Children at risk in food roulette.
American children with food allergies are suffering life-threatening–and completely avoidable–reactions because manufacturers mislabel their products and regulators fail to police store shelves, a Tribune investigation has found.
In effect, children are used as guinea pigs, with the government and industry often taking steps to properly label a product only after a child has been harmed.
The Tribune investigation revealed that the government rarely inspects food to find problems and doesn’t punish companies that repeatedly violate labeling laws.
