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Title : SA-made Rolkem cake decoration products may not be safe to eat
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Source : CapeTalk
Year : 2018
Link : http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/311192/sa-made-rolkem-cake-decoration-products-may-not-be-safe-to-eat
Country : South Africa
Commodity: All Food
Abstract: A government body in the United Kingdom (UK) has issued a warning about products made by South Africa’s leading food colouring company, Rolkem. The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued an advisory on Tuesday, claiming that Rolkem failed to confirm that their ingredients were safe to eat. Earlier this year, Rolkem had to recall two of its shiny products because they were found to contain a high concentration of copper. The affected batches of their Special Rose Gold and Super Gold products were sold to export markets, including the UK.Read the full food alert here. Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler says that cake decorating and design is a growing global movement.