Further products withdrawn in food cancer scare

ALMOST 70 food products have been recalled from the Irish market following an alert by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) about an illegal red food dye which has cancer-causing properties.

An additional 16 items were yesterday added to the list of products which contain the colourant Sudan Red 1 which is used to manufacture chilli powder and which has been banned throughout Europe since 2003.

The FSAI issued a warning on Friday about a variety of ready meals, soups and sauces which contained the dye.