WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1985
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ANOTHER CASE OF TOXIC WINE
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THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) CONFIRMED THAT ONE MORE BRAND OF AUSTRIAN WINE WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN DIETHYLENE GLYCOL, BRINGING TO 19 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AUSTRIAN WINES FOUND TO CONTAIN THE TOXIC CHEMICAL.
THE NAME OF THE AUSTRIAN WINE IS MONCHHOFER KAISERGARTEN 1977 GEWURZTRAMINER BEERENAUSLESE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONTINUING TO ESTABLISH HOW MANY BOTTLES OF THE WINE HAVE REACHED THE MARKET.
SO FAR, THE DEPARTMENT HAD RECOVERED A TOTAL OF 3 110 BOTTLES OF VARIOUS BRANDS OF AUSTRIAN WINES IDENTIFIED AS CONTAINING THE ANTI-FREEZE CHEMICAL, HE SAID.
NO PLANS TO SHELVE REGULATIONS
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DENIED A TELEVISION NEWS REPORT THAT IF PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (GENERAL) REGULATIONS CONTINUED TO BE DISAPPOINTING THE REGULATIONS WOULD BE +SHELVED+.
+THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE REGULATIONS BEING DROPPED BECAUSE THE RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC WAS NOT AS ENTHUSIASTIC AS WE MIGHT HAVE WISHED, SAID THE SPOKESMAN. +WE WANT TO PRESS AHEAD WITH THEM.+
THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH A SIX-WEEK CONSULTATION PERIOD AND THE RESULTS SHOULD BE KNOWN AROUND THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE REGULATIONS. BUT THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE IMPLICATION THAT WE ARE THREATENING TO SHELVE THEM IF THE RESPONSE IS LOW.+
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