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(NEW YORK) — Some people watched Super Bowl LVII for the big game, while others watched for the halftime show when superstar Rihanna made her long-awaited return to music and, of course, we can’t forget the commercials.

Companies from Bud Light to PopCorners teased their commercials and spent big money ahead of the game, with Variety reporting that advertisers could be shelling out between $6 million to $7 million for 30 seconds of commercial time — and their ads aren’t not lacking in star power.

Here are some of the most anticipated and buzzed-about commercials from Sunday’s game:

PopCorners and Breaking Bad stars

Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul reprised their Emmy award-winning roles for PopCorners’ latest commercial airing during Super Bowl LVII.

The duo created PopCorners, a brand that makes probably addicting and definitely not illegal chips.

General Motors, Netflix and Will Ferrell

General Motors and Netflix have teamed up with comedian Will Ferrell to promote the car manufacturer’s latest line of electric vehicles. The ad shows Ferrell driving different EVs as he makes his way through multiple Netflix shows, such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton and Squid Game.

Have yourself a ‘Hamm and Brie’ sandwich with Hellman’s

Hellmann’s enlisted a “miniature” John Hamm and Brie Larson for its latest Super Bowl commercial, where they are inside a fridge with a jar of its famous mayonnaise. The ad also features Pete Davidson, who makes a “ham and brie” sandwich.

Bud Light and Miles Teller

Bud Light got Miles Teller, star of Top Gun: Maverick, one of the biggest movies of 2022, and his wife Keleigh Teller, an actress who’s appeared in a Taylor Swift music video, for its latest Super Bowl commercial.

The commercial shows the couple dancing to the catchy wait music while on hold.

Clueless with Alicia Silverstone

As if this commercial from Rakuten couldn’t be more iconic. The company recruited Clueless star Alicia Silverstone to reprise her role as Cher in this Super Bowl ad promoting the app’s cash-back feature when users go shopping.

Pepsi Zero Sugar’s master class in acting with Ben Stiller and Steve Martin

Pepsi, known for getting big talent for its Super Bowl commercials, got actors Ben Stiller and Steve Martin to promote its Pepsi Zero Sugar line.

The company released two teasers of Stiller and Martin and the two go back and forth on who’s the better actor.

Something’s Ben Brewing

Dunkin’ has enlisted A-list actor and Dunkin’ lover Ben Affleck for its new Super Bowl ad. The company unveiled the commercial, which shows Affleck surprising unsuspected drive-thru customers by taking their orders during Sunday’s game. The actor’s wife, Jennifer Lopez, also appears in the ad.

Uber Eats gets Diddy to create ‘one’ hit

Uber Eats brought on music mogul Diddy to help come up with one hit song for Uber One, its membership service that helps users save money when ordering food. In the ad, Diddy enlists Montell Jordan, Kelis and Ylvis to do Uber-centric versions of their hit songs.

Rémy Martin teams with the GOAT

Tennis legend Serena Williams stars in Rémy Martin’s new “inch by Inch” commercial advertising its cognac. The brand has released a few teasers featuring the 23-time Grand Slam champion ahead of Sunday’s big game.

Bookings.com books Melissa McCarthy for a vacation

Bookings.com has booked the hilarious Melissa McCarthy for its latest Super Bowl commercial urging people to use its site to reserve a vacation “somewhere, anywhere.”

Bradley Cooper and his mom attempt a T-Mobile commercial

Nine-time Academy Award nominee Bradley Cooper stars alongside his mother, Gloria Campano, in T-Mobile’s Super Bowl commercial about them making a commercial for T-Mobile.

The two enjoy a funny back and forth while Campano ribs him the way only a mother can.

M&M’s get a little help from Maya Rudolph

M&M’s revealed its latest Super Bowl commercial with the hilarious Maya Rudolph, the news spokesperson for M&Ms, promoting “candy-coated clam bites.”

The commercial comes after the company paused advertisements with its “spokes candies” and announced it was enlisting Rudolph as the brand’s new face.

Eyes. Lips. Face. with Jennifer Coolidge

Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge stars in e.l.f. Cosmetic’s first-ever commercial, which aired during Sunday’s game. The commercial featured a zany and somewhat clumsy Coolidge doing what she does best: bringing the laughs.

