers brand Smoked Saveloys (Various sizes; All batches; All dates) due to undeclared milk and gluten.
Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Mrs Higgins (2004) Ltd recalls Mrs Higgins brand Shortbread Cookies (350g; Best before 04/10/22) due to foreign matter contamination (white plastic.
Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.
If you would like to receive automatic email alerts for all new articles posted on eFoodAlert, please submit your request using the sidebar link.
Interested in learning more about food safety and the history of foodborne disease outbreaks and investigations? Click on the TAINTED menu at the top of the page to read or listen to a short excerpt, then follow the buy links to add a digital, print or audio copy to your personal library.
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: The CDC is reporting an outbreak of 219 gastrointestinal illnesses in 38 states caused by multiple serotypes of Salmonella. The outbreak has sent 27 people to hospital and claimed one life. Infections have been linked to exposure to backyard poultry.
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE: The FDA, CDC and their partner agencies continue to investigate an outbreak of 18 cases of Hepatitis A virus infections in three states. Thirteen people have been hospitalized. The infections are linked to FreshKampo and HEB brands of fresh organic strawberries imported into the USA from Baja California, Mexico.
Allergy Alert: Gourmondo Co. recalls Asparagus & Feta Sandwiches (11.04 oz / 313g; Best by 6/5 and 6/7) due to undeclared egg.
Allergy Alert: Royal Ice Cream Company recalls Wawa Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream Pints (1 pt; Code date 22094 39-62; Best by 04.Oct.2023) due to undeclared peanuts.
Food Safety Recall:Northern Tier Bakery, LLC recalls approximately 905 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) salad products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Canada
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION UPDATE: The Public Health Agency of Canada reports 60 cases of Norovirus and gastrointestinal illness in the following provinces: British Columbia (18), Alberta (12), Manitoba (19), and Ontario (11). The illnesses are linked to consumption of spot prawns.
Food Safety Recall: TNT Palace (Montréal, QC) recalls Mélange de mangues / Mango mix (Sold up to 9 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Food Safety Recall: Marché Afriquébi (Montréal, QC) recalls MARINADE TOUT USAGE / All purpose marinade (Sold up to 8 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Food Safety Recall: Pastamalfi fait à la main inc. (Montréal, QC) recalls Pesto basilic & roquette / Basil and arugula pesto (250 ml; Sold up to 10 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Food Safety Recall: Le Corylus Resto-Bistro (L’Isle-aux-Coudres, QC) recalls Rillette de dinde / Turkey rillette (250 ml; Sold up to 10 June 2022) and Soupe aux gourganes / Fava bean soup (500 ml; Sold up to 10 June 2022) due to a potential food safety hazard.
Europe
OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION (Denmark): The Statens Serum Institut reports an outbreak of eight cases of Listeria monocytogenes. Seven of the cases were reported in the capital region. The source of the outbreak has not yet been identified.
Allergy Alert (Belgium): CARREFOUR recalls CARREFOUR brand Houmous nature / Plain hummus (Use by 28/06/2022) due to undeclared sesame.
Allergy Alert (Belgium): Madarest (Pastificio Nonna Ida) recalls Nonna Ida brand Ravioli saumon étiqueté Penne napoli / Salmon ravioli labeled as Penne Napoli (400g; Lot 20220602; Use by 14/06/2022) due to undeclared shellfish, celery, fish, shellfish, sulphites, mustard and soy.
Allergy Alert (France): Lidl recalls Sondey brand Biscuit Tablette chocolat noir BIO / Biscuits coated with dark chocolate, organic (150g; Lots L2022105 & L2022147; Best before 15/04/2023 & 27/05/2023, respectively) due to undeclared milk and gluten.
Allergy Alert (France): LA TOURANGELLE AUCHAN recalls AUCHAN brand Huile de sésame / Sesame oil (250 ml; Lots 3033 & 2858; Best before 20/10/2023 & 18/09/2023, respectively) due to undeclared allergen.
