Function problem after alter table

Hi,
I have a function as defined as so...

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CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION getitemdates(in_item_id integer) RETURNS
SETOF item_date
     AS $$
DECLARE
    resultset RECORD;
    old_path text;
BEGIN
    old_path := pg_catalog.current_setting('search_path');
    PERFORM pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', 'public, pg_temp', true);
    FOR RESULTSET IN
        SELECT * FROM item_date WHERE item_id = in_item_id
    LOOP
        RETURN NEXT resultset;
    END LOOP;

    PERFORM pg_catalog.set_config('search_path', old_path, true);

END;
$$
     LANGUAGE plpgsql STABLE SECURITY DEFINER;

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This works fine, returns all the matching data from item_date

However, if I alter the table item_date, for example

ALTER TABLE item_date ADD COLUMN foo text;

When I run the function now, I get the error

ERROR:  wrong record type supplied in RETURN NEXT
CONTEXT:  PL/pgSQL function "getitemdates" line 10 at return next

It seems the item_date rowtype isn't being updated when the item_date
table is altered. If I then drop the added column, I still get the error
message. The procedure has completely broken.

Any ideas where I am going wrong?
Thanks,
Sean