VODKA DEFINITION DEAL GETS SUPPORT
October 2nd, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
EUROPEAN Union (EU) ministers have moved towards finalising a deal over the vexed question of what ingredients are allowed in an EU-sold drink labeled 'vodka', although this would discriminate against vodka-style drinks made from non-traditional products.
The Finnish presidency of the council said there was "a broad majority within the council" which could support its "general approach" regarding a hotly contested "proposal for a regulation on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit ...
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