UK – Palm Oil recalled because it contains the illegal dye Sudan

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This recall, issued by the FSA (Food Standard Agency - UK) is not the first registered this year and it seems that after the Sudan dyes scandal in 2003, the problem is (re)emerging. Fovitor International Ltd is recalling its Dzomi Palm Oil (1 litre bottle) with a ‘best before’ end date of 31 October 2016 … Continue reading UK – Palm Oil recalled because it contains the illegal dye Sudan

Food recalls in EU – Week 26

Posted on by Cesare Varallo

This week on the EU RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) we can find the following notifications: 1. Alerts followed by a recall from consumers: - Allergens: undeclared gluten in crispy fried onions from the Netherlands, following company's own check. Notified by United Kingdom, distributed also to Ireland; - Composition: unauthorised substance yohimbine (0.5 mg/item) in food … Continue reading Food recalls in EU – Week 26