Allergy Alert (France): STB Salaisons BOUTOT recalls Le Perpezac le Noir brand Saucisson sec Le Classique / Dry sausage (250g; Lot Z31420; Best before 24/07/2022) due to undeclared hazelnuts.
Allergy Alert (Italy): Industry recalls mulitple brands and varieties of chia seeds due to undeclared soy. Please refer to the recall site for details on all affected products.
Allergy Alert (Netherlands): Coop recalls Coop spareribs BBQ (200g; Use by 10-6-2022, 13-6-2022, 15-6-2022, 17-6-2022, 20-6-2022, 30-6-2022, 1-7-2022, 2-7-2022) due to undeclared soy.
Allergy Alert (Netherlands): SPAR recalls SPAR spareribs BBQ (200g; Use by 10-6-2022, 13-6-2022, 15-6-2022, 17-6-2022, 20-6-2022, 30-6-2022, 1-7-2022, 2-7-2022) due to undeclared soy.
Allergy Alert Update (Spain): AESAN alerts public to recall of ALL4TRADE – Ziné brand Bulgur Grof Bruin/ Coarse Brown Bulgur (800g; Best before 10/2022) and ALL4TRADE – Ziné brand Bulgur Brown Fin Ziné / Fine grain brown bulgur (800g; Batch no. 301023; Best before 10/2023) due to undeclared gluten.
Allergy Alert Update (UK): Pimlico Confectioners recalls Keats London Vegan Irish Cream Truffles (140g; Lot 16673332100; Best before 29 November 2023), Keats London Vegan Hazelnut Dark Chocolate (140g; Lots 15183522000, 15181412100, 16171932100; Best before 17 December 2022, 21 May 2023, 12 July 2023, respectively) and Pimlico Confectioners Vegan Fine Hazelnut Truffles (110g; Best before 16 December 2022) due to undeclared milk.
Food Safety Recall (Belgium): NUEVA PESCANOVA France recalls PESCANOVA brand Tubes de calamars surgelés / Frozen calamari tubes (750g; Lot 36211; Use by 03/2023) due to foreign matter contamination (squid skeleton pieces).
Food Safety Recall (Belgium): Albert Heijn recalls AH Pistolets Bruin et AH Pistolets Wit / Brown bread and white bread sandwich rolls (Best before 31-07-2022) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal).
Food Safety Recall (France): SAS BERGE recalls BERGE brand BOUDIN / Blood sausage (Lot 20; Use by 31/05/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): SAINT PIERRE DISTRIBUTION E.LECLERCrecalls Leclerc brand Délice fraise x2 / Strawberry delight tarts (2-pack; Lots 140,141,147,148,154,155; Use by dates between 20/05/2022 and 06/06/ 2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOCIETE CARVIN DISTRIBUTION LECLERC recalls ÉLABORES DANS NOTRE RAYON PÂTISSERIE brand TARTELETTES INDIVIDUELLES CITRON / Individual lemon tarts (All product sold between 7/04/2022 and 7/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): GAILLAC DISTRIBUTION CENTRE E.LECLERC recalls E.LECLERC GAILLAC DISTRIBUTION brand TARTELETTE CITRON MERINGUE ET TARTELETTE FRAMBOISE / Lemon meringue tarts and raspberry tarts (150g; All lots) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): LURE DISTRIBUTION E.LECLERC recalls PARFUM FRAMBOISE CASSIS PARFUM VANILLE FRAMBOISE / Raspberry cassis and raspberry vanilla tarts (Bulk packaging; All lots) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): EARL FERME MATTER recalls Ferme Matter brand Cœur de massif / cheese (Lot 4/9; Use by 21/06/2022) due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): GAEC DE LA BARONNERIE recalls Gaec de la baronnerie brand Fromage de chèvre au lait cru, Bûches ronds / raw goat-milk cheese logs (Produced 25/05/22 to 8/06/22) due to E. coli O103 contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DE COUTRAS E.LECLERC recalls tartelettes poire chocolat tartelettes citron meringuées / Pear tarts, chocolate tarts and lemon meringue tarts (All lots with use by dates between 08/04/2022 et le 12/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): BISCUITS HAFNER recalls HAFNER brand Carton de 60 Tartelettes finger 125×45 bord droit sucrées beurre / sweet butter tarts (Lot 250322; Best before 31/03/2023) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): LE GRENIER DES GASTRONOMES