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Forgery and Manipulation of Wines

Main article: Wine fraud See also: List of food contamination incidents

Incidents of fraud, such as mislabeling the origin or quality of wines, have resulted in regulations on labeling. "Wine scandals" that have received media attention include:

  • The 1985 Diethylene Glycol Wine Scandal, in which diethylene glycol was used as a sweetener in some Austrian wines.
  • In 1986, methanol (a toxic type of alcohol) was used to alter certain wines manufactured in Italy.
  • In 2008, some Italian wines were found to include sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid.
  • In 2010, some red Chinese wines were found to be adultered, and as a consequence China's Hebei province has shut down nearly 30 wineries
  • In 2012, twenty people have died and 38 hospitalized in the Czech Republic after drinking adultered wines

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