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Food Alert: for Information
Ref: 25/2005
A product recall has been issued by Bart Spices Ltd of its own Bart brand ground paprika and Co-op brand ground paprika, due to contamination with the illegal dye Para Red.
Para Red is not a permitted colour under the Colours in Food Regulations 1995 and is not permitted in foodstuffs for any purpose. Para Red is chemically very similar to Sudan I. The Agency�s independent scientific experts have advised that, although there is very limited data available it would be prudent to assume that it could be a genotoxic carcinogen.
The products affected are:
No other batch / date codes of these products are known to be affected.
Bart Spices Ltd has undertaken a full product recall and is placing product recall notices in national newspapers on Saturday 30 April 2005 and today the Co-op has instructed all of its stores to remove from sale the above own label product. In addition, the Co-op will display point-of-sale notices.
A copy of the product recall notice from Bart Spices Ltd is attached to this Food Alert.
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