SIR – How did a Bradford company manage to import two tonnes of curry powder containing the banned synthetically-produced red dye Sudan 1 when all dried and crushed or ground chilli coming into the EU must be accompanied by a certificate showing it had been tested and found free of the cancer-causing agent? (T&A, April 16).
It’s all very well the company paying £15,000 in fines and costs, but what of the people who have put their health at risk consuming the stuff?
I find it incredible that the company claimed it did not know what Sudan 1 was when in recent years the Telegraph & Argus had warned shops and supermarkets to remove any food products containing the toxic dye from their shelves.
Let us hope this case does not reflect badly on the scores of reputable curry restaurants and takeaways in our city.
David Rhodes, Croscombe Walk, Bradford
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