Topic: Allergies

Is it OK to disguise generics as name brands?

You buy the cheap stuff, but you want to impress your house guests. It it dishonest to, say, squeeze the ketchup into a different bottle?

Tamale recall caused by undeclared whey ingredient

A Tamale recall has been caused by a recall of 144,633 pounds of the frozen meat and poultry products missing labels for a known dairy allergen.

Braces maker Invisalign gets FDA warning on side effects

Braces: The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to a company that makes a popular teeth straightener about its failure to report information about patient side effects.

Raisinets recall: a pre-Halloween candy scare

Raisinets recall involves 10-ounce bags sold at Target, Shop Rite, and Don Quixote stores. They may contain peanuts, Nestlé says.

Pay more for these meaningless words and phrases!

Consumers often pay more for products advertised as "all-natural," "hypoallergenic," or with other words and phrases that sound good but can mean whatever the seller wants.

Frankenfish -- genetically modified salmon -- take food and ecology to a new level

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) appears close to approving the 'frankenfish' salmon. That raises all sorts of questions.

Kroger ice cream recall: Labels don't warn about nuts

Kroger issued an ice cream recall for its Deluxe Chocolate Paradise Ice Cream because the labels don't warn consumers that it contains nuts.

No more dinner parties?

Thanks to food allergies and Michael Pollan, finding a dish everyone can eat is nearly impossible these days.

Obama narrows it down to Labradoodle or Portuguese Water Dog