Does this look like regular HV dressing mix? Well it's not. Following is an email I sent to Costco. It came out a little garbled because I was angry when I wrote it and I didn't proofread it very well.
Go and type "is MSG harmful to humans into Google"
I am writing to
complain about your deceptive labeling practices. I purchased a
membership earlier this year and have been visiting and shopping once
or twice a month. I purchased a package of Hidden Valley(HV) ranch
dressing mix and I used it in a recipe. It tasted different, sweeter
and less savory than it usually did; so I checked the list of
ingredients and compared it to the list of ingredients on the HV
website. The MSG was deleted and SUGAR was added. I was furious.
Nowhere on your packaging label did it say that the recipe in the HV
package varied from that being sold in other stores. I was sitting
down to write this email it suddenly popped into my head; I also
bought Better Than Boullion there, also. Sure enough, different
ingredient list than the national website. No warning about recipe
change on that label either.
I know your store is
activist in changing American diets and now I know you are doing it
on the sly.
Well, your ignorance
about MSG is shining brightly because MSG is harmless. Through a
single man claiming that MSG bothered him and due to some junk
science; nearly the whole of the American populace believes that MSG
is dangerous for humans to consume. Do your research folks, even the
FDA says that it is safe for consumption.
MSG is NATURALLY
contained in many foods that Americans consume everyday with no ill
effects.
I am going to return
my package of HV dressing for a refund.
I want you to start
labeling your packages that vary from the national recipes. If you
are going to perpetuate junk science and urban myth rather than
choose to educate and correct the publics' misinformation; at least
own it loud and proud. Otherwise I will be dropping my membership
when it comes up for renewal. I am also posting this email on my
blog and on facebook. I am sure that it will not affect your bottom
line one iota but I will have done my duty in exposing your deceit.
Sincerely Annette
