Guest guest Posted June 23, 2001 Report Share Posted June 23, 2001 Hi All, Here is the ANZFA website for the press release about the soy sauce cancer scare (chemicals in some soy and oyster sauces) and this site has a list of all the suspect brands. For a short summary of the Soy scare read below for the AAP press report.. I had one of the suspect Soy Sauces in my cupboard Kind regards, Marguerite 22 June 2001 ANZFA ISSUES WARNING ON CONSUMPTION OF SOY SAUCE http://www.anzfa.gov.au/documents/mr19_01.asp *********************************************** Soy sauce cancer scare From AAP 23jun01 THE National Food Authority says Asian cooking buffs should bin a host of imported soy and oyster sauces from the pantry. The Australia New Zealand Food Authority (ANZFA) has placed an emergency ban on some soy and oyster sauce imports found to contain high levels of potential cancer-causing agents. Quarantine officers have been asked to ban any imported soy and oyster sauces containing dangerous levels of the chemical chloropropanol. ANZFA has banned 22 brands from entering Australia, including sauce products from Golden Mountain in Thailand, Pearl River Bridge in China, Lee Kum Kee from China and Hong Kong and Wanjasham in Taiwan. People should check their cupboards for the products and throw them in the bin. People should not fear being struck down with illness after one or two stir-fry meals, with the effects believed to come from continuous consumption. Occasional consumption of the sauces was unlikely to cause adverse health effects, ANZFA said. Soy sauces manufactured using only a traditional, or natural, fermentation process are regarded as safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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