Heinz recalls Sudan I food items in China

“Heinz has told its distributors and sales agencies across the country to recall the suspected products,” Regional President of Heinz (China) Investment Co Ltd Charles Chyi was quoted as saying by ‘China Daily.’

“And we know where our products are now being sold in the mainland,” Chyi told reporters on Sunday in Guangzhou, capital of South China’s Guangdong province.

But Chyi declined to say just how many products will be recalled because of the carcinogen nationwide.

According to a local quality supervision department, six Heinz products, include chilli sauces, oils and extracts, are suspected of containing Sudan I. They had asked the company to recall these food items.

In nationwide inspections, law enforcement personnel from the Guangdong Provincial Administration of Quality Supervision have sealed up many sauces and oils that contain Sudan I.

The dye is used for colouring solvents, oils, waxes, petrol, shoes and floor polishes. The dye was found by the Food Standards Agency of Britain on February 18 in a batch of chilli powder made by Premier Foods, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the country.