LGDG recalls LES THOMASINES brand MERGUEZ DE CANARD SOUS VIDE / Vacuum-packed duck merguez sausages (Lot 22150303; Use by dates between 12/06/2022 and 14/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (France): BELFORT DISTRIBUTION E. LECLERC recalls ELABOREES DANS NOTRE RAYON PATISSERIE brand TARTELETTE INDIVIDUELLE AUX FRAISES-AUX FRAMBOISES-AUX FRUITS / Individual strawberry, raspberry and fruit tarts (All product sold between 21/05/ 2022 and 08/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): ST JUDIST S.A. SA SAINT JUDIST_E.LECLERC SAINT JUST EN CHAUSSEE recalls TARTELETTE fraise x 2, tartelette framboise x 2, tartelette aux fruits x 2 / Strawberry tarts, raspberry tarts, fruit tarts (2-packs; All lots; Use by 11/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): CHAUMONDIS E.LECLERC recalls Tartelette Framboise / Raspberry tart (Use by dates between 06/05/2022 and 08/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOKING E.Leclerc Kingersheim recalls Tartelette individuelle citron meringuée et caramel passion / Individual lemon-meringue tarts and caramel passion tarts (Produced between 30/04/2022 and 07/ 06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): SOCIETE DISTRIBUTION CERNAY SODICER LECLERC CERNAY recalls E. Leclerc Cernay brand Tartelette fraise, myrtille, framboise, fruit ou choco-caramel / strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, fruit, and choco-caramel tarts (All Use by dates between 22/04/2022 and 09/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (France): GREVIN DISTRIBUTION LECLERC recalls Finger cacahuètes / Peanut fingers (Sold between 10/05/2022 and 08/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination in the tart shell.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Kosebate GmbH recalls Alburj brand Halva Aufstrich / Halvah spread (300g & 500g; Manufactured from 02/01/2021 to 10/06/2022) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Othman Food recalls Othman Food Tahina Sesame (400g & 800g; Best before 22.12.2023 and 10.11.2024) due to Salmonella contamination.
Food Safety Recall (Germany): Seda Outspan Iberia, S.L.U. recalls Moreno Gold 100 % Arabica Löslicher Bohnenkaffee / Instant coffee (100g; Lot L1169; Best before 18.06.2023) due to foreign matter contamination (glass splinters).
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Pat the Baker and Irish Priderecall Specific Batches of Pat the Baker and Irish Pride Breadcrumbs due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (Ireland): Industry recalls Get Fresh at Home Petits Pains (6 white part baked rolls) (300g; Best before 07 August 2022) due to foreign matter contamination (small pieces of metal.
Food Safety Recall (Luxembourg):HENRI RAFFIN recalls Le GalibierbrandSaucisson sec aux noisettes/ Dry sausage with hazelnuts (200g; Multiple lot codes and Use by dates) due to foreign matter contamination (glass).
Food Safety Recall (Sweden): ICA recalls ICA and ICA Basic baguettes (multiple varieties) due to foreign matter contamination (pieces of metal). Please refer to the recall notice for a complete list of affected products.
Food Safety Recall (UK): PA Ross Ltd recalls Get Fresh at Home Petits Pains (6 white part baked rolls) (300g; Best before 07 August 2022) due to foreign matter contamination (small pieces of metal.
Food Safety Recall (UK): GB Poultry recalls GB Poultry Battered Chicken Goujons (350g, 400g, 3kg; Batch code SFRD22PL; 9 June 2022 and 10 June 2022) due to Salmonella contamination.
Australia and New Zealand
Allergy Alert (New Zealand): New World Rangiora recalls Hellers brand Smoked Saveloys (Various sizes; All batches; All dates) due to undeclared milk and gluten.
Food Safety Recall (New Zealand): Mrs Higgins (2004) Ltd recalls Mrs Higgins brand Shortbread Cookies (350g; Best before 04/10/22) due to foreign matter contamination (white plastic.
