The European Commission’s rapid alert system for contaminated food and feed (RASFF) has warned of further discoveries of foodstuffs tainted with the carcinogenic dye Sudan 1.
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It has reported the presence of the banned substance in sticky barbecue marinades and spice mixes in the UK, where a scandal erupted last week over Sudan 1’s presence in Worcestershire sauce.
RASFF also noted four cases where Sudan 1 had been discovered in sauces in Germany, and of related (also banned) Sudan 4 dye in a shipment of Ghana palm oil, again to Germany.
The alert system also noted spin-off discoveries in Britain of Sudan 1 in foods containing tainted Worcestershire sauce.
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