Over 121K children’s squeeze toys sold at Walmart and Ollie’s recalled over asbestos fears

Over 121K children’s squeeze toys sold at Walmart and Ollie’s recalled over asbestos fears

Beware, consumers: “Monkee” business is afoot.  More than 121,000 squishy children’s toys sold at Walmart and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet have been recalled due to “risk of serious injury or death from asbestos exposure,” warns the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.  “The recalled Orb Funkee squeeze toys may contain fibrous tremolite (asbestos) in the sand, which … Read more

J&J ordered to pay record $1.5B in talc cancer lawsuit — while vowing to appeal ‘unconstitutional’ ruling

J&J ordered to pay record .5B in talc cancer lawsuit — while vowing to appeal ‘unconstitutional’ ruling

A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company’s talc-based products caused her peritoneal mesothelioma, a form of cancer. Jurors in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Md., on Monday found the company, two of its subsidiaries and spinoff Kenvue liable … Read more

Oreo ripped after announcing sugar-free cookie: ‘Why not just put asbestos in them?’

Oreo ripped after announcing sugar-free cookie: ‘Why not just put asbestos in them?’

A brand-new sugar-free Oreo variety is set to hit grocery shelves across the country in January 2026 — and social media users are skeptical. The Oreo website was updated Tuesday to introduce the brand’s new zero-sugar chocolate sandwich cookies, marketed to calorie-conscious consumers. Instead of sugar, the cookies feature sucralose and acesulfame potassium, which are artificial sweeteners. … Read more