{"id":25760,"date":"2007-02-09T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-09T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:34:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:34:33","slug":"760-china-arrests-factory-manager-over-toxic-chilli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/760-china-arrests-factory-manager-over-toxic-chilli\/","title":{"rendered":"China arrests factory manager over toxic chilli"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The factory in southwest China&#8217;s Chongqing mixed cancer-causing Sudan IV &#8212; a compound used in industrial dyes &#8212; in their chilli products &quot;in the pursuit of huge profits&quot;, Xinhua news agency said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Chongqing&#8217;s quality watchdog had closed the factory down and halted sales of the chili powder, Xinhua said. <\/div>\n<div>\nOn Tuesday, local media reported the closure of two cosmetics firms for selling lipsticks containing the same toxic dye. <\/div>\n<div>\nsee <a href=\"https:\/\/planetark.org\/dailynewsstory.cfm\/newsid\/40252\/story.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"318\" src=\"\/UserFiles\/Image\/chilli.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mirandala\/5210229\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mirandala<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese police have arrested the manager of a factory which produced chilli powder tainted with a carcinogenic red dye and sold it to several large supermarkets, Xinhua reported on 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