Cancer Causing Dye Found in Foods
Britain's largest food recall was under way last night after an
illegal dye known to cause cancer was found to have contaminated
millions of ready meals and cooking sauces.
More than 350 product lines, ranging from prawn salad to Pot Noodles,
were being withdrawn by supermarkets and retailers after the Food
Standards Agency (FSA) warned they were contaminated by Sudan I - a
red colouring normally used in products such as shoe polish and
petrol.
Medical experts said the presence of the chemical led to an increased
risk of cancer but insisted that there was no risk of "immediate
ill-health".
The cost of the recall, which affects own-brand foods produced by all
the major supermarkets and leading manufacturers including Heinz and
Birds Eye, was estimated at more than £15m.
The red dye, which is banned across the European Union, was contained
in a five-ton batch of chilli powder that was used to produce
Worcester Sauce by Premier Foods, one of Britain's largest food
processing companies.
The FSA said that the Worcester Sauce, a common flavouring in
processed foods, had been sold to numerous suppliers in recent weeks,
who in turn produce foods for outlets from supermarket chains to
convenience stores.
Among the 359 products affected were Birds Eye 400g shepherd pies,
five flavours of Pot Noodle and Loyd Grossman sweet and sour sauce
sold in 370g and 450g jars.
A batch of mayonnaise used by sandwich bar chain Pret a Manger was
also affected.
Asda was the worst-hit of the major supermarket chains, withdrawing 68
contaminated product lines. Waitrose has 54 affected products,
Sainsbury's 41, Morrisons 44, and Tesco 38.
Senior officials at the watchdog confirmed that the "very
considerable" recall, likely to amount to several million individual
packets and jars, was the largest they had dealt with and that further
products could be added to the contaminated list.
But the watchdog also underlined the withdrawal was precautionary.
The FSA said the contaminated chilli formed a minor ingredient in the
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