Fungicide in imported wines.

From: FDA Consumer | Date: July 1, 1990 | Copyright information

Traces of the fungicide procymidone have been discovered in wines from France and Italy, and FDA has banned their importation into the United States. Procymidone is illegal in the United States, but is authorized for use on grape crops throughout Europe.

FDA's initial survey of 203 imported wines turned up 19 violative samples, 15 French and four Italian. The...

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