Schools in northern Taiwan and Taichung have stopped serving curry and other foods with chili powder, after toxic Sudan red dye was found in curry powder supplied to a small number of schools.
The New Taipei City Department of Health on Wednesday last week announced it had detected Sudan I in an inspection of curry powder produced at Chiseng Hong Ltd’s (濟生) factory in Yunlin County's Douliou City (斗六).
Sudan I is a red dye used as a coloring agent that has been banned for use in food after being classified as a carcinogen.
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Product from the same batch had already been shipped to retailers in Taipei, New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Taichung, Yunlin County, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Hualien County, the department said.
The Taipei Department of Education yesterday said three schools in the city were found to have used the curry powder in school lunches in September.
The product has already been recalled, but as a precaution, the education department announced that school lunch providers have been instructed to immediately stop serving curry or foods with chili powder until Jan. 20.
The New Taipei City Department of Education also instated the ban, and said it had already informed schools to stop using the affected curry products last month.
The Taichung, Keelung and Taoyuan education departments also followed suit.
In February, another recall was issued for chili powder produced by Chiseng Hong after it was found to contain Sudan III, a derivative of the toxic dye.
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