spring/summer 2018 -- E. coli outbreak. CDC, on June 28, noted outbreak appears to be over.

Info from the CDC. Includes link to 5-page detailed list of all products affected (click on "peanut butters covered by the Sunland recall". Oct. 2012

Publication from the Univ. of Calif. Div. of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Click on "multistate foodborne outbreaks".

Click on "Recalls and Alerts". Can sign up for automatic alerts.

State-by-state list of post offices to be studied by USPS for possible closure (July 2011 news release).

New agency (July 2011). Can submit credit card complaints via website.

Summary of the new credit card regulations, Feb. 2010. Written for the consumer; released by the Federal Reserve.

Press release (Feb. 2011), with links to reports from NHTSA and NASA (and to executive summaries from each agency).

Consumers can subscribe to receive an email when a vehicle, child restraint, or tires have been recalled by the federal government.

Motor Trend magazine has a chronology of the massive Toyota recall starting in Jan. 2010. For updates, select "follow our continuing coverage at our wide open throttle recall page".

Information on automobile defects and recalls, plus crash test and rollover ratings. Also has a "latest news" feature.

Enter license plate # or VIN to see if your vehicle is included. NHTSA-approved site

Enter VIN; database searches past 15 years for recalls.