Warning: red pepper powder with carcinogenic dyes discovered!

Warning: red pepper powder with carcinogenic dyes discovered!

The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety has issued an alarming warning: The “Red Pepper Powder” of the Afrin Khairate brand contains non-approved dyes that are considered potentially carcinogenic. These substances, known as Sudan dyes, are prohibited in the European Union because they can cause serious health concerns, including the risk of mutagen properties and the possibility of being converted into carcinogenic degradation products. The corresponding information can be found in a report by RuHR24 .

The recall product is available in a 400-gram plastic box with the batch number "0654170664267". The production data of the affected pepper powder prove a production on November 1, 2023, the best before date on November 1, 2025. The manufacturer, JWan-Foods-GmbH, based in Stuhr, actively calls the product. Consumers in several federal states, including Bremen, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein. It is recommended not to consume the product and return it in stores; As a rule, the purchase price will also be reimbursed without receipt.

Health risks from Sudan dyes

The Sudan dyes found, in particular the variants Sudan I and IV, are synthetic azo dyes, the use of which is subject to strict verse in food. These dyes were originally intended for coloring mineral oil products. Consumers should be aware of the fact that the absorption of these substances about the food seriously health risks, as explained in the reports of Wa.de

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