"Logging onto commissaries.com and checking out the latest promotions, downloading digital coupons and finding out when your store will have a sidewalk sale are all things you can do to prepare for your shopping experience," said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tomeka N. O'Neal, senior enlisted advisor to the DeCA director. “A few minutes online before you go will save you plenty of dollars in the commissary.”

Reily Foods is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Blue Plate Light Mayonnaise due to mislabeling, according to a recall notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent Aug. 15.

Commissaries are partnering with the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence (JCCoE) to produce videos encouraging service members and their families to cook more meals at home, and provide training products for military chefs.

The Defense Commissary Agency is pulling a specific lot of Kozy Shack® Tapioca Pudding from store shelves because of quality concerns, according to a recall message sent by the agency’s food safety office on Aug. 21.

In September, National Preparedness Month highlights the importance of being ready for emergencies. It’s a message service members and their families should take to heart, said Tracie Russ, the Defense Commissary Agency’s director of sales.

Commissaries are offering significant savings with worldwide back-to-school sidewalk sales, and promotions linked to football, Oktoberfest and other events in September.

In observance of Food Safety Education Month in September, the Defense Commissary Agency joins the CDC, the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Food Safety Inspection Service, the Department of Health and Human Services and other organizations to help prevent foodborne illnesses by increasing awareness of improperly handling food items.

Frito-Lay is doing a voluntary market withdrawal of specific Tostitos dip and salsa products due to a defect in the glass jar which may affect the vacuum seal and potentially lead to product spoilage, according to a notice from the Defense Commissary Agency’s food safety office sent Aug

Heatherfield Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling over 4,000 pounds of pork sausage products due to mislabeling, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent Aug. 30.