mislabeled food: Investigation prompts stores to pull allergenic but mislabeled food items

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Tribune investigation prompts stores to pull food items

Five ways to protect yourself and your family from products with

dangerous allergens

By Sam Roe and Ted | Tribune reporters

6:05 PM CST, December 20, 2008

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Chicago-area supermarkets, gourmet shops and bakeries routinely sell

mislabeled products that pose a danger to those with food allergies,

according to Tribune testing and a comprehensive check of grocery aisles.

When informed of the findings, more than a dozen food companies said

they would remove products from shelves or fix labels to properly

disclose all ingredients.

In one of the nation's largest examinations of undisclosed ingredients

in food, the Tribune reviewed thousands of items at more than 60

locations, finding dozens of products obviously mislabeled. The

newspaper also conducted 50 laboratory tests---more than the U.S.

Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration combined

over the last several years---to try to determine precise ingredients.

more at:

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