Fireball recalled due to PG concerns... :confused:

[YEOJ]

This is a little troubling...


Article:Alko recalls Fireball liqueur over propylene glycol concerns | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi


Thoughts?

 

[tj99959]

Well I would suggest you not DRINK e-liquids then.

 

[gmoney$]

Looks like one of those european purity things -- like the beer "33" designation, rather than an actual health concern w/ PG. In fact it says that

 

[wonner]

Did you not read this part?

"Alko revealed that the beverage contained excessive levels of propylene glycol."

 

[The Cloud Minder]

Much ado about nothing.

 

[TheProphet]

Hope that doesn't travel over to the states. I love Fireball.

 

[YEOJ]

Are there any reputable clinical studies pertaining to PG/VG inhalation? Obviously it's less harmful than analog inhalation, but that's not what I'm asking.

 

[YEOJ]

Hope that doesn't travel over to the states. I love Fireball.

Amen, brotha

 

[webfloater2.0]

Ethylene Glycol and Propylene Glycol Toxicity: What is Propylene Glycol | ATSDR - Environmental Medicine & Environmental Health Education - CSEM

 

[Harlen]

I would not drink Booz with PG in it .

 

[readeuler]

Are there any reputable clinical studies pertaining to PG/VG inhalation? Obviously it's less harmful than analog inhalation, but that's not what I'm asking.

Yes, although I don't have them handy. PG is definitely used in asthma inhalers and aerosolized in hospital air for anti-bacterial properties. VG I recall less about.

I think the issue is that the liquor was recalled due to a significant deviation from the recipe; too much water and they'd be recalling it too.

 

[skoony]

I would not drink Booz with PG in it .

i wont eat sno-cones then.

mike

 

[The Cloud Minder]

I would not drink Booz with PG in it .

Don't drink Corona

 

[twgbonehead]

Did you not read this part?

"Alko revealed that the beverage contained excessive levels of propylene glycol."

Wonner,

Did you not read this part?

According to Alko, the substance isn’t necessarily detrimental to individuals’ health, although it is used in a wide range of cases from de-icing compounds in the aviation industry to the preparation of snack foods. It’s also used in alcoholic beverages as a flavour carrier.

 

[DancingHeretik]

over concerns that it contained the mineral oil propylene glycol.

Propylene glycol IS NOT a mineral oil.

Fireball brand liqueur had been prepared according to North American food regulations and therefore does not meet the requirements of the European Union’s tighter regulations

IOW, it does meet North American standards already and is considered safe here.

isn't necessarily detrimental to individuals’ health, although it is used in a wide range of cases from de-icing compounds in the aviation industry to the preparation of snack foods. It’s also used in alcoholic beverages as a flavour carrier.

Might I add that it's also used in asthma inhalers as a carrier for the medication.



ETA: Ya'll are fast!!!

 

[nyiddle]

Uhh yeah I don't even think it has anything to do with health concerns. In all likelihood it just means that a factory somewhere produced a batch of messed up bottles.

Far spookier was the "glass in Corona bottles" scare that recently went down. People were finding tiny shards of glass in their sealed Corona Extra bottles. On a positive note, Corona released a statement/announced what batches to look out for (the serial numbers and specific types/etc) and offered a free 24-pack of glass-free Corona to anyone that got a crap batch.

 

[AzPlumber]

Alko said that the Fireball brand liqueur had been prepared according to North American food regulations and therefore does not meet the requirements of the European Union’s tighter regulations concerning recommended levels of propylene glycol.

Apparently the UK has extremely strict regulations on PG in alcohol at 0.1 gram per kilo.

In Finland and Sweden it has been reported that Fireball contains high amounts of propylene glycol that surpass the EU limitations of 0.1 gram per kilo.

Seems kind of silly when the grain alcohol of Fireball is 33%.

The code of federal regulations limit PG in an alcoholic beverage to 5%

Current good manufacturing practice results in maximum levels, as served, of 5 percent for alcoholic beverages

 

[LDS714]

I would not drink Booz with PG in it .

Don't drink Corona

No, no. He said PG not PP.

 

[DrMA]

Are there any reputable clinical studies pertaining to PG/VG inhalation? Obviously it's less harmful than analog inhalation, but that's not what I'm asking.

The premier long-term study on PG inhalation is here:
TESTS FOR THE CHRONIC TOXICITY OF PROPYLEXE GLYCOL AND TRIETHYLENE GLYCOL ON MONKEYS AND RATS BY VAPOR INHALATION AND ORAL ADMINISTRATION

 

[tj99959]

Are there any reputable clinical studies pertaining to PG/VG inhalation? Obviously it's less harmful than analog inhalation, but that's not what I'm asking.

As a matter of fact:

R., Loosli, et all (1947)
Test for the chronic toxicity of propylene glycol on monkeys and rats by vapor inhalation.
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 91:52-76

And I'll bet you thought that vaping was something new.

opps, I see Dr MA beat me to it