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(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about possible entrapment hazards in Baby Trend Sit N’ Stand Double and Ultra strollers after one death was reported.

The agency and stroller manufacturer announced Thursday that model numbers beginning with “SS76” or “SS66” have a risk of entrapment between “the pivoting front canopy and the arm rest or seat back.”

“The space in front of and behind the strollers’ pivoting front canopy can entrap a child’s head or neck if a non-occupant child climbs on the exterior of the stroller or when a child in the front seat of the stroller is not securely restrained in the seat using all five points of the harness. Entrapment could lead to a loss of consciousness, serious injury, or death,” the warning stated.

The stroller company received at least one report of neck entrapment that resulted in the asphyxiation death of a non-occupant 14-month-old, the warning said. Baby Trend was also aware of one report that resulted in neck bruises to a 17-month-old.

“Consumers can mitigate the hazard by removing and separately storing the canopy when not in use, not allowing children to play on the strollers, and always fully securing children in the strollers with the built-in five-point harness,” the warning said.

The strollers, sold nationwide since 2009, are available online at Amazon and Bed Bath & Beyond and at retailers including Walmart, Target, Kohl’s and buybuy BABY.

The two affected products have a black or silver frame and a black tray at the front with oval cutouts on the sides with “Sit N’ Stand” printed in white on the sides.

Consumers are encouraged to report incidents or injuries associated with the Baby Trend Sit N’ Stand Double or Ultra strollers or with any product to CPSC.

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(NEW YORK) — Outside his packed resume of movie and television credits, Ben Affleck has become famous in meme form with his hands full of Dunkin’ iced coffee, doughnuts and more.

In recent days, the Quincy, Massachusetts-based coffee chain, beloved by the Boston-raised actor, has been hinting at an upcoming debut Super Bowl ad — and the latest hint includes a voiceover with a familiar Boston accent.

Dunkin’ released a new video on social media Thursday with what fans speculate is Affleck’s voice saying, “Welcome to Dunkin’ we’re a very friendly establishment. America runs on Dunkin’. This is the Dunkin’ run partner. What do you need?”

“Instead of wondering what could have been we started wondering what could have Ben,” Dunkin wrote in the caption.

Earlier this week, the coffee brand posted a close-up shot of a Dunkin’ iced coffee with on-screen text that read, “Something’s Ben Brewing” and Sunday’s date for Super Bowl LVII.

“Feelin’ like we could all use some Dunkin’ today,” the caption read.

Instagram users filled the comments with a range of ideas as to what it meant, with Affleck the resounding guess by many fans.

A representative for Dunkin’ told ABC News and Good Morning America that the teaser posts were all they could share ahead of the big game.

“We’re airing our first-ever Super Bowl ad this year, but you’ll have to tune in on Sunday to see what’s ‘Ben’ brewing,” Jill Nelson, chief marketing officer, said in a statement.

In the meantime, a photographer snapped a shot of Affleck sporting the black Dunkin’ t-shirt and matching visor complete with a headset as he leaned out the drive-through window of a Boston Dunkin’ location on Jan. 10.

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(NEW YORK) — Authorities in Texas have launched an investigation into the marketing claims of the anti-fraud service Home Title Lock, looking to determine whether the California-based company that’s been promoted by Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich and other right-wing personalities has misled consumers through its ads and promotional materials.

“I won’t tolerate false, misleading, or deceptive advertisements targeted to any Texas consumers — especially Texas seniors,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a staunch conservative, said in a recent statement announcing his office’s probe. “If Home Title Lock is misrepresenting its services or the need for its services, I will put a stop to its unlawful behavior.”

Last year, ABC News published an in-depth investigation of Home Title Lock and its advertising practices, raising questions about several claims made by the company, including claims about the scope of the crime known as “home title theft.”

A home’s title is essentially its proof of ownership, and for nearly $20 a month — or $199 a year — Home Title Lock promises to monitor a homeowner’s title “24/7” and help stop title theft, which can happen when a con artist uses fraudulent documents to claim ownership of someone else’s home and swindle lenders or even sell the property.

Home Title Lock also vows to help victims reclaim their homes if needed, including covering legal fees.

