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A ‘triangle test’ involves mixing up two of the original products with one of the new reformulation – or vice versa – to see whether taste testers notice the difference. Garrett Aitken/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

Controversy over Reese’s ingredients reveals standard food industry practices most consumers never notice

Product reformulations are common in the food industry, and they can be done well, or poorly. Who remembers Doritos with olestra?
S.F. Whitman & Sons introduced the Whitman’s Sampler, an assortment of its popular chocolates, in 1912. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Philadelphia was once a sweet spot for chocolatiers and other candymakers who made iconic treats for Valentine’s Day and other holidays

Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews, Goobers and Whitman’s Sampler boxes of chocolates are just a few confectionary classics that were born in Philly.
Relics of St. Valentine of Terni at the basilica of Saint Mary in Cosmedin. Dnalor 01 (Own work)

The ‘real’ St. Valentine was no patron of love

Valentine’s Day originated as a feast to celebrate the decapitation of a third-century Christian martyr, or perhaps two. It took a gruesome path to becoming a romantic holiday.

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