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ApolloBayDistilleryRecallsGinBottles That AreActuallyFilledWithHandSanitizer
A Victorian distill- ery has been forced to recall some of its gin bottles after it was revealed they were actually filled with hand sanitizer.
The Apollo Bay Distillery sold nine bottles of its SS Casino Gin over the weekend before realizing they had been incorrectly labelled.
The gin bottles were actually filled with hand sanitizer contain- ing 1.45 per cent glycerol and 0.125 per cent hydrogen perox- ide.
The bottles were all sold through the Great Ocean Road Brewhouse bottleshop.
A spokesman for the Apollo Bay Distillery said one woman had reported feeling nauseous after consuming the hand sanitizer, but had since recovered.
"The bottles were incorrectly
labelled and had no seal," the spokesman said.
"We understand they are not toxic.
"Should you have purchased a bot- tle of SS Casino Gin between Friday 5 June to Sunday 7 June please return it to
where you pur- chased it from for a full refund or replacement."
The spokesman said by late Tuesday after- noon six of the nine bottles had been recovered and the team had purchasing details from the other
three sales and were working to track the cus- tomers down through their bank details.
The mix-up has been put down to human error.
According to the product safety recall notice, the
bottles can be identified because they have no shrink wrap seal.
"This product is not to be con- sumed," the recall notice says.
"Consumption of the product may have side effects including nausea, headaches, dizzi- ness, bloating, vomiting, thirst and diarrhea.
"If you experience any of these symptoms please seek medical advice."
Many small distill- eries made the switch from alco- hol to hand sani- tizer when the coronavirus restrictions impacted heavily on their business- es.
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