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The 1985 Austrian diethylene glycol wine scandal (German: Glykolwein-Skandal) was an incident in which several Austrian wineries illegally adulterated their wines using the toxic substance diethylene glycol (a minor ingredient in some brands of antifreeze) to make the wines taste sweeter and more full-bodied in the style of late harvest wines. [1]
The antifreeze jokes persist, but in fact the scandal was the saviour of the industry in Austria. Strict new regulations restricted yields among other things, producers moved towards more red wine and a dry style of white wine that was what the 1990s market would demand, and the middlemen went bust forcing producers to sell direct and ...
A scandal involving Heinz-Christian Strache, the former vice chancellor of Austria and leader of the Freedom Party (FPÖ), and Johann Gudenus, a deputy leader of the Freedom Party. They were both secretly filmed meeting a sting operative in Ibiza in July 2017. [3]
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2011 – Vinegar from China contaminated with ethylene glycol when stored in tanks that previously contained antifreeze, led to 11 deaths and an estimated 120 cases of illness. [ 70 ] 2011 – Meat, eggs and egg products in Germany contaminated from animal feed containing fat contaminated with dioxins . 4,700 German farms affected. 8,000 hens ...
Austrians voted in a snap parliamentary poll on Sunday (September 29), triggered by a video sting scandal that collapsed the previous ruling coalition of Sebastian Kurz's conservatives and the far ...
In March 2008, allegations were made against producers of Brunello di Montalcino that there were illegally blended other types of grape varieties into wine stipulated to be of 100% Sangiovese, allegedly to inflate production and increase profit, in a scandal termed "Brunellopoli". [31]
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