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The E-mail that circulated is inaccurate
according to a statement from the world's leading brand, Lee
Kum Kee.
That brand also manufacturer's culinary burst , XO Sauce which is well know
to fine gourmands and chefs of the world.
OYSTER SAUCE ALERT
Reported in Canadian Press
High levels of a cancer-causing chemical have been found in Chinese sauces
used in many kitchens.
Health Canada is investigating after British authorities ordered stores to
clear the shelves of Amoy Oyster Sauce because it contains dangerous levels
of the carcinogenic chemical 3-MCPD. The sauces, including the hugely
popular Lee Kum Kee oyster and soy sauces, contained as much as 3,000 times
the recommended amounts of the chemical.
In Hong Kong, manufacturers Amoy Food and Lee Kum Kee said they planned to
solve the problem by changing the recipe by the end of the year. Amoy
said it has stopped supplying its oyster sauce to the European Union until
the recipe is changed, but it will not withdraw the sauces from sales
elsewhere.
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