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Drinkers warned about fake booze
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| The counterfeit bottle is on the left and the authentic one is on the right |
COUNTERFEIT vodka, which could make people ill if they drink it, may be on sale in the area.
Bexley Council's trading standards officers are urging the public, and traders, to look out for the fake Imperial Vodka which carries the Spar brand name.
Excessive levels of methanol have been found in the vodka.
Authentic bottles of Spar Imperial Vodka are not implicated and none of the fake vodka has been found in Spar stores, which are the only outlet for the Spar brand so vodka with that label, being sold elsewhere, should be treated as suspicious.
The counterfeit vodka has a hint of acetone smell, similar to nail varnish.
The bottles also have the code QI:1445c near the base and a smudged inkjet code reading that looks like 102234 04/08/02.
There is no lot code on the neck of the bottle, whereas lot codes are present on all legitimate stock.
Anyone with information about counterfeit Spar Imperial Vodka being offered for sale should call the food safety team on 020 8308 7634 or email them.
10:45am Thursday 28th August 2008
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CommentPosted by: Jim, Woolwich on 11:48pm Thu 28 Aug 08
Give it to all the low life wino's in woolwich.
Give it to all the low life wino's in woolwich.
Posted by: Ralf, Abbey Wood on 12:35pm Fri 29 Aug 08
"COUNTERFEIT vodka, which could make people ill if they drink it, may be on sale in the area."
As opposed to the real vodka, that's only a metabolic poison.
You just need to buid up a tolerance to it, start off slow and soon you'll be able to neck it.
"COUNTERFEIT vodka, which could make people ill if they drink it, may be on sale in the area."
As opposed to the real vodka, that's only a metabolic poison.
You just need to buid up a tolerance to it, start off slow and soon you'll be able to neck it.
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