In advertising materials on TV, radio and online, Home Title Lock has at times described title theft as a threat “exploding across America.” Since 2018 and until recently, a frequent part of Home Title Lock’s pitch has been the claim that “according to the FBI,” title theft is “one of the fastest growing” crimes in the country.

But the FBI told ABC News it couldn’t find any evidence that the agency ever described home title theft that way, and the FBI reports that Home Title Lock cites to support its claims don’t offer any statistics specific to home title theft.

Since ABC News published its findings in June, Home Title Lock has made changes to some of its marketing materials, now claiming on its website that FBI reports show “real estate fraud” — not home title theft specifically — “is one of the fastest growing cybercrimes in America.”

But as ABC News previously noted, those FBI reports show the number of Americans victimized by “real estate/rental” crime has actually remained relatively steady over the past several years, with 11,562 victims in 2015 and 11,578 in 2021.

At the time, a spokesperson for Home Title Lock defended his company’s claims, pointing to a dramatic increase in the amount of money real estate fraud victims lose each year.

In announcing its investigation, the Texas attorney general’s office said investigators are trying to determine if Home Title Lock was “potentially violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading consumers with deceptive statements concerning the prevalence of home title theft and the need for Home Title Lock’s services.”

In December, six months after the ABC News report, Paxton’s office issued a “civil investigative demand” to Home Title Lock, ordering it to hand over 27 categories of documents, including information “substantiating” how it describes its services, records “substantiating” how is characterizes FBI reports, and “internal correspondence [and] email … that refer or relate to the frequency with which home title theft occurs.”

In a statement provided Tuesday to ABC News, Home Title Lock said, “We have responded to the Texas attorney general’s office in the matter, and provided all requested information. We are confident that the Texas attorney general will be satisfied with what is presented and remain focused on protecting homeowners against title fraud.”

Speaking to ABC News last year, the Home Title Lock spokesperson strongly disputed that his company’s ads overstate title theft’s spread throughout America, insisting the crime is “not that rare” and “empty suits” wouldn’t understand “what we see and hear every day.”

“We find title theft coast to coast, border to border, all the time. It’s everywhere,” he said.

There is little dispute that home title theft is a real crime with potentially devastating consequences — that’s why many local governments offer free title-notification services or are taking other measures to help protect homeowners. But Paxton’s office is investigating whether Home Title Lock’s ads may be overstating the occurrence of the crime.

In its statement announcing the investigation, Paxton’s office noted that Home Title Lock “has received scrutiny in recent months over questionable claims in its advertisements,” calling news reports about it — and its marketing to “older customers” — concerning.

The spokesperson for Home Title Lock told ABC News that the company markets its service to “people 45 and older who are essentially conservative.”

That helps explain why so many of Home Title Lock’s ads and promotional materials have featured high-profile conservative personalities such as Gingrich and Giuliani.

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(NEW YORK) — Yahoo will lay off 20% of its workforce by the end of the year, including 1,000 employees this week, the company announced Thursday.

The cuts are focused on the company’s ad tech division, Yahoo for Business, which will reduce its workforce by nearly 50% by the end of 2023 amid a restructuring of the company’s ads business, a Yahoo spokesperson said.

“These decisions are never easy, but we believe these changes will simplify and strengthen our advertising business for the long run, while enabling Yahoo to deliver better value to our customers and partners,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

The company’s current ads business strategy has not been profitable, the spokesperson said. As part of a revamped approach, a new division, known as Yahoo Advertising, will focus on its demand-side platform, with its ad sales teams prioritizing Yahoo-owned-and-operated properties, including Yahoo Finance, Yahoo News and Yahoo Sports, the spokesperson said.

The company will also sunset its supply-side platform while fully shifting its native advertising efforts to its 30-year partnership with advertising company Taboola, which was announced in November, the spokesperson said.

The cutbacks arrive amid a string of layoffs in the media and tech industries.

Warner Bros. Discovery, Dotdash Meredith and Vox Media are among the companies that have slashed jobs in recent months.

On Wednesday, Disney CEO Bob Iger also said the company is set to eliminate 7,000 jobs in targeting a total of $5.5 billion in cost savings. In all, $3 billion in cuts will come from content, excluding sports, he added; while $2.5 billion will come from non-content cuts.

The eliminated jobs amount to roughly 3% of the company’s 220,000 workers worldwide, according to a securities filing made in October.

