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A red synthetic coal tar or azo dye found mainly in cooked meat products and sausages but can also be found in jams and drinks.

Concerns that it can interfere with blood haemoglobin.

Not recommended for consumption by children.

Britain is the only European Union country to use Red 2G and it is also banned in Australia, Austria, Canada, Japan, Norway, Sweden and the United States.

Spanish foods, suppliers of serrano ham and spanish foods