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On 1 May 2002, at 20:47, Dave Hall wrote: > > I believe the lethal dose is about 100ml, so a little dab won't hurt you. > True, but I have to err on the cautious side. There was a scandal in Europe a > few years ago where people died because some wine producers put glycol > antifreeze in wine to help sell low quality wine - I recall there was a > Simpson's episode where Bart was working as an exchange student in a vineyard > where the unscrupulous owners were adding anti-freeze. I guess it was based on > this story (or maybe it's commonplace!). I remember the scandal. I think it was Italian wine. The part that surprised me was that their crime was in EXCEEDING the legal limit for ethylene glycol in wine. I had no idea that some amount was allowed. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org