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Food Safety: What You Need to Throw Out After a Power Outage
With more than 7 million people out of power in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, there’s another important danger to consider – and it’s inside your fridge! No electricity means card games by candlelight, but it also means tons of spoiled food when refrigerators and freezers stop working.
Keeping Kids Safe Around Electricity
Did you know that October 9 – 15 is National Fire Prevention Week? Each year, nearly 500 people are killed in the United States in home fires that involveelectrical failure or malfunction. According to the National Fire Protection Agency, these types of fires injure more than 1,400 people and resultin more than $1.3 billion in property damage annually.
Electrical Safety for Kids
The National Safety Council reports that preventable injuries and deaths are on the increase in homes across America, with potential electrical hazards found in every home. Many electrical hazards, which can cause serious injury or even death, are the cause of childhood accidents. To protect your child’s well-being, it’s important to identify safety hazards in and around your home.
Frigidaire and Electrolux Icon Electric Cooktops Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
Does your kitchen contain this fire hazard? Find out what to do about it.
Oral-B ProfessionalCare Electric Toothbrush
Brooke Burke is teaming up with Oral-B premium power toothbrushes in support of Operation Smile. Oral-B will donate $25,000 of proceeds from the toothbrushes to this wonderful organization, which provides surgeries to children with cleft lips and cleft palates.