FORT LEE, Va. (August 25, 2016) – Planning for the worst is a no-brainer when you consider the recent weather events such as the historic flooding in southeast Louisiana.

Baptista's Bakery Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of Snack Factory Original Pretzel Crisps because they may contain undeclared milk ingredients, according to a Aug. 24 notice.

Baptista's Bakery Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of Snack Factory Original Pretzel Crisps because they may contain undeclared milk ingredients, according to an Aug. 24 recall notice.

Commissary shoppers will see various sales events throughout their store in September with Labor Day promotions, football fever events, Oktoberfest celebrations, case lot sales, and lots of coupons to help save even more money.

Introduced just four years ago, the Commissary Rewards Card's popularity with patrons is only growing with more than 1 million active users as of July 13, according to the Defense Commissary Agency officials.

Smart military shoppers know the commissary has the lowest prices in town. And the really smart ones know that for a few days twice a year, stateside commissaries take savings to another level with their Customer Appreciation Case Lot Sales.

A DeCA store department manager is one of the best at promoting produce, Ryan Blancas, former manager at the Beale Air Force Base Commissary, is one of 25 produce managers selected by United Fresh for its 2016 Retail Produce Manager Award. 

The Defense Commissary Agency’s 2015 Best Commissary Award winners are Luke Air Force Base, Arizona; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana; Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Florida; U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza, Italy, and Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

While the DeCA’s 25th birthday on Oct. 1 is fast approaching, the agency salutes the people it has had the privilege to serve for the last 25 years: the men, women, and families of the military community – active duty, reserves, and retirees.

Operating seven days on backup generator power, the commissary at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, was "more than a grocery store" for the service members and their families there during the commercial power outage that began July 16.

After an earlier recall of certain flour products due to a possible link to a multistate E.coli 0121 outbreak, General Mills is expanding its recall due to four new confirmed illnesses according to a Jul. 26 notice.

August means "Back to School" savings at commissaries and the return of the popular Customer Appreciation Case Lot Sales in the U.S. The savings result from DeCA's industry partners who collaborate to offer discounts beyond everyday savings.

Pollio Italtian Cheese Company is voluntarily recalling certain Polly-O String Cheese because a thin layer of plastic film from the package may remain adhered to the product potentially causing a choking hazard, according to a Jul. 25 notice.

Shoppers in South Korea will see uncooked poultry from the U.S. returning to shelves in August. The news comes from changes to South Korea's poultry embargo that restricted the entry of uncooked poultry from the U.S. nearly nonstop since 2014. 

ConAgra Foods is voluntarily recalling specific packages of P.F. Chang's frozen entree products because the sauce packets included in the entrees may contain metal fragments according to a Jul. 19 notice. This is an expansion of a Jul. 6 notice.