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Spain warns against consuming sunflower oil
25 Apr 2008 19:07:44 GMT
 Source: Reuters
MADRID, April 25 (Reuters) - Spain's Health Ministry has warned against consuming sunflower oil following the discovery of a contaminated batch from Ukraine, national radio said on Friday.

The oil was said to be contaminated with aliphatic hydrocarbons. The Ministry said there was no risk to the public but urged caution until it could determine which brands were affected and recall all oil concerned.

Ministry officials were not immediately available for comment.

Contaminated rapeseed oil was blamed for the death of some 1,200 people in 1981 in Spain's worst food poisoning epidemic. Victims and their families were still claiming compensation and holding demonstrations 20 years later. (Reporting by Ariela Navarro; Writing by Martin Roberts; editing by Matthew Lewis)


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