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Find out who you are: Ancestry DNA test kits are more than half off for Black Friday 2023
Sometimes, we’re just curious, while other times there’s a nagging desire to know more about our own story. Understanding our family’s history with a cost-effective DNA test can connect us with our family tree, giving better understanding into ourselves and families. An ancestry test like Amazon best seller Ancestry DNA+ can help us understand our own genealogy in more depth, get to know our parents’ history and even discover ethnicity and family connections we didn’t know we had.
Now, Ancestry DNA+ is on sale at Amazon, an extended Black Friday deal that saves you over 50% on getting started down the path of better understanding who you really are. Keep reading for more on Amazon’s terrific Ancestry DNA+ sale and how a DNA test really works.
AncestryDNA + Traits Genetic Test Kit: Save $70
Ancestry DNA is having its biggest sale of the year, both at Amazon and at the Ancestry.com site. The Ancestry DNA+ Traits testing kit helps you better understand your genealogy, giving insight into your generations-deep family tree through the “world’s largest” collection of online family history records according to the site.
Ancestry DNA+ Traits helps you discover 40+ genetic traits, allowing you to explore your history to inform a better understanding of your traits and preferences.
Normally $119, the Ancestry DNA + Traits genetic test kit is on sale for Black Friday 2023 for $49.
How Ancestry DNA works:
- Activate your DNA kit online, return a saliva ample in the prepaid package to Ancestry’s state-of-the-art lab.
- Results will be made available online in six to eight weeks.
- Results will include a precise ethnicity estimate, matching by paternal side. (some features require an Ancestry membership).
More Black Friday 2023 DNA test deals you can still shop
Ancestry isn’t the only DNA test that’s on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Check out these other Black Friday testing deals for you and your pet below, while they last.
- 23andMe DNA test kit with ancestry service, $79 (reduced from $119)
- 23andMe+ DNA test kit premium membership bundle with health and ancestry service, $129 (reduced from $299)
- TellmeGen advanced DNA Test with health, ancestry, traits and fitness reports, $70 (reduced from $123)
- Know Your Pet DNA by Ancestry: Dog breed ID test with genetic traits, $69 (reduced from $99)
- Embark dog DNA test kit with breed, health info and relative finder, $127 (reduced from $199)
- Basepaws cat DNA test kit with breed, health and dental analysis, $85 (reduced from $159)
How Does Ancestry DNA protect your privacy?
Ancestry takes your privacy seriously by using industry standard security practices to store DNA samples, results and any personal data provided to Ancestry. DNA test results and samples are stored without names or identifying information. Furthermore, you own your own DNA data and can choose to download your DNA data or have it deleted upon request. Check out the Ancestry Privacy Statement for more info.
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Popular gluten free tortilla strips recalled over possible contamination with wheat
A food company known for popular grocery store condiments has recalled a package of tortilla strips that may be contaminated with wheat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The product is meant to be gluten-free.
Sugar Foods, a manufacturing and distribution corporation focused mainly on various toppings, artificial sweeteners and snacks, issued the recall for the “Santa Fe Style” version of tortilla strips sold by the brand Fresh Gourmet.
“People who have a wheat allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume the product,” said Sugar Foods in an announcement posted by the FDA.
Packages of these tortilla strips with an expiration date as late as June 20, 2025, could contain undeclared wheat, meaning the allergen is not listed as an ingredient on the label. The Fresh Gourmet product is marketed as gluten-free.
Sugar Foods said a customer informed the company on Nov. 19 that packages of the tortilla strips actually contained crispy onions, another Fresh Gourmet product normally sold in a similar container. The brand’s crispy onion product does contain wheat, and that allergen is noted on the label.
No illnesses tied to the packaging mistake have been reported, according to the announcement from Sugar Foods. However, the company is still recalling the tortilla strips as a precaution. The contamination issue may have affected products distributed between Sept. 30 and Nov. 11 in 22 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
Sugar Foods has advised anyone with questions about the recall to contact the company’s consumer care department by email or phone.
CBS News reached out to Sugar Foods for more information but did not receive an immediate reply.
This is the latest in a series of food product recalls affected because of contamination issues, although the others involved harmful bacteria. Some recent, high-profile incidents include an E. coli outbreak from organic carrots that killed at least one person in California, and a listeria outbreak that left an infant dead in California and nine people hospitalized across four different states, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The E. coli outbreak is linked to multiple different food brands while the listeria outbreak stemmed from a line of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products sold by Yu-Shang Foods.