Always wanted one of these for Christmas!
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Always wanted one of these for Christmas!
I've asked Santa for one of these!!
For those that care:
The Scary Reason Europe Just Recalled This Whiskey
Don’t worry, shot pourers—the U.S. has no plans to follow suit.
October 29, 2014 By Kristina Bravo
Kristina Bravo is Assistant Editor at TakePart.
Finland, Sweden, and Norway have recalled Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, a drinking-contest staple that's popular for its sweet and spicy burn. But American frat boys need not panic: Thanks to more lenient standards in the U.S., the drink will stay on American shelves.
Fireball’s New Orleans–based maker, Sazerac, had to recall the product because batches meant for North American consumers ended up in Europe last week. According to the company, the recipes for the two markets differ because of a European regulation regarding one ingredient: propylene glycol.
A common food additive, propylene glycol is used as a thickener and a flavor enhancer in frozen dairy desserts and baked goods. Outside the food industry, it’s found in paint, plastic, antifreeze, and aircraft de-icing fluids.
High doses of propylene glycol (six grams per kilogram or more) have been found to cause kidney damage in many species and physical deformities in baby chickens. But the FDA believes it’s safe at the levels currently being used.
Sazerac uses less than one-eighth of the amount permitted by the FDA as a means of letting “the flavor ingredients mix together properly,” said company spokesperson Amy Preske.
“It’s important to note that there are different grades of PG,” she added. “Most consumers will be in contact with PG every day, when consuming products such as soft drinks, sweeteners, some foods, or in alcoholic beverages…. This is different than the grade used in industrial applications.”
Europe typically takes greater precautions when it comes to chemicals used in food. It took a petition signed by 50,000 people this year for Subway to remove a chemical in its bread that’s also found in yoga mats—an ingredient banned by the European Food Safety Authority in 2005.
Europeans can expect new batches of Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, compliant with their regulations, within three weeks.
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~Scott B
Are they implying that Americans do not?
Fireball shots are always the first drink we have getting up to the cottage. Fireball!
-Don____________
LoL, how do you know that's an American?Are they implying that Americans do not?
Fireball shots are always the first drink we have getting up to the cottage. Fireball!
They are more forgiving of food ingredients in the US (big food lobby) - even something as simple as Smarties are different...chemical food colouring/flavour in the US and vegetable based in EU due to regulations. FDA even approved Chinese/Thai farmed fish/seafood grown in sewage-like water (commonly pig feces) which are more restricted into the EU (however, they have mad cow to contend with).
Smarties don't exist in the USA as we know them here, their Smarties are what we call ROCKETS, very different than the candy coated chocolate. http://www.smarties.com/history/
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Huh. Did not know.Smarties® are made 24 hours a day in two candy factories located in Union, New Jersey and Newmarket, Ontario. The company produces billions of Smarties® rolls each year.
No Timbits, and no Smarties. Sucks to be American!Smarties are a colour-varied sugar-coated chocolate confectionery popular primarily in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Greece, the Nordic countries, South Africa, and the Middle East. They have been manufactured since 1937,[1] originally by H.I. Rowntree & Company. They are currently produced by Nestlé.
Smarties are not distributed in the United States, except by specialist importers. This is because the American rights to the brand belong to the Smarties Candy Company, which manufactures its own hard tablet sweet under the registered trademark name Smarties. (In Canada, these are sold using the brand name Rockets.)
...at least they still have their Fireball!
-see how I got it back on topic there?-
-Don____________
Lmao..
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