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State of the Air 2022, based on data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 2018 to 2020 also revealed which cities had the best and worst air quality.
The rankings are based on three categories: ozone pollution, year-round particle pollution and short-term exposure particle pollution over 24 hours.
The report, released Thursday, listed climate-change-driven wildfires as one of the biggest contributors for the rise in air particle pollution, a factor reflected in the rankings. Western cities have been plagued by historic wildfires in recent years.
Most of the cities with the cleanest air quality were on the East Coast.
Here are are the best and worst cities for air quality, according to the American Lung Association:
Los Angeles ranked poorly in multiple categories in this year’s State of the Air report.
It isn’t West Coast best coast when it comes to air.
California dominated the worst-air rankings, with three of the state’s cities topping each of the categories for worst air. The Los Angeles-Long Beach area had the worst air by ozone, Bakersfield had the worst year-round particle pollution, and the Fresno-Madera-Hanford area had the worst air by short-term particle pollution.
The top 10 cities in each of the three categories were in Western states; the most eastern city was Houston. Here are the worst air cities:
Prominent Democrats are again urging the Biden administration to extend the pandemic-era student loan payment pause beyond May 1 and cancel debt for millions of borrowers, according to a letter sent on Thursday morning.
“We are writing to urge you to act now to extend the pause on federally-held student loan payments until at least the end of the year and to provide meaningful student debt cancellation,” the letter signed by Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Jim Clyburn (D-SC) stated. Another 87 lawmakers added their names to the letter.
Student loan payments and interest on federally-held debt have been suspended since March 2020, meaning that an estimated 37 million borrowers did not have to pay on their loans. The New York Fed recently found that the payment pause has led to “an estimated $195 billion worth of waived payments through April 2022.” Another roughly 10 million borrowers who hold private or Family Federal Education Loan (FFEL) loans owned by commercial banks did not benefit from the payment pause.
“The payment pause has been a significant federal investment throughout the pandemic, providing essential relief to millions of families during the economic and public health crisis and saving them an average of $393 per month,” the letter asserted, later adding that most borrowers “are not financially prepared to shoulder another bill as they face skyrocketing costs for necessities like food and gas.”
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, arrives to the U.S. Capitol with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain recently said that President Biden “is going to look at what we should do on student debt before the pause expires, or he’ll extend the pause.” The letter noted that Klain’s comments “about potentially extending the payment pause and administratively canceling student loan debt are encouraging to millions of borrowers across the country.”
Biden backed broad student loan forgiveness of $10,000 on the campaign trail in 2020 amid more generous proposals from then-rivals Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Warren. An erasure of $10,000 for all borrowers with federally-backed loans would cost roughly $371 billion and erase the loans of about a third of borrowers.
During the current administration, Democrats have repeatedly urged a seemingly skeptical President Biden to enact broad-based cancellation of up to $50,000 via executive action (as opposed to legislation passed by Congress). The letter echoed Warren’s previously stated argument that student loan forgiveness would boost the economy.
“Canceling a meaningful amount of student debt will provide long-term benefits to individuals and the economy, helping families buy their first homes, open a small business, or invest in their retirement,” the letter stated.
‘Your administration must act as quickly as possible’
The debate surrounding another extension of the pause and potential direct student loan forgiveness increasingly has potential political implications with midterm elections coming up in November.
“The majority of Americans support you taking action; recent polling shows that over 60% of likely voters support continuing to pause student loan payments and canceling student debt, with support strongest among likely voters of color,” the letter said, adding that “your administration must act as quickly as possible to extend the pause and make clear to the American public your intention to cancel a meaningful amount of student debt.”
Rep. Pressley has repeatedly argued that student loan forgiveness is “a matter of racial and economic justice” given the disproportionate burden on borrowers of color.
“Canceling student debt is one of the most powerful ways to address racial and economic equity issues,” the new letter stated. “The student loan system mirrors many of the inequalities that plague American society and widens the racial wealth gap. Black students in particular borrow more to attend college, borrow more often while they are in school, and have a harder time paying their debt off than their white peers.”
