5,000 kg of Sudan dye-tainted Chinese chili powder destroyed

A shipment of 4,995 kilograms of chili powder imported from China was recently seized at Taiwan's border and destroyed after being found to contain the carcinogenic Sudan red dye, Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) said Tuesday.

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