By Katie Davis L iquor authorities in Canada are recall- ing 1,000 cases worth of 1.14-litre bottles of Bombay Sapphire gin across Canada for containing too much alcohol as some bottles may contain almost twice as much alcohol as claimed on the bottle. The Liquor Control BoardOf Ontariowas the first to issue a recall after its internal quality assurance team discovered that some bottles of Bermuda-based alcohol con- glomerate Bacardi and Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin had not been properly diluted, resulting in an alcohol content of 77 percent, not 40 percent as listed on the bottle. Bacardi who owns Bombay Sapphire along with other brands including Grey Goose vodka and Dewar’s whisky advised that the mistake happened when some bottles “inadvertently entered the bottling line during a short period of time (max 45 minutes) when they were switching from one bottling tank to another bottling tank” All the bottles affected by this mishap were bound for the Canadian market and it is only the 1.14-litre bottles of the product and they all have a product code of L16304 on the bottle and have been pulled off the store shelves. However, some have already been purchased and for customers that have pur- chased one, it is being advised to return it to the place of purchase for a refund. Bacardi also advised that,”We do not recommend consumption of this product.” Good news is that according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency there have been no reported illnesses associated with the consumption of this product.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • MAY 2017
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