China: Discovering Sudan IV poisonous paprika causing cancer

On December 7, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Government (southern China) issued an urgent notice of the discovery of the paprika containing Sudan IV, a carcinogenic toxic substance, in this locality. at the same time instructing the authorities to immediately implement preventive measures.

Loads of paprika are sold on the Chinese market
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Urgent notice of the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region requires an inspection throughout the Autonomous Region to detect the type of paprika containing Sudan IV (called the pink bowl). It is reported that recently, Liuzhou City Market Manager (Guangxi) has discovered paprika of a processing facility without a banned Sudan IV license.

This substance is inherent in an additive called red powder (pink rose) which is added to paprika to darken. So far, in Liuzhou, 2,765 kg of red powder and 52 tons of suspicious paprika have been seized and seized. The investigation determined that the red powder was imported from central China's Henan Province.

The above-mentioned illegal chili powder production facility has been closed, suspicious people have been arrested. An investigation team was dispatched to Henan province to trace the source of toxic red powder.

Earlier, Sudan IV toxic substances were detected in chicken eggs and ducks in China. Analysts do not exclude the possibility that the substance has been used for a long time as a colorant for other foods.