Kind Snacks Recalls Popular Snack Bar Over Undeclared Allergens

If you or anyone you know is a fan of the Kind brand on snack bars, you may be surprised to learn that they have recently been voluntarily recalled to “ensure those with serious food allergies avoid” purchasing boxes of mislabeled Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt bars. According to Kind Snacks, a “limited number” of its boxes of Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt bars failed to include the fact that the bars “contained walnuts, a tree nut that can trigger serious, life-threatening allergic reactions,” on the labels.


Choking Hazard Prompts Latest DEMDACO Recall

Parents beware. A new recall has been issued for an estimated 1,500 DEMDACO infant bib and bootie sets after it was discovered that the “rattles sewn into the booties can detach, posing a choking hazard.” The recall itself was issued by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and it specifically involves the “Story Time bib and bootie sets for infants ages 3-6 months.”






Laceration Reports Prompt Recall of Slap Bracelets Sold With Popular DreamWorks Trolls Storybooks

A new safety recall has been issued by Studio Fun International for slap bracelets sold with “DreamWorks Trolls: It’s Hug Time!” storybooks. Why? Well, it turns out the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has received reports that the slap bracelets can “cause cuts to the hands and fingers.” As a result, an estimated 79,000 bracelets are being recalled.




PCI Compliance and Your Small Business

PCI (payment card industry) compliance may not be a term you hear frequently as a small business owner. However, it has significant impact to the level of risk your business assumes in payment processing if you accept debit cards and credit cards from customers as a form of payment.