Floods, food recalls and flying: CBC's Marketplace consumer cheat sheet

If you've been too busy to follow the consumer news this week, here's ourcheat sheet. And you canget the Marketplace newsletter in your inbox every week.

Your house flooded. You're covered, right?

You might not be.This week's brutally wet weather and floods destroyed homes and left many unsure of what to do next. And it gets worse. Some home insurance policies don't include flood insurance. It's an add-on. But why?We put your flood-related questions to an insurance expert to help you navigate the waters.

This week in what not to eat

This week in food recalls: Carnivores be warned. Check your freezer if you think you might have pre-packaged chicken strips or burgersinside.And before you cook ground beef or veal in Ontario,check this list.Your pooch could be affected too: Thesepig ear dog treatscould be contaminated with salmonella.

Heads up, parents

Here are some warnings for those with wee ones: A momblames the sunscreen, not the sun, for her baby's second-degree burn. AndCostco pulled popular Pekkle pyjamas from store shelvesafter a parent complained a snap detached from a sleeper and scratched a child's skin. Plus, heard of fidget toys?The spinning, buzzing devices might be hurting rather than helping.

This week in airline woes

Canadian airlines are falling behind their U.S. counterpartswhen it comes to passenger satisfaction. This week in bad trips:Air Canada is breaking up with Aeroplan in favour of its own loyalty program. But not everyone's feeling the loyalty.This teensays he was trapped overnight in an airport with no help.

Marketplace: Updates to our investigations

• Get the lead out:Afterour investigation on cadmium in jewelry, Ardenevowed stricter monitoring to keep toxic metals out of its products.But a Health Canada spot checkfound lead in some Ardene necklaces, prompting a national recall.
• How homeopathic products are labelled:Afterour story on homeopathic kids' remediesprompted Health Canada to change the rules, we checked those store shelves again. Despite the new rules,not much has changed.
• Fans vs. robots:We investigated ticket bots last year, and how they screw you out of good seats for your favourite shows. A new poll saysyou're fed up and want the government to make them illegal.

Food waste: How much food do supermarkets throw away?

Food Waste

8 years ago

Duration 22:31

In Canada, we waste $31 billion worth of food each year. David Common goes dumpster-dining to reveal how big companies are throwing tonnes of good food into dumpsters.David Common goes dumpster-divingat Walmart(really) to reveal how much food big companies throw away. In Canada, $31 billion worth of food ends up in landfills or composters each year. Butwe still don't have a national food waste policy.Watch the episodeon TVoronline.