You may have heard about the recent recalls as a result of possible salmonella bacteria contamination in a flavor enhancer added to lots of different types of foods.  The recall started in the United States and has now spread to Canada too.  Apparently, there is a worry that a hydrolyzed vegetable protein that is used [...]

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Recently there was a news story on CBS News about a lawsuit that will force manufacturers to disclose the levels of PCBs (or polychlorinated biphenyls)  in fish oil capsules.  The worry is that these levels are extremely high which is incredibly unsafe, not to mention illegal, because elevated PCB levels can lead to cancer.  So, a [...]

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Usually I can find a cohesive theme for the news stories about Costco, however, this time I’ve got a bunch of stuff that doesn’t really flow together.  There’s some news about new locations, American Express in Canada, and a new green (as in environmental, not color) product.  So, just a whole lot of stuff that [...]

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I’m sure you have all heard the news by now (I figured I should mention it anyway): there is talk of succession planning at Costco.  Just over two weeks ago, on February 1, the Board of Directors for Costco announced that it was appointing Craig Jelinek as Chief Operating Officer and President.  Prior to this, [...]

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In the next week, we will be relocating this blog to a hosted server.  It seems that there are just too many people that like to read about Costco for me to keep serving up the content from my home office.  The look and feel should remain the same, but hopefully download speeds will seem [...]

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