Newcastle, England-based Findus Ltd. -- independent from Sweden-based Findus since mid-2005 -- pulled all salmon skewer products from sale after the products tested positive for the dye crystal violet, a substance banned for use as a veterinary medicine and not allowed in food in the European Union.
The U.K. Veterinary Medicines Directorate made the finding from a sample of fish on retail sale as part of an extended monitoring and control project testing for crystal violet in salmon.
Inger Larsson, quality and control manager with Findus AB, which supplied the skewer products to Findus Ltd.
