Anyway,
The Irish Times had an apology today for implicating Lea and Perrins. Am I glad I don't need to dump the bottle!
Lea and Perrins - the spec
THE FACTS ABOUT THE SUDAN RED FOOD SCARE
Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is NOT affected by the food safety alert involving another Worcester Sauce that has been widely reported in the media over the weekend.
Consumers can therefore continue to safely enjoy Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce – the Original and Genuine product with the highest quality standards, first manufactured in 1835 and now sold in over 100 countries worldwide.
HOW DO WE ENSURE LEA & PERRINS IS SAFE FOR ALL OUR CONSUMERS?
Lea and Perrins has extremely rigorous Quality Controls in place at all stages of the process. It uses only the highest quality ingredients, and buys only from suppliers who can certify their Ingredients to be safe.
The product is regularly tested at independent laboratories, and the latest test results confirm once more that Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is safe and not affected by Sudan 1.
The affected products were Crosse and Blackwell Worcester Sauce, manufactured by Premier Foods as an ingredient for ready-meals. The product was contaminated by one of its ingredients - Chilli seasoning (powder).
Lea and Perrins (the Original and Genuine Worcestershire Sauce and the only one still made in Worcestershire) does not use Chilli powder – it uses Chilli Essence extracted from Whole Chillies.
MORE REASONS FOR YOU TO USE LEA & PERRINS WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
There are many reasons why Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is great to use with your everyday food:
· Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is free from artificial preservatives, artificial colours, and artificial sweeteners. We have been making it for over 165 years, and remain true to the original recipe to this day.
· Lea and Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is the only Worcestershire Sauce that can call itself the “Original and Genuine”.
· Lea and Perrins goes with a range of everyday foods – from favourites like Cheese on Toast and Spaghetti Bolognese, to pizzas, baked potatoes and nachos.
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