Should We Be Notified When Brands Change Their Recipe?
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
December 14, 2008 3:18am CST
it drives me nuts because when ever i get to where i love a certain kind of chili (im super picky) they always change the ingredients or recipe somehow to make it go from awesome to something i cant even choke down!! same with stews and a lot of other things!! shoudlnt they say on the label "new etc"? some do and make a huge deal about changing or improving their recipe but a lot dont and you dont know till you go to eat it.. then you wonder if it is just a batch of it or your taste buds being off and then you try it again and still horrible!! and of course since i buy a few of everything i usually end up with a couple of cans i wont touch!!
does this happen to other people too??
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6 responses
@vega83 (6342)
• Bahrain
14 Dec 08
I know exactly how you feel. This has happened to me with fruit loops. I mean one day they are filled with natural goodness of unhealthy sugar and colors, and the next, they go all healthy on me. I mean I have nothing against health food, I love brown bread, but please at least let me know when you are about to cut down on the sugar and the food coloring. It totally changed everything, and I would have appreciated a warning of some sort before I bought the family size box all for myself.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
14 Dec 08
yeah i have had some of my favorite things go from good to healthy and become too gross for me to eat anymore.. always after i stock up mind you lol
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
15 Dec 08
yes I think that companies should tell people when they change their recipes, I think it is only fair, you are expecting a certain taste and then you don't get it anymore.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
15 Dec 08
yeah the first bite can be a horrible rude awakening!
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@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
14 Dec 08
Yes, we should. Not just for people with allergies either. There are something I don't want to eat and I would want to know if they were in a product that previously didn't contain those items.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
15 Dec 08
ugh i know.. i hate celery with a passion and we used to buy this one soup years ago and i dont remember it having celery in it back then and we bought it the other day and it was half celery and the celery was not in the picture so unless i read the label i wouldnt have known.. i ate it but dodging celery every bite wasnt fun
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
15 Dec 08
No, it doesn't happen to me. because I am very weary about the ingrediants in foods I eat. I have to watch and avoid certain ingrediants. So, I tend to avoid alot of foods just because they might be in there. It is hard when I go out to eat to find something with out certain ingrediants. Right now I live in the southern USa. They like everything hot and spicy. It is hard to find things on a menu with it or pepper.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
15 Dec 08
ugh i can imagine that is hell!! i know me and hubby finally got to go on our dream trip to new orleans this year and last year i was diagnosed with acid reflux and so was hubby so when we went it was like "oh um what can we even EAT here??" it was horrible!! i like their food but having to be so picky it was hard to find something to eat there.. i know i have to stay away from like artificial sugars and i swear they are putting that in everything now!
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@thoseappleslooknice (461)
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14 Dec 08
I used to love ketchup to bits and then a load of brands started taking the sugar out and adding sweeteners etc. or something and now I hate most ketchup! The only ones I like now are Heinz and Daddies.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
14 Dec 08
yep im picky with ketchup too and my hubby thinks i have lost my mind becaue i want heinz but he will eat the dollar store type
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
21 Dec 08
I think they should because it affects people with allergies or intloernces like being unable to eat gluten or lactose. I've had it happen but if i cant tolerate the flavour i tend to either donate them to the food bank or pass them on to a family member who still likes it.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
21 Dec 08
seems like a lot of people dont notice it when places change their taste.. people usually think im nuts when i say they did