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(NEW YORK) — Twitter suffered a user outage on Wednesday that lasted for hours and required an emergency fix, prompting an apology from the company and marking one of the first major site malfunctions under the leadership of Elon Musk.

When attempting to post messages, many users encountered a notice telling them that they had exceeded the “daily limit for sending tweets.” Other users said they could not follow new accounts, send direct messages or update their news feed.

A surge in user reports of an outage began around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to website tracking firm Downdetector. The reports peaked at about 5 p.m. but remained elevated into early Thursday morning, the firm found.

On Wednesday night, Twitter posted an apology on the platform: “Twitter may not be working as expected for some of you. Sorry for the trouble. We’re aware and working to get this fixed.”

Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the outage.

Days after Musk acquired Twitter, in October, the company began layoffs that ultimately cut more than half of its 7,500-person workforce, raising concerns about Twitter’s capacity to maintain its platform.

In a memo to employees in November, Musk asked workers to commit to being “extremely hardcore” or accept three months of severance upon their exiting the company. Many chose to leave.

For his part, Musk has defended his actions at Twitter as part of an aggressive effort to rescue the company from financial peril, which he described in a Twitter Spaces interview in December as an “emergency fire drill.”

“That’s the reason for my actions,” he added. “They may seem sometimes spurious or odd or whatever.”

In response to a message in November about fear that the site would shut down without sufficient staff, Musk said: “The best people are staying, so I’m not super worried.”

Musk previously said he overpaid for the platform at the purchasing price of $44 billion.

In an effort to make the company less reliant on advertising revenue, Musk launched a new version of Twitter’s subscription service, Twitter Blue, which allows users to access verification if they pay a monthly fee of $8.

In a separate site malfunction, in November, Twitter Blue appeared to be unavailable on the company’s Apple iOS app for some users.

A rise of fake accounts on the platform had coincided with the rollout of Twitter Blue two days earlier. The company later suspended and relaunched Twitter Blue.

The outage on Wednesday came hours after Twitter announced that subscribers to Twitter Blue would be permitted to post longer messages than other users.

“Sometimes you need more words,” the company said.

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(NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson faced lawmakers Thursday in a highly-anticipated Senate Commerce Committee hearing to answer for the airline’s historic holiday meltdown.

“Let me be clear: we messed up,” Watterson testified. “In hindsight, we did not have enough winter operational resilience.”

The largest domestic airline in the U.S., Southwest canceled more than 16,000 flights over an 11-day period at the end of December due to a combination of severe winter weather, staffing shortages and technology issues, the company said. Thousands were left stranded in airports across the country instead of at home for the holidays.

Lawmakers want the company to explain the massive disruption at Thursday’s Senate hearing, titled “Strengthening Airline Operations and Consumer Protections.”

“The American people have a lot of questions about the Southwest debacle in December that left passengers stranded or unable to be with loved ones over the holidays,” said Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday. “We’re going to ask for answers to those questions. I’m interested in hearing the pilot’s testimony that this debacle could have been avoided if Southwest had made investments sooner.”

In addition to Watterson, Southwest Airlines Pilots Association President Captain Casey Murray, Sharon Pinkerton, a senior official with Airlines for America, and Paul Hudson of Flyers’ Rights, a passenger advocacy organization, testified.

Murray said that he and other Southwest pilots saw the meltdown coming but that company leaders ignored their warnings.

“For years, our pilots have been sounding the alarm about Southwest’s inadequate crew scheduling technology and outdated operational processes. Unfortunately, those warnings have been summarily ignored by Southwest leaders,” he said.

He said his goal in participating in the hearing is to help ensure it never happens again.

“Today’s hearing is not to say we told you so. Right doesn’t make our pilots feel any more secure. Our hearts are broken. The December 2022 meltdown was as tragic as it was historic,” he said. “While it would be easy to kick our company when it’s down, this is our company and consequently our careers and our livelihoods.”

Ahead of the hearing, ABC News obtained messages sent to Southwest Airlines’ cockpits during this winter’s meltdown which illustrate the dysfunction taking place at the company.

“Scheduling is asking to confirm who is operating this flight. Please send Employee ID numbers to confirm. It’s a mess down here,” one message said.

