‘Toxic’ rice and curry sauces recalled

Giving flavour to your rice might very bad for you.

Certain Tastic Simply Delicious rice-and-curry sauces have been recalled from retailers and wholesalers in case they contain cancer-causing colouring, the brand’s owner, Tiger Brands, announced yesterday.

The company’s laboratories recently picked up traces of methyl yellow and Sudan I in a shipment from India.

“These colourants can make food unsafe because of the possible toxicity and carcinogenic properties of such compounds,” the company said.

Sudan I, also known as Sudan red, was found in spices in South Africa in 2005 – following an outcry in the UK – and again in 2007.

“Any consumer who has Simply Delicious cook-in-sauces or ready-to-eat rice products – specifically produced in June or July 2014 – is advised to return them to any of the major supermarkets in their neighbourhood,” the company said.

Customers will be given a coupon to the value of the returned product, which they can use to purchase any product of their choice.

Only the specified batches of Simply Delicious products have been affected and all other Tastic rice products meet Tiger Brands’ “very high standards of perfection”, the company said.

For more information, consumers can call 0860 121 344.

via timeslive