A recent analysis from the California Policy Lab and the Student Loan Law Initiative found that if the payment pause ends after May 1, about 7.8 million borrowers — roughly one in three student debtors — are at “high risk” of struggling to repay their loans.
Thursday’s letter was the latest in lawmakers’ and advocates’ efforts to push the administration to make a decision on loan forgiveness.
Warren, Schumer, and Pressley have repeatedly called on Biden to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt immediately via executive order on the premise that there is sufficient legal backing for the administration to do so.
The basic argument, as detailed by the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School, is that the Education Secretary has the power “to cancel existing student loan debt under a distinct statutory authority — the authority to modify existing loans found in 20 U.S.C. § 1082(a)(4).” (Toby Merrill, who founded the Project on Predatory Student Lending at Harvard Law School and co-authored the legal analysis, currently works for the Education Department.)
A memo related to the president’s legal authority on student loan forgiveness, sent to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona in April 2021, became public in November in a heavily redacted form.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) — joined by Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) — speaks during a press conference about student debt outside the U.S. Capitol on February 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
The Biden-era ED has taken several actions — aside from extending the payment pause multiple times — to refine the unwieldy student loan system and erase debt. These include overhauling the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program for student loan borrowers in public service, erasing debt held by some students who were defrauded by a predatory for-profit college, discharging debt of totally and permanently disabled borrowers, and increasing scrutiny of student loan servicers. One estimate is that 700,000 borrowers have seen more than $17 billion wiped away during Biden’s tenure.
“While we applaud your efforts to date – including targeted relief for disabled borrowers, victims of for-profit colleges, and others as well as working to fix existing programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness – these efforts still leave the majority of federal student loan borrowers out,” the new letter from the Democrats stated.
Aarthi is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. She can be reached at aarthi@yahoofinance.com. Follow her on Twitter @aarthiswami.
California’s moment of reckoning via David Knowles Senior Editor
ALTADENA, Calif. — With the Omicron variant of the coronavirus still circulating, six friends gathered last Saturday for an outdoor brunch on the patio of a house in Los Angeles County. But as the meal got underway, a steady roar from a gas-powered leaf blower, like a hairdryer on steroids, drew closer from across a fence line, drowning out the conversation.
“The leaf blower is a truly vile invention,” one of the guests, Geoff Dyer, a writer and visiting professor at the University of Southern California, said over the noise, “a major setback to the progress of civilization.”
Dyer is not alone in that view, and neighboring Pasadena is one of dozens of California cities that enacted restrictions on the use of leaf blowers over the last decade. The outcry over the ubiquitous devices grew so loud, in fact, that in October, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will mean the end of the use of gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers in the state.
But addressing the noise pollution they cause wasn’t the main reason behind the legislation. Small off-road engines, or SOREs, are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, causing spikes in asthma in workers who operate them.
“Today, operating the best-selling commercial lawn mower for one hour emits as much smog-forming pollution as driving the best-selling 2017 passenger car, a Toyota Camry, about 300 miles — approximately the distance from Los Angeles to Las Vegas,” the California Air Resources Board said in a recent fact sheet. “For the best-selling commercial leaf blower, one hour of operation emits smog-forming pollution comparable to driving a 2017 Toyota Camry about 1,100 miles, or approximately the distance from Los Angeles to Denver.”
With California looking to take the lead on reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, the new law mandates that all SOREs used in the state starting in 2024 be zero-emission, and the state Legislature has set aside $30 million to help aid landscapers and gardeners in that transition.Story continues
“It’s amazing how people react when they learn how much this equipment pollutes, and how much smog-forming and climate-changing emissions that small off-road engine equipment creates,” Assembly Member Marc Berman, the author of the legislation, told the Los Angeles Times. “This is a pretty modest approach to try to limit the massive amounts of pollution that this equipment emits, not to mention the health impact on the workers who are using it constantly.”
While considered a scourge by many Americans, leaf blowers do have one big advantage over rakes: they reduce the time it takes to do yard work.
