LONDON, May 9 (Xinhuanet) -- A further 19 food products have been withdrawn from sale in Britain because they contain the banned dye Para Red, which may cause cancer, the UK food safety watchdog said on Monday .

    The Food Standards Agency said Para Red is chemically similar to Sudan 1, a potential carcinogen that was found in a batch of sauce.

    "At the levels found, the risk from eating any of these foods is very small, but as a precaution it would be sensible not to eat them," the FSA said.

    The food safety watchdog issued a warning about 35 products containing Para Red on 5 May and named a further 12 products to bebanned from sale the following day. The list includes ready-made meals stocked by British supermarkets.

    Earlier this year the FAS issued a list of 350 products containing Sudan 1, which resulted in their withdrawal from food shelves in supermarkets across the country. Enditem