date:Aug 06, 2014
Russia is considering a ban on the import of Sazeracs Kentucky Gentleman Bourbon from the US, citing toxic chemical contamination.
The plan to ban the bourbon comes close on the heels of imposing a ban on the products from Ukraine and Poland.
The country's consumer protection agency Rospotrebnadzor is said to have found traces of cancer-causing organic chemical phthalates in the bourbon.
Consumption of products contaminated with phthalates may also pose a threat to nervous and endocrine syste