March 20, 2015

Some Popular Wines Have Dangerous Levels Of Arsenic




[From article]
"The lower the price of wine on a per-liter basis, the higher the amount of arsenic," he said.
They included Trader Joe's famed Two-Buck Chuck White Zinfandel, which came in at three times the limit, a bottle of Ménage à Trois Moscato was four times the limit and a Franzia White Grenache had five times the EPA limit for drinking water.
He took the test results to some of those wine companies.
"Most wine companies, when I mention arsenic and wine in the same sentence, literally almost hung up the phone on me," he said.
The next step, he said, was to supply the data to a law firm.
"He was trying to get their attention; he was trying to blow the whistle on them," attorney Brian Kabateck said.
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The federal government doesn't regulate wine like it does water,
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Trader Joe's, which sells Two Buck Chuck, said "the concerns raised in your inquiry are serious and are being treated as such. We are investigating the matter with several of our wine producing suppliers."

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lawsuit-claims-high-levels-arsenic-found-some-california-made-wines/

CBS NEWS
March 19, 2015, 7:39 AM
"Very high levels of arsenic" in top-selling wines

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