Mpprh Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 HiHaving suffered the empty shelves of Sugar Puffs and recently Alpen Original, we are hit by a double whammy.Branston Pickle crisis followed by Worcester Sauce health risks. What is the world coming to ?And why did Carrefour / Champion never re order English best back bacon after foot & mouth disease ?On a slightly different note : does anyone know how many gallons of Worcester Sauce could be fatal ? And in what timeframe ? I only ask because my mother in law has taken a liking to it !Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 But is wasn't Lea and Perrins that was affected, so you are in luck. http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/sudani/sudanlist I know what you mean though, I'll find some treat and buy it and get home full of 'look what I've bought' and then it disappears from the shelves never to be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantine<br><br><br><br>Susie Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 [quote]But is wasn't Lea and Perrins that was affected, so you are in luck. http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/sudani/sudanlist I know what you mean though, I'll find some treat and buy it and get...[/quote]It is very presumptious of you to assume that everyone buys the Lea & Perrins brand of Worcestershire Sauce.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Is there another brand ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racerbear02 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Not one that is edible, the other, poor copies, are all much too sweet in my opinion Gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I know that there are other makes. I remember my son working in his first restaurant and the chef couldn't get hold of lea and perrins and they had had to buy heinz worcester sauce instead. Several customers sent meals back with the alternate sauce in it and my son was saying that the chef was going mad as it was not the same stuff at all, and did we know where we could get some for him. So there may be others and obviously people do buy them, but after hearing that, if I can't get Lea and Perrins I do without. As I only buy Heinz Ketchup, sometimes some makes just seem to get it right, for us at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Has anyone noticed, you can only buy Heinz worcester sauce here.Ironically Lea & Perrins is now French owned, by Danone. So why can't you buy it in France? Strange!cheersJayJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantouflard Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 On a slightly different note : does anyone know how many gallons of Worcester Sauce could be fatal ? And in what timeframe ? I only ask because my mother in law has taken a liking to it ! There was something in the Grauniad today. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1425795,00.html Some interesting points are: Professor John Henry, clinical toxicologist at Imperial College: With Sudan 1, we have a very small risk. The dye would have been added to the chilli in very small amounts, and then massively diluted." Dr Vyvyan Howard, leading expert in foetal toxicology at Liverpool University: said there was an overarching argument for reducing exposure to carcinogens as far as possible. "You have an increasing cancer incidence in the western world - up 50% in the UK since the 1970s. When I was born in 1946 there was a one in four lifetime risk of getting cancer, now it's one in three. For American males it is nearly one in two." - - - he also said, that other carcinogens in food such as acrylamide present a higher risk than Sudan 1. Acrylamide is a chemical produced in foods high in starch that have been cooked or processed at high temperatures, such as chips, breads, crackers, crisps and cereals. "It's nasty stuff, there's more of it and it's in more foods." Professor Alan Boobis, a member of the government's advisory committee on carcinogenicity of chemicals in food, has suggested that the risk of eating foods adulterated with very diluted Sudan 1 is the equivalent of the risk associated with smoking one cigarette in a lifetime. So, I think we’re talking tanker loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 <<Ironically Lea & Perrins is now French owned, by Danone. So why can't you buy it in France?>> You can! I only ever see two brands here in France, Lea & Perrins and Amora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 Lea & Perrins available in most of the larger hypermarkets and supermarkets and has been here years longer than the other rubbishy ones like Amora and Heinz. I always buy four bottles of L&P at one time in Super U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 [quote]On a slightly different note : does anyone know how many gallons of Worcester Sauce could be fatal ? And in what timeframe ? I only ask because my mother in law has taken a liking to it ! Quote "There was something in the Grauniad today. "Ye Gods pantouflard have you been on the vino again..............What the hells the Grauniad a local french newspaper.....Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Thankyou SaligoBay & Val 2I've obviously been shopping in the wrong places, only ever seen Heinz. Super U is now on my list!CheersJayJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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