Whiskey pulled over antifreeze ingredient

[Jazzy]

Whiskey pulled over antifreeze ingredient, but not in U.S.

One of the fastest-growing liquor brands in America is being recalled in Europe over an ingredient found in some types of antifreeze.

But here in America, it's still on store shelves, CBS News' Vinita Nair reports.

"Whiskey is hot, but flavored whiskey is even hotter, and out of all the flavored whiskey, Fireball is by far the hottest," New York Times editor Clay Risen said.

But some European countries have given the cinnamon-flavored drink an icy reception.

Finland, Sweden and Norway pulled it off store shelves after finding it contained too much propylene glycol.

"To suddenly be told the drink that you love, and maybe the drink that you drank last weekend, potentially has some harmful ingredients, I think people will really go into a panic," Risen said.

In a statement, the manufacturer, Sazerac, said, "Unfortunately, Fireball shipped its North American formula to Europe and found that one ingredient is out of compliance with European regulations."

While strictly monitored in Europe, both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved the use of propylene glycol in the U.S. in limited quantities.

Sazerac insists Fireball Whisky is perfectly safe to drink. Still, this bad publicity could end up burning them.

Any of you drink Fireball Whiskey?

 

[DrLeftover]

Nope. But I've known some that have.

Another reason not to drink fancy flavored booze.