Buyer Beware!

Two heads up for you today. The first comes from Sony Corp. regarding a battery pack. The lithium-ion batteries used in laptops have been overheating and causing fires, the latest one last month in Britain. More than 10 million notebook batteries are affected, including those used by Dell Inc., Lenovo Inc., Apple Inc, and Acer Inc. Toshiba has been making efforts to reach every customer that might have a laptop powered with a defective battery pack. You might want to check into this if you think it could affect you. Of course, if you're male and still sitting your laptop on your lap in spite of warnings not to, from such noteworthy sources as the Male Infertility and Microsurgery Center at the State University of New York, you might really be well advised to look into this one. Nothing like a little fire on the lap to really fry the little swimmers!

The other warning comes from Health Canada who have launched an investigation into chemical-laced toothpastes sold here in both Ontario and Halifax. It has shown up in those two places so far but it could have made its way elsewhere, so be careful when you're buying toothpaste anywhere.
A Chinese brand sold at a dollar store here in Ontario contains a chemical used in antifreeze. The suspect tubes found in Halifax came in packaging covered in spelling mistakes and listed as coming from South Africa. Since Colgate-Palmolive does not import from South Africa, that "Colgate" is just as real as a three-dollar bill. I wonder if anti-freeze foams when you brush with it? Maybe it's after you've rinsed it out that you'll start foaming at the mouth!
You might want to forget the dollar store and get your toothpaste at a drugstore. For sure, you should pay attention to the labels on everything you buy. It could save you some grief.