“If you want the job done fast, a leaf blower is the way to go,” Consumer Reports wrote back in 2011. “In our man-versus-machine rake-off, a handheld blower was twice as fast as a rake.”
While the greenhouse gas emissions had yet to be scrutinized, the magazine did, however, acknowledge the sonic assault unleashed by leaf blowers.
“Noise is also a major issue. Indeed, some communities have gone so far as to ban the use of leaf blowers. Others prohibit blowers that exceed a certain decibel level,” the editors wrote.
Hundreds of cities and towns in the U.S., including Washington, D.C.; Burlington, Vt.; Houston; Palm Beach, Fla.; Aspen, Colo.; and Highland Park, Ill., have enacted restrictions on the use of leaf blowers. Among those restrictions: forbidding gas-powered units, imposing decibel limits and limiting what days one can use them.
On Wednesday, the Boston City Council agreed to consider a resolution that would outlaw gas-powered SOREs. Kenzie Block, a city councilor representing the Fenway, Mission Hill, Back Bay, Bay Village and Beacon Hill neighborhoods, said the main impetus for the ban was health-related.
“Leaf blowers can pose serious health risks,” he told UniversalHub.
The city already has noise noise restrictions designed to prevent “anything louder than 50 decibels from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. or anything louder than 70 decibels at any time, except for permitted construction.”
At a distance of 50 feet, the average leaf blower emits noise between 64 and 78 decibels, the Boston Globe reported.
The annoyance over the noise caused by leaf blowers is nothing new. In 2017, police in the Boston suburb of Newton, Mass., whose population is just under 90,000, responded to 320 complaints over a seven-month period after the town passed its own ordinance limiting the amount of noise leaf blowers were allowed to make.
But as more studies emerge detailing the environmental impacts of two-stroke engines used in gas-powered leaf blowers and mowers, other states could follow California’s lead in requiring residents to transition to electric alternatives. State legislators in Illinois and New York have introduced ordinances that would ban the operation or sale of gas-powered leaf blowers.
Critics say California hasn’t provided enough funding to help landscapers make the transition to electric leaf blowers. But the environmental costs of continuing to allow SOREs are also steep. Data from 2018 from the U.S. Department of Transportation showed that Americans used just shy of 3 million gallons of gasoline tending to their yards and gardens, and the resulting emissions are bad for climate change as well as human health.
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SUPERMARKETS including Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have issued an urgent warning after salmonella was found in several products.
The items affected are ready-to-roll raw pastry and dough products made by Bake Away, which are stocked by the UK’s biggest grocers.
Pizza Express products are among the items being recalled
Salmonella has been detected in 16 products, including Pizza Express pre-rolled dough, which can cause severe food poisoning.
The symptoms include fever, diarrhoea, and abdominal cramps.
Symptoms can flare up within a few hours of eating the contaminated product but in some cases it can take a few weeks for illness to begin, according to the NHS.
Customers should not eat the affected products and can return them to the store, where you will be issued a refund.
You don’t need to provide a receipt to get your money back.
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Pizza Express and Galberts products are also affected, so if you’ve purchased either of those brands recently you also need to check the recall list.
We’ve published a full list of the recalled products, including the specific pack size and use by dates, further down in this article.
Bake Away, the manufacturer of the items, said notices will be displayed in all retail stores that are selling these products.
Which products have been recalled?
