KFC suppliers' chili powders to be examined
21/3/2005 10:23
Shanghai Daily news
Hongfang Flavor (Kunshan) Co in Jiangsu Province has sent samples of all
of its chili-powder products to an inspection institute in Nanjing after Sudan I
was located in products it supplied to KFC earlier this week. An examination
of the products should be completed by next Wednesday, according to Hongfang
officials. Yum! Restaurants China, which runs KFC franchises in the country,
issued a written statement on Wednesday, claiming that the flavoring in its New
Orleans chicken wings and Orleans drumstick burgers was found to contain Sudan
I. All such products have been pulled from its stores. The tainted
flavoring originated with Hongfang, which provided products to the China branch
of Griffith Laboratories, a KFC supplier. Sudan I has been linked to
cancer. Shanghai Food and Drug Administration also confirmed yesterday that
the dye was found in six varieties of Shanfeng-branded pickles. The pickles were
produced by Haining Yanguan Convenience Vegetable Food Factory. Local
authorities started the inspection after the Jiangsu Commercial and Industrial
Administration Bureau claimed it detected Sudan I in Shanfeng products on March
10.
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