含有蘇丹一號的食物最新總名單 FSA contaminated products consolidated list 08/03/2005

英國食物標準局發出緊急通告指出，英國各大超級市場供應的日常食品中，至少有三百五十九種食物，現已增加到六百一十八種，包括三文治，薄餅、雞翼、香腸、即食麵和即食餐等，含有可致癌的「蘇丹一號」紅色工業用顏料，當局已下令即時回收，估計數量達數百萬份，是英國歷來最大規模的食物回收行動。

蘇丹一號紅色素只能用於汽油、機油、鞋油和地臘等工業產品，不可添加在食物中，實驗室的研究曾發現將這種色素添加在老鼠的食物中，可以令老鼠患癌症，消費者可以在英國食物標準局網址查到含有蘇丹一號的食物名單。

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由於涉及的都是日常食物影響的範圍很大，食物標準局呼籲消費者家中有這些食品，要立即退還給商店，當局表示，英國日常食品中含有「蘇丹一號」紅色素，主要原因是有食品加工廠使用了英國這間 Premier Foods 食品公司生產的一種調味醬「喼汁」 Crosse & Blackwell Worcester Sauce 添加了含有「蘇丹一號」色素的辣椒粉，這種辣椒粉是由印度入口的，一間意大利公司最近在檢驗來自英國的各種入口食品時發現，一些食物含有「蘇丹一號」紅色素。


根據英國食物標準局公布的食品名單，英國著名品牌的食品製造商、超級市場和食物連鎖店都有製造和售賣這些產品，包括馬莎和兩間大型超級市場、享氏及麥當勞等，食物種類有牛尾湯、調味雞肉、煙肉意粉，一款麥當勞低脂沙律醬。


英國食物標準局表示，包括英國在內的二十五個歐盟國家早已禁止將「蘇丹一號」紅色素加於食物內，現時被發現並下令回收的食品含有的「蘇丹一號」紅色素份量很少，不會即時引起健康問題，但為了安全起見應停止食用。 

MILLIONS of food products have been recalled from supermarket shelves over concerns that they may be contaminated with an illegal dye that causes cancer. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) warned people on 18 February 2005 not to eat any of the published 359 brands containing chilli powder coloured with the Sudan I dye, ranging from sandwiches and pizzas to pies, soups and sauces. The latest list from the Food Standard Agency has now increased to 618 (see above latest consolidated products list).

Sudan I, a red synthetic chemical dye usually used in solvents, oils, waxes and shoe polish, is banned throughout the world because it has been shown to cause cancer in mice and in tests on human liver cells. It is usually used in solvents, oils, waxes and shoe polish.

The alarm was first raised on January 28 2005 when an Italian company contacted Premier Foods, one of the country’s leading food manufacturers, and told it that a batch of Crosse & Blackwell Worcester Sauce exported by the company showed traces of the banned dye.

Premier traced every ingredient and discovered the suspect red chilli powder, part of a five-tonne consignment imported from India in 2002. The spice has been used in brands of Worcester Sauce, both sold on the high street and used by food manufacturers and caterers.

The recall, the largest in British history, affects every big supermarket chain, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer, Asda and Waitrose, as well as the fast-food chains McDonald’s and Pret A Manger.

The list of contaminated products includes popular ready meals such as shepherd’s pie, pasta bake, chicken wings, casserole, pizza, steak and kidney pie and chilli con carne produced by the British major supermarkets. It also includes Heinz brands, including WeightWatchers products, and a McDonald’s Caesar salad dressing.