PFAS “Forever Chemicals” in Consumer Life: New reporting highlights how PFAS show up across everyday items—from cookware and clothing to food packaging and cosmetics—while the EPA estimates most people have detectable levels, with long-term exposure linked to serious health risks. Product Safety Recall: South Africa’s National Consumer Commission recalled selected SPAR yoghurts after a production machine malfunction; shoppers are told not to consume affected items and to return them for refunds or exchanges. Retail & Customer Experience Tech: Amazon Connect added AI agent scheduling to automate follow-ups like callbacks and multi-step service workflows, aiming to cut manual work in contact centers. Retail Pricing & Travel Shopping: Korean duty-free retailers raised the reference exchange rate for domestic K-beauty to keep prices attractive as the won stays weak. Energy Bills & Consumer Protections: Australia’s watchdog warned that home battery and solar rebates are driving big complaint spikes, including misleading advice and delays after deposits. Utilities Under Pressure: Maryland American Water faced criticism over delayed billing, while FirstEnergy customers in Ohio saw outages after regulators rejected requests to loosen reliability rules. Retail Business Moves: Stitch Fix’s CEO is reshaping the subscription retailer with a more traditional retail playbook after years of tech-led disruption. Food & Consumer Law: A class action settlement in Canada could compensate shoppers who bought beef products since 2015 over alleged price fixing. AI in Consumer Markets: Sonos confirmed senior design and product executive layoffs amid restructuring, raising questions about future product development.