Southwest had no idea where their crews were, who was flying their planes and was unable to contact pilots and flight attendants for days.

The airline flew more than 500 empty flights, many on routes that had been cancelled and could have been full of passengers while more than two million people were stranded.

“No updates here. Scheduling is so far behind we were told we aren’t allowed to walk over and talk to them,” another note from a flight dispatcher to a cockpit read.

Last month, in an exclusive interview with ABC’s Good Morning America, Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan apologized for the debacle.

“There’s just no way almost to apologize enough because we love our customers, we love our people and really impacted their plans,” Jordan said. “There will be a lot of lessons learned that come out of this.”

The chaos cost the company as much as $825 million in lost revenue and added expenses, the company said in a government filing last month.

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(NEW YORK) — Some people are watching Super Bowl LVII for the big game, while others are watching for the halftime show when superstar Rihanna will make her long-awaited return to music and, of course, we can’t forget the commercials.

Companies from Bud Light to PopCorners have teased their commercials and spent big money ahead of the game, with Variety reporting advertisers could be shelling out between $6 million to $7 million for 30 seconds of commercial time, and their ads aren’t not lacking in star power.

Here are some of the most anticipated and buzzed-about commercials ahead of Sunday’s game:

PopCorners and Breaking Bad stars

Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul reprised their Emmy award-winning roles for PopCorners’ latest commercial airing during Super Bowl LVII.

The duo created PopCorners, a brand that makes probably addicting and definitely not illegal chips.

General Motors, Netflix and Will Ferrell

General Motors and Netflix have teamed up with comedian Will Ferrell to promote the car manufacturer’s latest line of electric vehicles. The ad shows Ferrell driving different EVs as he makes his way through multiple Netflix shows, such as Stranger Things, Bridgerton and Squid Game.

Have yourself a ‘Hamm and Brie’ sandwich with Hellman’s

Hellmann’s enlisted a “miniature” John Hamm and Brie Larson for its latest Super Bowl commercial, where they are inside a fridge with a jar of its famous mayonnaise. The ad also features Pete Davidson, who makes a “ham and brie” sandwich.

Bud Light and Miles Teller

Bud Light got Miles Teller, star of Top Gun: Maverick, one of the biggest movies of 2022, and his wife Keleigh Teller, an actress who’s appeared in a Taylor Swift music video, for its latest Super Bowl commercial.

The commercial shows the couple dancing to the catchy wait music while on hold.

Clueless with Alicia Silverstone

As if this commercial from Rakuten couldn’t be more iconic. The company recruited Clueless star Alicia Silverstone to reprise her role as Cher in this Super Bowl ad promoting the app’s cash-back feature when users go shopping.

Pepsi Zero Sugar’s master class in acting with Ben Stiller and Steve Martin

Pepsi, known for getting big talent for its Super Bowl commercials, got actors Ben Stiller and Steve Martin to promote its Pepsi Zero Sugar line.

The company released two teasers of Stiller and Martin and the two go back and forth on who’s the better actor.

Something’s Ben Brewing

Dunkin’ has enlisted A-list actor and Dunkin’ lover Ben Affleck — probably — for its new Super Bowl ad. The company teased the news on its social media page. The news come weeks after reports that Affleck was filming a commercial for the company alongside his wife, Jennifer Lopez.

Uber Eats gets Diddy to create ‘one’ hit

Uber Eats brought on music mogul Diddy to help come up with one hit song for Uber One, its membership service that helps users save money when ordering food. In the ad, Diddy enlists Montell Jordan, Kelis and Ylvis to do Uber-centric versions of their hit songs.

Rémy Martin teams with the GOAT

Tennis legend Serena Williams stars in Rémy Martin’s new “inch by Inch” commercial advertising its cognac. The brand has released a few teasers featuring the 23-time Grand Slam champion ahead of Sunday’s big game.

Bookings.com books Melissa McCarthy for a vacation

Bookings.com has booked the hilarious Melissa McCarthy for its latest Super Bowl commercial urging people to use its site to reserve a vacation “somewhere, anywhere.”

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(BURBANK, Calif.) — Disney is set to eliminate 7,000 jobs, CEO Bob Iger said on the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.

