Product recalls, while undoubtedly important, are not particularly interesting. This probably explains why Under The Counter is fascinated by them.
One of his recent trawls of the government’s product recall pages uncovered such as examples as mozzarella that may or may not contain gluten, cooked chicken that may or may not contain uncooked chicken, and a Murder Motel vampire kit that may or may not present a risk of eternal damnation.
Actually, Under The Counter made that last one up. In reality the false vampire teeth in the kit present a risk of choking if they break. However, false teeth are a touchy subject for UTC, hence his falsehood.
He was far more excited to discover that a beer in Australia has been recalled because it may or may not contain excess alcohol.
Much as he loves his Tennent’s, a can of superstrength Watermelon Sour Beer from the wonderfully named Your Mates Brewing Co is the stuff of the Auld Boy’s dreams.
The higher-than-normal alcohol levels were the result of secondary fermentation which, as anyone with internet access can tell you, is when yeast in the beer keeps turning sugar to alcohol in the cans. Or tinnies, as our Aussie cousins like to refer to them.
At any rate, Food Standards Australia advised anyone with tinnies to “dispose of them safely”.
Suffice to say, there was no shortage of volunteers – possibly including some vampires – willing to ‘neck’ a few in the interests of public health.
