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Definition of "alcohol free," please? | A warning for lazy parents | Dairy or not? | Meat in vegetarian clothing | See more Selling It items
Alcohol? You wouldn't expect that by reading the front of this Equaline bottle of fluoride rinse, mailed in by Frank Donato of Park Ridge, Ill. But the list of inactive ingredients on the back leads off with benzyl alcohol. OK, so the preservative isn't considered alcohol as defined by the Food and Drug Administration, but still, it seems the label's proud claim doesn't quite deliver.
What the heck. We figured we'd get the kid and the shirt clean all at the same time. Who knew that wasn't a good idea?—Sent by Bill Schuck, Brunswick, OH
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Here's a head scratcher. The creamer says "non-dairy," but the stuff contains milk. What it actually is: the milk protein casein, which shouldn't bug the lactose-intolerant. Careful, though! It still can affect the allergic—and vegans.—Sent by Madeline Levinson, Toledo, OH
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"Bacon or salad?" wrote this reader, who picked up a bag at Costco that was labeled "Bacon," but which featured a large photo of a salad—with a few tiny bits of bacon nestled under the leaves.—Sent by Mark Graham, Renton, WA
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This article appeared in the November 2014 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
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