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Product recall of Aldi Stores Ltd Bilash Premium Chicken Curry 400g cans

Monday 6 October 2003

Category D: For information only

Heads of environmental health services and directors of trading standards will wish to be aware of a product recall by Aldi Stores Ltd of Bilash Premium Chicken Curry in 400g cans due to contamination of one of the ingredients with the illegal dye Sudan I The product was manufactured by Glenbrook Foods Ltd, Portadown, Craigavon Northern Ireland.

Sudan I is not a permitted colour under the Colours in Food Regulations 1995. It is considered to be a genotoxic carcinogen and its presence, at any level, is not permitted in foodstuffs for any purpose.

The product recalled Is:
Aldi Bilash Premium Chicken Curry 400g

The batches known to be affected are coded Best Before End:


Jun 06 3170 BCP
Aug 06 3230 BCP
Jun 06 3177 BCP
Aug 06 3233 BCP
Jun 06 3178 BCP
Sept 06 3244 BCP
Jun 06 3181 BCP
Sept 06 3251 BCP
July 06 3182 BCP
Sept 06 3252 BCP

No other Aldi products are known to be affected

Aldi will be issuing a product recall notice in the national newspapers which will appear as from 7 October 2003 (see below). The company has also placed point-of-sale notices in all of its stores.

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Product recall notice issued by Aldi Stores Ltd

IMPORTANT CUSTOMER SAFETY NOTICE

To all purchasers of
ALDI BILASH PREMIUM CHICKEN CURRY 400g CANS

Coded Best Before End


Jun 06 3170 BCP
Aug 06 3230 BCP
Jun 06 3177 BCP
Aug 06 3233 BCP
Jun 06 3178 BCP
Sept 06 3244 BCP
Jun 06 3181 BCP
Sept 06 3251 BCP
July 06 3182 BCP
Sept 06 3252 BCP

A small number of batches of Aldi Bilash Premium Chicken Curry have been made with a chilli powder that may have been contaminated with the colour Sudan 1. This colour is not likely to be harmful unless consumed in large quantities over a period of time. As a precautionary measure Aldi has withdrawn this product from sale.

If you have purchased one of the affected cans please return it to any Aldi store for a full refund.

No other products or codes are affected.

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