Law & Health Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Law & Health Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Alcoholism
Data from D.W. Lachenmeier and colleagues advance knowledge in alcoholism
July 5th, 2008
A new study, 'Defining maximum levels of higher alcohols in alcoholic beverages and surrogate alcohol products,' is now available. "Higher alcohols occur naturally in alcoholic beverages as by-products of alcoholic fermentation. Recently, concerns have been raised about the levels of higher alcohols in surrogate alcohol (i.e., illicit or home-produced alcoholic beverages) that might lead to an increased incidence of liver diseases in regions where there is a high consumption of such beverages," researchers in Karlsruhe, Germany report. "In contrast, higher alcohols are generally regarded as important flavour compounds, so that European legislation even demands minimum...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-07-05)
|
