Food Standards Agency issues further warning on food contaminated with Sudan 1 Dye6 October 2003The Food Standards Agency is issuing further warnings as a part of its continuing investigation into products on the UK market containing the chemical dye Sudan I. The latest products that are known to have been contaminated with the dye, are frozen meat products manufactured by Blackburn-based firm Khan Quality Foods and Sammy's Easy Cook Couscous Zesty Lemon & Coriander. Khan Quality FoodsThese products have been sold at small retail outlets, including butchers and corner shops in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Leicestershire, Greater Manchester and the London area. Sudan I is not allowed to be used in food. It could cause cancer, although there is no immediate threat of illness. People most at risk would be those eating contaminated products regularly and over a long period of time. Only products listed below with the Best Before Dates between 1/6/04 and 25/9/04 are affected:
All of these products have now been withdrawn from sale. Anyone who has one of these contaminated products in the freezer should either throw it away, or return it and request a refund from the store where it was purchased. Pictures of the products can be found linked to the Food Standards Agency Website at www.foodstandards.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/ First Quality Foods Sammy's Brand.Name of Product: Easy Cook Couscous Zesty Lemon & Coriander This product was sold through Tesco stores in 200g packets with a white background and the name 'easy cook couscous Zesty Lemon & Coriander' in green lettering. This product was sold in Makro stores in 1.5kg clear jars with a red lid and a label with a green background and the name 'easy cook couscous Zesty Lemon & Coriander' mainly in white lettering. This product has been on sale in selected Tesco Stores throughout the UK (excluding Tesco Express Stores) and Makro Self Service Wholesalers. First Quality Foods has undertaken a trade withdrawal on 1 October 2003 of all affected product with the following best before dates: Tesco Makro
No other First Quality Foods Sammy's Brand is known to be affected. The Food Standards Agency has been investigating which food products in the UK could have been affected by contaminated chilli powder since July. It is understood that some chilli suppliers in India had been adulterating their chilli powder with Sudan I. More than 70 contaminated products have been withdrawn from sale and recalled in the UK so far. Full product details, including photographs, are available on the Food Standards Agency’s website. The Council's Environmental Health Officers, based at the Pembroke Road offices, are also available to provide further advice and can be contacted on 020 7341 5282 or by foodhygiene.standards@rbkc.gov.uk.
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