Imagine strolling into a bar on a chill Friday night and ordering a drink, only to find out later on that you’ve ingested an entire shot of hand sanitiser instead. Sounds absolutely ludicrous? Well…
It just happened.
Australia Company Mixes Up Labels of Alcoholic Drinks & Hand Sanitisers; Even Sold Them to Consumers
According to 7News.com.au, Apollo Bay Distillery has ordered a recall after nine bottles of hand sanitisers, mistakenly labelled as gin, were sold at the Great Ocean Road Brewhouse in Victoria.
Apparently, the 700ml bottles of sanitiser, which possessed glycerol and hydrogen peroxide, were marked as SS Casino Dry Gin.
They were on sale for around 48 hours from 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 5 June.
Food Standards Australia states that glycerol and hydrogen peroxide “may cause injury/illness if consumed”.
It adds that possible side effects include “nausea, headaches, dizziness, bloating, vomiting, thirst, and diarrhoea”.
Unfortunately, some customers inadvertently realised it the hard way.
In response to the recall on the Apollo Bay’s Facebook page, one consumer claimed that she had to take medication shortly after downing a glass of the ‘gin’.
Her friend had purportedly bought the bottle as well during the related time window.
“Had one glass of this at lunchtime and had a really bad headache and felt nauseous about one hour after and had to take nausea tablets and Nurofen,” the consumer wrote.
“Thought I was getting unwell, I had no idea until now. If it doesn’t taste right don’t drink it! Be careful!”
Meanwhile, another Facebook user commented that the liquid “tasted horrible”.
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Authorities have since issued a warning to the public.
Here’s what they wrote:
Apollo Bay Distillery P/L is conducting a recall of SS Casino Dry Gin, 700ml bottle,” said Food Standards Australia.
The product has been available for sale at Great Ocean Road Brewhouse in Victoria (Tastes of the Region) between 5pm on Friday, 5 June, until 7.30 pm on Sunday, 7 June 2020.
The recall is due to non-compliant labelling (NIP not listed on the label) – 80% ABV ethanol and Glycerol and Hydrogen Peroxide added.
The product is labelled as gin, however, it is not gin.
The bottles are not correctly sealed, they can be identified as having no shrink wrap seal.
The bottles contain 1.45% glycerol and 0.125% hydrogen peroxide. Products containing glycerol and hydrogen peroxide may cause illness/injury if consumed.
Consumers should not ingest this product. Consumption of the product may have side effects including nausea, headaches, dizziness, bloating, vomiting, thirst, and diarrhoea.
If you experience any of these symptoms please seek medical advice.
A spokesperson for Apollo Bay Distillery has also stepped out to urge any customers who may have bought the incorrectly labelled bottle to contact them.
“The product recall below relates to nine (9) bottles of SS Casino Gin purchased between Friday 5 June to Sunday 7 June,” the spokesperson said.
“The bottles were incorrectly labelled and had no seal. We understand they are not toxic.
“Should you have purchased a bottle of SS Casino Gin between Friday 5 June to Sunday 7 June please return it to where you purchased it from for a full refund or replacement.
“If you have any further concerns, please email [email protected] and we will reply to your email.”
Thus far, four of the nine affected bottles are reported to have been found.
The search is still underway for the remaining five.
According to the spokesperson, “they are not toxic”. Though with all things considered…
You’re really better off not drinking a liquid that’s meant to disinfect your hands.
You can view the original Facebook posts down below:
Update: All the bottles have since been recovered.
Well, that certainly calls for a celebration. Gin, anyone?
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