Aldi Ready Roll Pizza Pack size: 400g Use by: January 13, 2022
Asda Pizza Dough Pack size: 400g Use by: January 15, 2022
Pizza Express Ready to Roll Dough Pack size: 400g Use by: January 20, 2022
Pizza Express Pre Rolled Dough Pack size: 400g Use by: January 17, 2022
Tesco Finest Butter Enriched Ready Roll Puff Pastry Pack size: 320g Use by: January 14, 2022
Tesco Pizza Dough Pack size: 400g Use by: January 17, 2022
Tesco Ready Roll Puff Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 24, 2022
Tesco Ready Roll Puff Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 25, 2022
Asda Ready Roll Light Puff Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 16, 2022
Asda Ready Roll Puff Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 24, 2022
Galberts Ready Roll Puff Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 24, 2022
Galberts Ready Roll Short Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 24, 2022
By Sainsbury’s Ready Roll Puff Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 17, 2022
Morrisons Pizza Dough Pack size: 400g Use by: January 17, 2022
Morrisons Puff Pastry Block Pack size: 500g Use by: January 24, 2022
Morrisons Ready Roll Light Puff Pastry Pack size: 375g Use by: January 17, 2022
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SUPERMARKETS including Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have issued an urgent warning after salmonella was found in several products. The items affected are ready-to-roll raw pastry and dough products made by Bake Away, which are stocked by the UK’s biggest grocers. Pizza Express products are among the items being recalled Salmonella has been detected in […]
(WSPA) – As scammers get more sophisticated, it’s more important than ever that we know where we are most vulnerable.
In this consumer exclusive, I got expert advice on the Top 7 scam predictions for 2022.
30 billion dollars in phone scams, and 55 billion in identity fraud, that’s how much Americans lost last year alone to scammers.
And while it’s hard to know how they will strike next Steve Weisman, the cyber expert behind the website Scamicide, has a pulse on the Top 7 Scams to watch out for in 2022.
NUMBER 7: COUNTERFEIT SHOPPING SITES
The holidays were full of stories about bogus shopping sites, and Weisman says that’s only expected to get worse in the New Year.
“Some of those counterfeits are so good that it’s almost impossible to determine, and even if it turns up high on the google or search engine search, doesn’t mean it’s legitimate,” said Weisman.
Weisman recommends plugging in the “url” of any suspicious shopping site to the online resource http://www.WhoIs.com
That way you’ll know who created the site and how long it’s existed.
NUMBER 6: NATURAL DISASTER SCAMS
From deadly tornadoes to devastating wildfires, major natural disasters are making headlines more frequently and scammers use that to set up fake charities. The FBI warns always verify the charity is real with sources like Charity Navigator or GuideStar.
NUMBER 5: CRYPTOCURRENCY CONS
With the digital currency gaining in popularity, scammers are looking to cash in. So be leery of phony crypto offers, and hackers looking to tap into your digital wallet.
NUMBER 4: DATA BREACHES
On this one, Weisman doesn’t mince words.
“You are, not you may, you ARE going to be a victim of a major data breach next year. We all are,” he said.
Weisman is most concerned about ransomware scams like the one that recently hacked into Anmed Health. He says medical data is like gold on the black market. The credit reporting agency Experian warns “a single patient record can sell for upwards of $1000.
NUMBER 3: SOCIAL ENGINEERING SCAMS
That’s where con artists research your social media pages so they can tailor a scam to you.
Star Tummineli in Greenville says she was a target of this type of scam.
“I started following a guy on Tik Tok and as soon as I became friends with him a guy pretending to be him private messaged me saying that he works for a non-profit organization wanting me to send money,” she said.
There are also other examples, like romance scams where con artists use social media to learn about you and lure you into trusting (and even loving) them. And grandparents scams sniff out info about your family so they can threaten you to pay up.
NUMBER 2: THE INTERNET OF THINGS
From our TVs to toys to our security cameras, we’re becoming dependent on a lot of devices that are constantly connected to the internet.
Make sure you change default settings to set the highest security and make sure those listening devices are unplugged.
“We got rid of Alexa because we figure she’s listening all the time and just don’t trust her,” said Stan Metzger in Greenville.
NUMBER 1: SIM SWAPPING
Sim Swapping is a new sneaky way to get around your two-step authentication for mobile banking. Weisman explains how it works.
“They call your mobile phone carrier, they pretend they are you and they get your phone number shifted to their phone, and so in this way they are not only able to steal your password but have the phone to defeat dual factor authentication. So, this is something we’re just starting to see happening, it’s going to be worse in the upcoming year,” he said.
HOW DO YOU AVOID THESE SCAMS?
Here are the main steps to avoid some of these scams.
Freeze your credit at all three credit agencies. It’s free and can save you from identity theft.
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