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Atomik: spirits made from crops grown in radioactive Chernobyl zone - C C - May 10, 2021
https://www.zmescience.com/science/ukraine-seizes-spirit-made-from-apples-grown-near-the-chernobyl-nuclear-site/
EXCERPTS: Would you drink an “artisanal spirit” made from apples grown near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant? A group of researchers from the United Kingdom has just finished producing the first 1,500 bottles. They assure us the drink is completely safe and radiation-free and hope to get it soon on the UK market.
But there’s a problem. The Ukrainian government just seized it all. The bottles are now in the hands of prosecutors who are investigating the case. The researchers argue they are wrongly accused of using forged Ukrainian excise stamps.
The Chernobyl Spirit Company aims to produce high-quality spirits made with crops from the nuclear disaster exclusion zone. [...] They have grown experimental crops to find out if grain, and other food that is grown in the zone, could be used to make products that are safe to consume, hoping to prove that land around the exclusion zone could be put back to productive use. This would allow communities in the area to grow and sell produce, something that’s currently illegal due to fears of spreading radiation... (MORE - details)
Atomik brand. Only one bottle of vodka circa Aug 13, 2019 -- prior to the current apple use
RE: Atomik: spirits made from crops grown in radioactive Chernobyl zone - C C - May 11, 2021
Ukrainian authorities seize shipment of alcohol made near Chernobyl nuclear power plant
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2021/05/10/alcohol-made-near-chernobyl-power-plant-taken-ukrainian-authorities/5023552001/