70,000 cans of Irn-Bru recalled for not tasting 'quite right' - The Telegraph reports

Is this Daily Telegraph report a contender for 'Irony of the Year'?

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DANIEL JONES

A production problem changed the flavour of the orange-coloured drink, famously advertised as being "made in Scotland, from girders".

AG Barr, which has produced Irn Bru - known as "Scotland's other national drink" - to a secret recipe for more than a century, said that around 150 people had complained about the taste, hailed in adverts as "phenomenal".

A spokeswoman said there had "been a problem around Christmastime" but that the faulty cans, sold in 3000 24-tin batches, had been recalled and the problem sorted out.

It has also emerged that the secret recipe behind Irn-Bru, which has remained the same since 1901, will change over the coming year.

AG Barr has bowed to pressure by the EU's Food Standards Agency to remove two colourings from the drink, which have been linked by scientists to hyperactivity in children.

The company insists the removal of the colourings, Sunset Yellow (E110) and bright red Ponceau 4R (E124), will not change the taste of the product.

The spokeswoman said: "There was a minor quality issue with a small batch of Irn-Bru in December 2009, in which a production issue resulted in an alteration in product taste.

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The known ingredients seem to be;

Carbonated Water
Sugar
Citric Acid
Flavourings
Preservative (E 211)
Caffeine
Colours (E110, E124)
Ammonium Ferric Citrate (0.002%)

I'm told the drink is particularly fine with deep-fried Mars bars.

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