Fantine<br><br><br><br>Susie Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 You may have seen yesterday's news item on English TV regarding the use of the Sudan1 colouring in over 350 food items. This colouring has caused cancer in animals in the labs. There has been mass de-stocking of these products from supermarket shelves. Most of them are 'ready meals' and so would not apply to us living in France, however there are a few storecupboard items you may have.Check the full list, and the batches affected on this website:http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/sudani/sudanlistThe Worcestershire Sauce affected has use by dates of 2008/2009/2010.I've done a Google search and can find no reference to any food products in France that may affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 There's one Aldi product in that list, and one Netto one.I wouldn't assume that we're entirely safe in France. Many of the products on the list are things that are widely available in all French supermarkets - ready-made pizzas, hachis parmentier, fish with breadcrumbs on, and of course when you step outside the supermarkets, there's McDo Caesar salad. I know that we back-to-nature Brits turn our little noses up at them, so it must be only French people who eat them!Worcester Sauce is also on many many shelves. I think it might be Amora who make it, but you'd have to do a search to find out where it really comes from, possibly the same stable as the UK ones?And what exactly is in Merguez? Maybe best not to know!!! I suppose it depends how much faith you have in the French retail industry to own up if it's using the same ingredients (which it probably is, given the international state of modern food production). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Before anyone panics Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is NOT Effected. The effected Worcestshire sauce was made up by Premier Foods and is only for used in their products. A full report can be seen here: http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/story.jsp?story=612528Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I am a firm believer in "nothing will harm if taken in moderation".If a little Worc sauce on my merguez will really hurt me then too bad - it seems likely that I will shuffle off at some point (though as it has not happened yet, who knows?) and a middle aged man is entitled to some pleasure before then.My childhood was filled with cig smoke from 2 parents (both went off due to lung cancer), Flit, DDT, agri chemicals, diesel fumes etc most of which are now deemed "bad" and/or banned so keep shaking the L&P or ICI or whoever makes it now.Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaligoBay Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Wise words indeed, when a natural disaster or a mad French driver could transport us to who-knows-where in less time than it takes to say "I shouldn't have had that Worcester Sauce on my black pudding this morning".The whole thing stems from chilli powder, all imports of which to EU countries must come with a guarantee that they don't contain Sudan1. Obviously someone somewhere made a false declaration, and the contamination was found in a random test on foodstuff destined for export to Italy. These things spread, with food being made everywhere destined for everywhere.Life itself should carry a government health warning, don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I seem to recollect being tested for allergy to this along with Sunset Yellow, Tartrazine etc which I guess means that at one time it was a common ingredient in food...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 "Life itself should carry a government health warning, don't you think?"Well said SB - but govts are notoriously difficult to avoid wherever we try to hide.Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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