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Posted Sun Dec 21 2008: from Chicago Tribune:
Tribune investigation prompts stores to pull food items http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1229876482
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.
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