Warning labels might be coming to cheese: CBC's Marketplace consumer cheat sheet

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Fake drugs

Six Canadians are accused of selling cancer drugs online. The problem? The vials they sold actually contained cornstarch and acetone but no active ingredients.

The group is accused of illegally selling $78-million worth of unapproved, misbranded and counterfeit drugs to American doctors. However, the online pharmacy still has a licence in Manitoba.

Warning: Cheese

If there was a stop sign on your snacks, would you eat healthier? New warning labels might be coming to the packaging of foods that are high in salt, sugar or saturated fat.

The dairy industry isn't too happy about the proposal because it would put labels on the front of products like cheese and yogurt.

Ads bumped from airports

Flight Claim will help you get compensation from airlines if your flight is delayed, cancelled or overbooked. But don't expect to see ads for the new company in an airport.

The company's ads were abruptly pulled from the Montreal airport this week, and Toronto's Pearson airport turned them down flat.

Is Air Canada one of the best?

A new survey just ranked Air Canada as the best airline in North America. Another placed Air Canada near the bottom of the list. Which to believe?

"It's about methodology. It's about the assumptions the researchers make and the design of the study," said one pollster.

Pay off your mortgage at your peril

Turns out, your mortgage contract may not tell you what you'll be charged to break your mortgage.

One Toronto man did his due diligence, reading all the paperwork, and calling the mortgage company to ask about penalties. But he wasn't told that if he had waited two months, he'd save $10,000.

Why? The rules about how penalties are disclosed can be convoluted.

What is else is going on?

Your summer barbecue might cost a bit more this year. Meat is more expensive and lettuce might be "this year's cauliflower" because of water problems in California.

Hey, Ontario: You might want to stock up on booze before the Canada Day long weekend. Unionized LCBO workers may strike before the holiday.

Still more Robin Hood products were added to Canada's E. coli flour recall list.

Coconut oil may not be that good for you, according to new research from the American Heart Association.

How much do you want that five-star rating? Tipping is coming to Uber.

Real estate agents break rules

With bidding wars for houses cloaked in secrecy, how do you know your real estate deal wasn't already rigged? We took hidden cameras to find out how some agents are breaking the rules to try to double their commission. Watch it again online.