One winery in Qingdao was sealed up with 60,000 bottles of industrial glycerine against wine

Mr. produces various types of wine and waits until the date of shipment and sales to mark the production date. On the morning of August 17, the law enforcement officers of the inspection team of Qingdao Bureau of Quality Supervision checked the winery in Pingdu City and found that the 7 wines, including wine and wine, had not been marked on the date of production although they were bottled and sealed. Up to 60,000 bottles. In addition, the factory also illegally used industrial glycerin and three additives. Law enforcement officers immediately sealed up and seized these "premature" wines, and will sample some of the wine samples.

The bottle has been sealed but the date is not marked

According to law enforcement officials, on the morning of August 17th, when they inspected “Shandong Peninsula Wine Co., Ltd.” on Shengda Road, Pingdu City, they discovered that a wine named “Lion” had been bottled and affixed. The trademark, but there is no production date on the bottle. In addition, the mango juice wine, grapefruit juice wine, and cranberry juice wines stored in the company's warehouse also belong to semi-finished products with no production date.

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on the 17th, the reporter came to the company again with the quality supervision law enforcement officers. He saw a large warehouse with mango juice wine, grapefruit juice wine and other fruit wines, and a large number of wines. One of the boxes of “Lion King” wines had a card with the words “There were 256 unfinished semi-finished products and 198 pieces of white lions”. “Every wine filled in front of us is already boxed, but in order to prevent confusion, they will indicate outside the box, and those that have not been printed on the production date will be recorded as semi-finished products.” Pointing at the card, the Municipal Bureau of Quality Supervision examiner 1 The captain of the team explained.

A barrel of industrial glycerine is running out

Under the leadership of law enforcement officials, the reporter went to the production plant of the winery. The first thing that caught the eye was the three green iron drums, which read “Industrial Use”. “The glycerin used for industrial use here was not used for making wine.” Law enforcement officials told reporters that the role of glycerin is to increase the taste, but glycerin is not allowed to be added in wine, let alone Industrial glycerine, and one of the barrels is almost finished.

“This is a rose liquid. Adding it to the wine can increase the scent.” At the scene, the reporter noticed that there were nearly 20 plastic buckets in the corner and the scent overflowed after opening a bucket. Law enforcement officials told reporters that the note on the outside of the plastic bucket was written with "rose liquid", but it was also a "three no" product without any production mark.

“They use three additives and industrial glycerine in the production process and they will not be allowed under the Food Safety Law,” the law enforcement official said.

Investigation

If the test fails to sell wine recalled

“After the bottling and capping of the production process, the production date must be stamped. However, this company first fills out the semi-finished products with no production date, and then puts the production date according to the sales time.” In the company’s warehouse, the reporter saw that Law enforcement officers seized seven types of more than 7,200 boxes of wine and wine that did not meet the stipulated print date of production, for a total of 60,000 bottles.

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the 17th, law-enforcement officials presented the company with a sealed-up decision to seize 60,000 bottles of premature wine for three months. According to law enforcement officials, because some of the wines are also suspected of using industrial glycerin and three additives, sample tests are also required. If the quality of the inspection fails, they will order the company to take back the wine that has been sold.

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Industrial glycerine

Colorless viscous liquid, odorless, warm sweet, absorbs moisture. Soluble in alcohol, miscible with water.

It is mainly used for gas chromatographic fixatives and organic synthesis. It can also be used as a solvent, gas meter, and hydrostatic shock absorber, softener, nutrients for antibiotic fermentation, and desiccants. Industrial glycerine is injurious to the body after inhalation, ingestion or absorption through the skin, and has irritating effects on the eyes and skin. Long-term exposure can cause headache, nausea and vomiting.