Fireball Whisky recalled in Europe for containing too much of a chemical found in antifreeze
Listen up bar hoppers and whiskey enthusiasts, this news is very relevant to you.
Fireball Whisky, the popular, spicy spirit commonly consumed by younger bar and club folk, was recalled in Finland, Norway and Sweden this past week after it was found that the liquor contained too much of a chemical found in antifreeze.
According to The Daily Beast, the whiskey's European bottler informed Fireball that they were not in compliance with the European regulations. Fireball prepares two different batches of their whiskey, one for the United States and Canada, and one for European countries. Those two batches contain propylene glycol, a chemical that can be found in antifreeze but is deemed safe by the FDA for use as a sweetener in foods. However, the North America batch has a higher percentage of propylene glycol than the European, and the higher chemical formula was sent to the European market by mistake. Norway, Finland and Sweden are countries who've asked to recall those mistaken batches.
This didn't stop the Internet from getting in an uproar over the recall, saying the whiskey was unsafe to drink. Fireball dispelled those rumors in a press release yesterday.
"All Fireball formulas are absolutely safe to drink and the use of PG in Fireball creates no health risk whatsoever. There is no recall in North America. Fireball fans can continue to enjoy their favorite product as they always have."
In other Fireball related news, the following video was uploaded to YouTube on Monday, depicting numerous guests at a wedding taking a swig of Fireball with a GoPro camera attached to the bottle.
