Stop consuming 4 products containing cancer-causing dyes
On March 3, the Vietnam Food Safety Department announced that Hong Kong had stopped consuming four types of Taiwanese food at the end of February because they contained the colorant Dimethyl Yellow - a substance that causes cancer to consumers.
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| Taiwanese tofu and other vegetarian imitation meat products contain carcinogens. |
According to food safety experts, Dimethyl Yellow is a colorant reagent that can only be used in chemical laboratories and is prohibited for use in food. Contact with Dimethyl Yellow on the skin will cause ulcers and rashes. Experiments on mice have shown a risk of liver cancer.
The Food Safety Department received information from the Hong Kong Food Safety Center warning on February 25 about stopping the consumption of 4 types of food products of Mia Chung Co., Ltd., originating from Taiwan, because they contain the unauthorized colorant Dimethyl Yellow.
Specifically, the Mai Jien Bean Cake- Black Pepper Flavobags tofu product; and the SF Vegetarian Mushroom & Fried Minced Pork; SF Vegetarian Mushroom with Dried Turnip; SF Vegerarian Mushroom & Bamboo Shoot Paste.
The Food Safety Department also said that it has reviewed the administrative management of the above products in the Vietnamese market, showing that from January 1, 2013 to present, the Department has not issued product standard certificates or certificates of acceptance of declarations of conformity or certificates of confirmation of declarations of compliance with food safety regulations for the above products.
The Food Safety Department will continue to monitor and update information on this issue to consumers.
According to KinhteSaigon
