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Ruprecht · Nov 11th, 2004, 14:06

I just found out about this common ingredient in Indian and Indian-style food. Check out this link: http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/sudani/

It is Sudan 1 chili. Causes cancer apparently. It is in most Indian food found in supermarkets, and throughout Asia, and particularly in Pakistan and India.

goangoangone · Nov 11th, 2004, 14:15

How many tons do you have to eat before you peg it?

monkgonemad · Nov 11th, 2004, 15:34

many food dyes are illegal in usa. red #5 is the most well known.

this is perhaps why indians lug about all manner of foods, spices, pots and pans across the length and breadth of india???

how about msg??

someone posted on tt board about msg. i really started to take note about how much of it i eat. they put a ton of msg in food here in thailand. so much so i learned the word and now ask for no msg. its not a tiny additive, its a fekking ingredient!

Digital Drifter · Nov 11th, 2004, 15:50

It was in the news y'day. Apparently some retard in India exporting chilli powder decided to make it look brighter by adding sudan1, a cloth dyeing chemical to get that bright red look! A french food testing agency on routine food testing found out and has led to the longest product recall; I believe this was supposed to have started in 2002 and it's still going on involving over 178 products.

This $%$ers never learn, lead additives in tumeric, ground tree bark in tea leaves, I tell you these chaps are ingenious. Takes the meaning of the word 'ersatz' to new lows!

goangoangone · Nov 11th, 2004, 16:17

I remember reading a while back, that there're a lot of unpleasant things in raw curry powder.

Never add raw curry powder. It tastes cr@p anyway.

Ruprecht · Nov 12th, 2004, 02:17

I add very few ingredients to what I eat anyway. I eat fish straight out of a tin with a knife, I don't touch msg, same as Rasputin. I just wondered about this Sudan1 because it is still on all the supermarket shelves in Britain.

goangoangone · Nov 12th, 2004, 14:57

I thought it had been banned in the UK. I remember reading about additives.

Ruprecht · Nov 13th, 2004, 01:41

No, I think it still in products in some of the larger supermarkets. It's no problem for me, I just thought I'd mention it.

Nov 11th, 2004, 14:06	#1
Ruprecht Bush-loving Suspected Terrorist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts: 220	Indian Cooking I just found out about this common ingredient in Indian and Indian-style food. Check out this link: http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/sudani/ It is Sudan 1 chili. Causes cancer apparently. It is in most Indian food found in supermarkets, and throughout Asia, and particularly in Pakistan and India. __________________ Travelling Across Juridical Borders.

Nov 11th, 2004, 14:15	#2
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	How many tons do you have to eat before you peg it? __________________ GoanGoan......here

Nov 11th, 2004, 15:34	#3
monkgonemad Aimless Drifter, Shiftless Idler, Useless Waster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SoEastAsia/AsiaSubCont Posts: 416	mmmmchemicals many food dyes are illegal in usa. red #5 is the most well known. this is perhaps why indians lug about all manner of foods, spices, pots and pans across the length and breadth of india??? how about msg?? someone posted on tt board about msg. i really started to take note about how much of it i eat. they put a ton of msg in food here in thailand. so much so i learned the word and now ask for no msg. its not a tiny additive, its a fekking ingredient!

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Nov 11th, 2004, 15:50	#4
Digital Drifter bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,878	It was in the news y'day. Apparently some retard in India exporting chilli powder decided to make it look brighter by adding sudan1, a cloth dyeing chemical to get that bright red look! A french food testing agency on routine food testing found out and has led to the longest product recall; I believe this was supposed to have started in 2002 and it's still going on involving over 178 products. This $%$ers never learn, lead additives in tumeric, ground tree bark in tea leaves, I tell you these chaps are ingenious. Takes the meaning of the word 'ersatz' to new lows!

Nov 11th, 2004, 16:17	#5
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	I remember reading a while back, that there're a lot of unpleasant things in raw curry powder. Never add raw curry powder. It tastes cr@p anyway.

Nov 12th, 2004, 02:17	#6
Ruprecht Bush-loving Suspected Terrorist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts: 220	I add very few ingredients to what I eat anyway. I eat fish straight out of a tin with a knife, I don't touch msg, same as Rasputin. I just wondered about this Sudan1 because it is still on all the supermarket shelves in Britain.

Nov 12th, 2004, 14:57	#7
goangoangone Monsoon Loon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Goa Posts: 1,535	I thought it had been banned in the UK. I remember reading about additives.

Nov 13th, 2004, 01:41	#8
Ruprecht Bush-loving Suspected Terrorist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Portsmouth, England Posts: 220	No, I think it still in products in some of the larger supermarkets. It's no problem for me, I just thought I'd mention it.

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