The company is targeting a total of $5.5 billion in cost savings, Iger said. In all, $3 billion in cuts will come from content, excluding sports, he added; while $2.5 billion will come from non-content cuts.

“This reorganization will result in a more cost-effective, coordinated and streamlined approach to our operations,” said Iger, who rejoined the company as CEO in November. “I do not make this decision lightly.”

The eliminated jobs amount to roughly 3% of the company’s 220,000 workers worldwide, according to a securities filing made in October.

The move will coincide with a restructuring that will divide the company into three core businesses: Disney Entertainment, ESPN and Disney Parks, Iger said.

Shares of Disney, the parent company of ABC News, rose nearly 8% in after-hours trading.

The cutbacks arrive amid a string of layoffs in the media industry. Warner Bros. Discovery, Dotdash Meredith and Vox Media are among the companies that have slashed jobs in recent months.

Jessica Reif Ehrlich, an analyst at Bank of America who closely follows Disney, told ABC News before the earnings call that she expected Iger to address jobs at the company.

“There’s nothing worse than anyone wondering whether they’ll have a job or not,” Ehrlich said. “There’s nothing worse than people walking around saying, ‘What are you hearing?’ ‘What are you hearing?'”

“The certainty is the most important thing,” she added.

Before the announcement, the company released an earnings report that exceeded Wall Street expectations on revenue. Disney brought in $23.5 billion in revenue over the three months ending in December, which marked an 8% growth over the same period a year prior.

But the company’s streaming service, Disney+, lost subscribers for the first time since its launch in 2019. The service dropped 2.4 million subscribers, more than analysts expected.

Beset by cord-cutting that threatens its mainstay traditional TV business, Disney has grown the audience for its bundle of streaming services; but the new platform has yet to turn a profit.

The company also faces a high-profile proxy fight from Nelson Peltz, CEO and founder of activist investment firm Trian Management LP, which has purchased nearly $1 billion worth of Disney stock.

Peltz has called on Disney to prioritize profit growth, cut costs and clarify its succession plans, demanding a seat on the company’s board for himself or his son.

Disney rebuked Peltz’s campaign in a securities filing last month, saying Peltz had “no strategy, no operating initiatives, no new ideas and no plan.”

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(NEW YORK) — A number of popular Fabuloso cleaning products were recalled Wednesday by the Colgate-Palmolive Company due to risk of bacteria contamination, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

About 4.9 million units — as well as about 56,000 units in Canada — of various Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaner products were impacted by the recall, according to the CPSC. The affected products were produced from Dec. 14, 2022 through Jan. 23, 2023, according to the company.

“We are voluntarily recalling certain Fabuloso products because a preservative was not added at the intended levels during manufacturing,” Fabuloso said in a statement on its official recall website. “With inadequate preservative, there is a risk of bacteria growth in the recalled products. The recalled products can contain Pseudomonas species bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescens, which are environmental organisms found widely in soil and water.”

According to the company, the manufacturing issue has since been corrected.

The recalled products were sold at online retailers like Amazon and at other nationwide retailers, including Dollar General, Family Dollar, The Home Depot, Sam’s Club and Walmart, from December 2022 through January 2023.

According to Fabuloso, the company’s antibacterial multipurpose cleaning products and “select other variants of Fabuloso multi-purpose cleaning products” not listed in Wednesday’s announcement are not subject the recall.

Exposure to Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a bacteria which is highly resistant to many antibiotics, can cause infections in the blood, lungs or other parts of the body in humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CPSC noted in a recall announcement Wednesday that those “with weakened immune systems, external medical devices, or underlying lung conditions who are exposed to the bacteria face a risk of serious infection that may require medical treatment.”

“People with healthy immune systems are usually not affected by the bacteria,” the company statement read.

At the time of the recall, no injuries or illnesses have been reported, according to the CPSC.

The CPSC has urged consumers to immediately stop using the recalled Fabuloso products and contact Colgate-Palmolive Company for a full refund or a free replacement, noting that consumers should not empty the product prior to disposal.

Some of the affected products include:

• Lavender Scent cleaners
• Refreshing Lemon Scent cleaners
• Passion of Fruits Scent cleaners
• Spring Fresh Scent cleaners
• Ocean Scent cleaners

For a full list of products impacted by the recall, visit www.fabulosorecall.com.

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